Douglas Lufkin Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

IMOC II manager for the Flight Dynamics Operations Group at NASA - Johnson Space Center.

Houston, Texas

KBR, Inc (Formerly KBRwyle, which acquired Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), inc.)Contract Engineer at NASA Johnson Space CenterSecurity Clearance: Secret* Support the Flight Dynamics Operations (FDO) Organization in support of NASA's Commercial Crew Program/Crew Transportation System (CCP/CTS).* Review and comment on CCP deliverables with respect to real-time operation support for ascent, on-orbit, entry, and landing phases of CCP/CTS crewed flight for both Boeing CST-100… Show more KBR, Inc (Formerly KBRwyle, which acquired Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), inc.)Contract Engineer at NASA Johnson Space CenterSecurity Clearance: Secret* Support the Flight Dynamics Operations (FDO) Organization in support of NASA's Commercial Crew Program/Crew Transportation System (CCP/CTS).* Review and comment on CCP deliverables with respect to real-time operation support for ascent, on-orbit, entry, and landing phases of CCP/CTS crewed flight for both Boeing CST-100 and SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.* Develop FDO real-time procedures, data products, and training to support and contribute to the mission success of the NASA CCP/CTS and its Partners.* Real-time console training as a Landing Support Officer; Recognized for outstanding support during the Soyuz 56S launch contingency and successful crew recovery. Show less

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for ensuring integrated abort flight dynamics and propulsion vehicle systems comply with all applicable safety and mission assurance requirements spacecraft associated with NASA's Commercial Crew Program/Crew Transportation System (CCP/CTS), supporting NASA's involvement in and evaluation of commercial human spacecraft programs.

Houston, Texas Area

* Performed all actions necessary to assure final mass properties of the final vessel (FPSOs, TLPs, Mooring Systems, Buoys, etc.) configuration were within Naval Architectural limits, adhered to ISO 19901-5:2003 guidelines, and complied with classification society stability and loading requirements. * Set a budget for weight, center of gravity, and inertia based on sizing.* Received updates from discipline leads (estimates, calculations, as-builts)* Identified budget deviations… Show more * Performed all actions necessary to assure final mass properties of the final vessel (FPSOs, TLPs, Mooring Systems, Buoys, etc.) configuration were within Naval Architectural limits, adhered to ISO 19901-5:2003 guidelines, and complied with classification society stability and loading requirements. * Set a budget for weight, center of gravity, and inertia based on sizing.* Received updates from discipline leads (estimates, calculations, as-builts)* Identified budget deviations (over/under and causes), as well as shifts in center of gravity* Collected "as-built" equipment and bulk weight data* Tracked changes during detailed design and operations to preserve future capability.* Identified solutions to mitigate risk, correct imbalance or over-weight Show less

Houston, Texas

Security Clearance: National Agency Check w/Inquiries* Provided technical, project, and change management, coordination, and integration support for engineer and management personnel for project, change requirements, and issue resolution within an area containing 100+ engineers divided into multiple technical disciplines.* Reviewed all Space Shuttle Program documentation and guidance changes relevant to Space Shuttle ascent and abort design and operational requirements to determine… Show more Security Clearance: National Agency Check w/Inquiries* Provided technical, project, and change management, coordination, and integration support for engineer and management personnel for project, change requirements, and issue resolution within an area containing 100+ engineers divided into multiple technical disciplines.* Reviewed all Space Shuttle Program documentation and guidance changes relevant to Space Shuttle ascent and abort design and operational requirements to determine impacts to ascent and abort data products and processes.* Ensured simulation software development followed documented software life cycle requirements.* Captured production errors and potential design issues for knowledge management lessons learned and root cause analysis.* Conducted root cause analysis on data production and process error escapes to improve design processes and quality assurance.* Book manager for Ascent Initialization Load Data Tables and Ascent/Descent Flight Design Integrated Avionics Verification Requirements.* Lead a continuous improvement team of 6 engineers to streamline an internal Space Shuttle integrated avionics verification process. Streamlining included automating a significant portion of a manual data gathering process and updating and improving legacy software.* Initiated and lead a team of 20 engineers in the capture and retention of Space Shuttle guidance, navigation, and control and pre-mission trajectory knowledge and documentation. * Supported a NASA integrated simulation benchmarking and evaluation team which led to the selection of a simulation capable of meeting JSC-DM Branch core requirements and efficiency and cost goals. * Took initiative and assisted the DOL team in the load indicator F01 5% miscompare between USA and Boeing, to include providing an MS Excel spreadsheet of the Gauss-Jordan elimination method to track the source of the discrepancy. Show less

Houston, Texas Area

Security Clearance: National Agency Check w/Inquiries* Led and managed a team of 14 engineers while providing team and project status to management, supporting first line managers in hiring engineers, and conducting performance appraisals. * Designed, optimized, and verified ascent intact abort trajectories and performance boundaries for Space Shuttle missions.* Conducted vehicle trajectory analysis and optimization using 6DOF simulations to ensure good performance and flight… Show more Security Clearance: National Agency Check w/Inquiries* Led and managed a team of 14 engineers while providing team and project status to management, supporting first line managers in hiring engineers, and conducting performance appraisals. * Designed, optimized, and verified ascent intact abort trajectories and performance boundaries for Space Shuttle missions.* Conducted vehicle trajectory analysis and optimization using 6DOF simulations to ensure good performance and flight behavior and compliance with documented design constraints.* Developed and quality assured error-free data product content and on-time delivery.* Analyzed GNC performance issues through anomaly re-creation in 6DOF simulators, detailed study of software requirements, and algorithm development history.* Performed independent verification and validation of Shuttle integrated avionics testing.* Conducted software application testing to verify and validate desired operation and compliance with design requirements.* Supported the abort trajectory design for 50 Space Shuttle missions (STS-85 to STS-135)* Participating member in a three-year reinvention project moving the ascent/descent shuttle trajectory design from launch minus 12 months to launch minus 7 months.* Provided exceptional support to the analysis of a Shuttle Motion Simulator anomaly, coordinated simulation cases for the support team, data extraction/interpretation, and presentations to the Ascent-Descent Interchange Meeting and Ascent Guidance, Navigation, and Control Panel. * Discovered and corrected an inability to protect the Space Shuttle forward reaction control system dump constraints and margins limit when using a generic dump timer for minimum and midpoint propellant loads. Show less

Performed structural analysis on different freight cars to uprate for increased gross rail loads.

Aided in the development and debugging of aviation design and analysis software including General Aircraft Computer Aided Design (G.A.-CAD), Aero-toolbox modules, and Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA).

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Member of the 161st Air Refueling Group.Responsible for the protection of United States Air Force weapon systems and priority resources. Activated for Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Deny Flight. Honorably discharged February 1996.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Member of the 176th Wing.Responsible for the protection of United States Air Force weapon systems and priority resources.

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: President of AIAA Chapter 1994.

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Navy JROTC