I am a Satellite Systems Engineer with experience supporting NASA, commercial, and university space contracts since 1991. I recently provided Satellite Communications Systems Engineering support to Facebook's Connectivity Lab, and presently act as the VP of Space Systems for Start-up Hera Systems Inc. I have provided Systems Engineering support to a Next Generation Air Traffic Management system demonstration project, project management for the O/OREOS nano-satellite, risk management for the LCROSS project, and SE/RM/and QA roles on various other projects (LADEE, GeneSat, PharmaSat, EcAMSat, others). My company, NanoSpace Systems LLC provided support to the Hawaiian Space Flight Lab (HSFL, U. Hawaii), assisting them with their first small satellite project (HiakaSat, due to launch in Fall 2016).Specialties: Imaging satellites, satellite-based internet connectivity, Class-D Space Systems Project Management, Systems Engineering, Risk Management, Safety and Mission Assurance, Orbital Debris Assessments, Reliability Analysis, Radiation Tolerance Analysis, mission design advice, and project proposal writing. Other experience: PLCs , PID control systems, hydraulic controls, large DC motor control, laboratory instrumentation and controls, supervision of more than 30 electrical, instrumentation, and controls engineers, and development, capture, and management of engineering contracts.