Don Blank, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Rockwall, Tx, Us

Telework (Dallas-To-Houston)

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Provide 3-D CAD design and engineering drawings of orthopedic implements and surgical tools for use in veterinary medicine. Specific products developed include an intramedullary nail system, canine total knee replacement implants, and a radiographic magnification marker system.• Provide load data analysis in support of study on canine total hip replacement joints.

Houston, Texas Area

• Project Manager responsible for maintaining and upgrading the treadmill aboard the International Space Station (ISS)• Responsible for all aspects of project: cost, technical, schedule, and risk management• Project budget approximately $3.5 million annually• Direct oversight of 7-13 full-time project engineers dependent upon current project workload• Worked across boundaries coordinating the execution of all matrix organization tasks including Quality Assurance, Procurement, Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering Analysis• Served as primary project interface for status reporting and contract negotiation with NASA customers at multiple levels of management• Led project team to Team of the Year Award in 2008• Selected by executive management from among ~80 peers to be the founding Chair of organization-wide Project Management Community of Practice• Voluntarily identified and mentored high-potential team members; prepared three project engineers for roles as project managers

Houston, Texas Area

• Functional manager - 18 direct reports• Responsible for technical products, budget, & human resource management• Oversee employees providing configuration change management and professional meeting support to NASA Constellation Program Office• Lead development and documentation of configuration management processes, procedures, and tools for Constellation Program• Secondary function: Responsible for organizing and conducting Space Shuttle Mission Management Team meetings during Space Shuttle flights

Houston, Texas Area

• Oversee Mission Evaluation Room (MER) activities in the Mission Control Center during Space Shuttle flights• Deliver complex multi-subject technical presentations to industry and NASA executives• Coordinate problem solving efforts between sub-contractor engineers, USA, and NASA• Present design and operational solutions developed with subcontractor to NASA management• Oversee new shuttle hardware development projects: including contract development, partnering, and cost, schedule, and technical project management• Maintain configuration management procedures for division• Monitor and evaluate sub-contractor performance for shuttle turnaround and maintenance• Represent division interests at various NASA and USA boards

Houston, Texas Area

• Technical expert for the Product Development Group• Liaison with customer to develop project requirements. Oversee design, manufacture, and sub-contract activities to deliver hardware/software for customers • Maintain schedule and costs for projects• Led division efforts to develop, implement, and teach peers ISO 9001 system

Houston, Texas Area

• Supported the development of spaceflight hardware, ground support equipment, and commercial products • Design activities included creative brainstorming, proof-of-concept calculations, system layouts and top-down assembly design, detail component design and drafting, documentation, presentations, and team interface

Mba, Project Management

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Engineering

Attended as freshman before transferring to Texas A&M for degree completion.

Education record