Software Project Manager within USAA's banking and mortgage organization.

Financial Advisor

- Managed all CMMI level 5 development activities for the Space Shuttle's onboard software system.- Provided technical support during Shuttle missions including coordination with the customer (NASA) and subcontractors.- Performed all personnel management activities including hiring, evaluations, salary planning, promotions, disciplinary actions, matrix management etc.- Responsible for managing the organizations $5 million budget. - Managed Independent Research and Development (IRAD) projects for NASA Orion project and the business development organization- Monitored new development projects that included DOORS requirements tracking, object-oriented design, automated code generation, C++ programming, and automated testing tools.- Learned and utilized "earned value" management system.

Six Sigma Black BeltLed several Lean Six Sigma projects designed to improve quality while reducing overall cost. (e.g. streamlined the testing performed on specific flight systems resulting in an overall savings of over $2 million).Project CoordinationResponsible for monitoring and coordinating Process Escapes, and Corrective Actions for all Space Shuttle Flight Software systems.Responsible for providing support to the NASA Constellation Configuration Management and Data Management organizations.

Responsible for managing the analysis of Shuttle Guidance Navigation and Flight Control Requirements Coordinated the analysis and verification of Space Shuttle Flight Software Systems.Responsible for coordinating the development and testing of the Cargo PC project (Laptop Computer used to interface with various payloads through the Shuttle primary computers). This project included hardware integration testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Lab (SAIL).

Space shuttle program