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Edwards, California, United States

• Manage all aspects of the Engineering and Technical Support Services contract for New Horizons Aeronautics at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. • Lead a team of 100+ talented engineers and technicians as they develop the next generation of flight and science research for NASA.• Develop proposals and pricing for multiple RFPs for FFP and T&M aspects of $250M multiple task order contract with NASA Armstrong.• Manage financials and work contract support staff to track monthly and quarterly contract financial performance• Identify and mitigate contract risks by facilitating discussions among the NHAero management committee, NASA contracts, NASA customers, and employees.• Mentor staff in providing continued high performance, building teams, and fostering a positive work culture.• Recruit and retain a highly technical workforce across multiple subcontractors and engineering disciplines.• Collaborate regularly with customer leadership, contracting officer, contracting officer representative, and contracting support staff to meet contractual requirements and further the NASA Armstrong mission.• Drive a culture of safety, technical excellence, and collaboration through improving processes, building relationships, and developing employees.• Develop monthly deliverables ensuring that NHAero is meeting technical contract requirements reflecting in multiple years of highly rated CPARS.• Knowledgeable of NASA customers and processes for Systems Engineering & Integration Support (510), Aerodynamics and Propulsion (520), Advanced Systems Development Engineering (540), Flight Instrumentation & Systems Integration Engineering (550), Aerostructures Research Engineering (560), Research Engineering Operation (570), Operations Engineering (430), Project Management Support (300), and Facilities Engineering Support (220); and how each branch contributes to the NASA AFRC Mission.

Edwards, California, United States

• Manage all aspects of the Engineering and Technical Support Services contract for New Horizons Aeronautics at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. • Lead a team of 100+ talented engineers and technicians as they develop the next generation of flight and science research for NASA.• Develop proposals and pricing for multiple RFPs for FFP and T&M aspects of $250M multiple task order contract with NASA Armstrong.• Manage financials and work contract support staff to track monthly and quarterly contract financial performance• Identify and mitigate contract risks by facilitating discussions among the NHAero management committee, NASA contracts, NASA customers, and employees.• Mentor staff in providing continued high performance, building teams, and fostering a positive work culture.• Recruit and retain a highly technical workforce across multiple subcontractors and engineering disciplines.• Collaborate regularly with customer leadership, contracting officer, contracting officer representative, and contracting support staff to meet contractual requirements and further the NASA Armstrong mission.• Drive a culture of safety, technical excellence, and collaboration through improving processes, building relationships, and developing employees.• Develop monthly deliverables ensuring that NHAero is meeting technical contract requirements reflecting in multiple years of highly rated CPARS.• Knowledgeable of NASA customers and processes for Systems Engineering & Integration Support (510), Aerodynamics and Propulsion (520), Advanced Systems Development Engineering (540), Flight Instrumentation & Systems Integration Engineering (550), Aerostructures Research Engineering (560), Research Engineering Operation (570), Operations Engineering (430), Project Management Support (300), and Facilities Engineering Support (220); and how each branch contributes to the NASA AFRC Mission.

Edwards, California, United States

• Collaborate with teams of engineers, project support staff, and supervisors in developing one of a kind solutions to NASA.• Continually building relationships with NASA customers to understand their needs and upcoming changes to contractual requirements thus driving a continual improvement to CPARs.• Develop contract strategy with the Program Manager for continuing workforce development, continuity, and customer satisfaction.• Consistent trusted advisor to the Program Manager, supervisors, and customers. • Lead hiring of engineering and project management support staff to fill mission critical positions on the Engineering and Technical Support Services contract at NASA Armstrong.• Oversee regular contract status to the customer, informal customer communications, AS9100 process development, OCI Compliance, employee recognition programs, and employee development and engagement.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed engineering team in all aspects of the operations of NASA aircraft.• Mentored functional area leads and supervisors in their first role in management.• Scheduled and coordinated deployments for operations team overseeing travel planning, training, employee wellness, and all technical requirements.• Led the development of maintenance planning and strategy for Boeing 747SP with collaboration from teammates and industry partners.

Palmdale, Ca

• Grew team threefold over 4 years. Perform interviews, evaluations, and other management duties for a group of 24 operations engineers and support staff.• Consistently exceed contract averages for award recognition by 50%. Recognizing achievements and award through Jacobs's ETS Quarterly Awards Luncheons and semi-annual awards banquets continually reinforces the excellent work that the operations group does.• Ensure that operations engineers in functional area adhere to training requirements, deliverable deadlines, customer procedures, and quality standards. Group adherence has improved by over 154% since becoming lead

Palmdale, Ca

• Recovered the 2016 SOFIA Pluto Occultation Flight that was going to be canceled due to structural damage caused hours prior to take-off. Led a team of technicians and mechanics to implement an airworthy repair without delaying takeoff. This flight involved planning from scientists from all over the world and supported the NASA New Horizons Mission. This was the ultimate deadline that had to be met. • Led successful missions as Mission Controller (see video below) and Flight Test Engineer for SOFIA envelope expansion and science flights. This requires control room management, effective communication, prompt decision-making, and risk analysis. • Developed and implemented strategy change for heavy maintenance check close out and schedule recovery. In 2014, NASA SOFIA was at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany for a four-month heavy check that grew to 5+ months. With many technical challenges of an aging aircraft, the project fell behind schedule, but a massive effort by me and the LHT VIP project team led to recovering at least three weeks of schedule at the end of the visit.• Reduced SOFIA flight preparation time by up to 200 hours annually by recreating the weight and balance process.• Lead aircraft documentation (AMM, Flight Manuals, Checklists, drawings, and schedule maintenance) updates driven by airworthiness directives and service bulletin integration, SOFIA modification updates, and upgrades.• Keen focus on the customer: coordinate between international and domestic partners to maximize science data • Coordinate maintenance, development, integration, and flight testing on NASA SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP• Innovative: generate solutions through analyzing existing issues in airworthiness and processes compliance• Strong communication and presentation skills: routinely brief NASA senior management on compliance of NASA Armstrong airworthiness standards for aircraft systems, flight hardware, and software installed on the SOFIA aircraft

Palmdale, Ca

Rapid Response and Short-Term Success:• Quickly responded to NASA's need for a second shift operations engineer on the SOFIA project• Improved communication and collaboration between the first and second shift operations teams tenfold.• Reduced the preparation time between flight tests by improving the efficiency of second shift work and communicating effectively with the decision makers on first shift.

Victorville, Ca

Venergy was an energy drink vending business that focused on selling multiple brands at lower price point. The primary market was industrial workers that had limited access to convenience stores, but needed the energy boost throughout the work day. • Startup to profitability within the first 6 months.• Expanded distribution to sell the business and routes 18 months after starting

Adelanto, Ca

• Guided engineers and technicians to meet project goals for internal development of the third generation Predator C UAS from concept into prototype fabrication. • Managed technical aspects of the payload integration and pod development for a fire detection sensor package as the lead project engineer. This improved situational awareness for firemen of the 2007 Esperanza fires in Southern California as it was deployed by the Governor.• Controlled design, configuration, and documentation for the airframe and powerplant in an aircraft design repository thus maintaining a single information portal for all engineers. • Supported structural, ground, and flight testing, as well as a demonstration to the United States Navy and Coast Guard of the system. • Interfaced with cooperatives from around the world: EDO Corporation (New York), Lockheed Martin Corporation (Minnesota), and Israeli Aerospace Industries, ELTA Systems Ltd. (Israel). Cooperated with customers and management to report status and resolve issues through engineering, fabrication, structural and flight testing, and the mission demonstration.

Mcclellan, Ca

• Wrote technical reports that identified and evaluated environmental risk for Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) for the US Army Corps of Engineers. The redesign of the report formatting led to a reduction of at least 40 hours per report.• Supervised entry-level engineers and subcontractors as technical lead for the FUDS program. • Originated quality assurance requirements for technical documents and engineering drawings. • Planned and tracked schedule and budget using MS Project. • Adhered to federal government regulations for environmental cleanup of military sites. • Verified construction aligned with the engineering drawings. • Supervised subcontractors tasked with drilling groundwater-monitoring wells and inspected well construction to confirm that it met the design requirements. • Co-authored environmental and planning deliverables for $22 million Sanitary Sewer System Replacement (SSSR) project at former McClellan Air Force Base, CA.

La Jolla, Ca

• Operated heavy equipment in the maintenance of the physical plant at UCSD.• Coordinated the activities of heavy equipment movement in a high noise environment and maintained consistent safe operation within the team.• Maintained equipment in operating condition.• Performed inspections for safety and operability on equipment used.• Maintained safe working conditions and adhered to the work safety standards. • Planned work flow for the day based on equipment usage and location through coordination with all stakeholders.

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Business Plan Competition 2011, China with Dr. G,2011 Graziadio School.

Continuing Education, Project Management

Project management courses

Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Men's Crew, Ballroom Dance TeamArea of Focus in Japanese