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Line manager responsible for oversight of engineering team of 25 technical staff across 4 locations in areas of systems engineering, advanced analysis, with applications in space/defense industry. Responsible for staffing assignments, performance reviews, salary/award/promotion recommendations, and day to day oversight of team in matrix organization.

Technical leader with Systems Engineering and analysis experience in inertial guidance systems with aerospace applications. Task Leader for Surveillance Analysis- Perform systems analysis of strategic guidance system function and performance. Involves analysis of large and complex data.Technical Lead for Flight Test Analysis- Led analysis team comprised of 30+ engineers to analyze flight test data and report results to customer. Supported "12 flight tests in 16 months" effort.Recognitions include:Draper's Distinguished Performance Award- Team member recipient of Draper's highest engineering award. Recipient of numerous outstanding contribution awards for excellence in areas involving leadership, analysis, and delivery of results in Systems Engineering, Analysis, Integration & Test areas.

Line manager responsible for oversight of engineering team of 17 technical staff across 2 locations in areas of systems engineering, advanced analysis, GN&C in defense industry and space flight application areas. Responsible for staffing assignments, performance reviews, salary/award/promotion recommendations, and day to day oversight of team in matrix organization.

Line manager responsible for oversight of engineering team of 15 technical staff across 3 locations in areas of systems engineering, advanced analysis, with focus on inertial navigation applications in defense industry and space flight application areas. Responsible for staffing assignments, performance reviews, salary/award/promotion recommendations, and day to day oversight of team in matrix organization.

Line manager responsible for oversight of engineering team of 15 technical staff & 4 technicians across 4 locations in areas of integration and test with focus on inertial guidance systems in defense/space flight application areas, GPS test and analysis, RF test. Responsible for staffing assignments, performance reviews, salary/award/promotion recommendations, and day to day oversight of team in matrix organization.

System Integration & Test with analysis of inertial guidance system in advance of first flight test. Established V&V plans for evaluating over 150 requirements on performance. Oversaw testing including static and environmental testing spanning shock, vibration, linear acceleration, thermal -humidity cycling, pressure-vacuum profiles (demonstrated & coordinated). Lead analysis activities and reported results. Supported analysis of first test flight in analysis role.

Systems engineer performing integration, environmental testing, & data analysis for verifying design of NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory Advanced Imaging Assembly (AIA) solar telescopes for successful launch on an Atlas V launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral, FL. Lead team to perform numerous environmental tests, analyze results, report on results per NASA protocol. Also, performed failure analysis on structural model results, & established assembly procedures on space flight hardware. Environmental tests include qualification levels of shock, vibration, thermal/vacuum, acoustic profiles for the Atlas V rocket. Outstanding Performance Recognition Award recipient for delivering outstanding results ahead of schedule in integration, test, and analysis of space flight telescope hardware.NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory- https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/SAO: https://pweb.cfa.harvard.edu/about/about-smithsonian-astrophysical-observatory

Maxtor Corporation (formerly Quantum)- Technical lead for improved spindle motor bearing assembly design development for high performance hard disk drive (HDD) application through modeling, analysis, and precision measurements of prototypes in ball bearing, fluid dynamic bearing, and gas bearing regimes.

Technical lead for development for new improved thin film heads for contact recording in advanced tape drive application. Applied analytical and experimental approaches for developing, refining, validating robustness of new designs. Oversaw prototype development and low volume manufacturing for transfer to high volume mass production overseas.