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Kennedy Space Center

The Element Operations Manager (EOM) plays a critical role in assessing the impacts of maturing flight requirements at the major elements. Provide the leadership necessary to coordinate the impacts of design changes on the operations of hardware. The EOM’s are the critical link to assess impacts and initiate/lead changes required to accommodate the program’s evolving requirements. The EOM’s have a unique familiarity with the system (technically), the engineering designers and the Program requirement’s that makes them critical to leading technical and operations teams to develop analysis and impacts and present operations issues and provide risk mitigation scenarios to the Program. The EOM’s are responsible for planning the execution of Verification testing. The EOM provides the ability to interface with the program to understand and possibly negotiate their requirements and then communicate those requirements to the engineering or operations organizations and effect necessary changes in an element.Though the budget development and management has been transitioned, the EOM still retains the expert knowledge of the daily resource requirements necessary to operate and still plays an important role in the budgetary cycle.As Launch Vehicle Offline Processing EOM, I was the NASA Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for the SLS booster pathfinder activity. This involved extensive integration within NASA, TOSC, and externally with the Army Corps of Engineers as well as the locomotive company that we contracted with for this effort. The pathfinder project was a complete success. A number of new technicians and crane operators received the training necessary to process SLS booster segments. We were also able to complete V&V on the modifications made to the build-up stand platforms and associated GSE.

Kennedy Space Center, Fl

Integration architect for the Ground Systems Development and Operations Program Office at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for design, development, integration, and project management of the ground systems architectural baseline. This work includes design engineering, integration and execution of technical trade studies and analyses that establish and refine the ground operations architecture. Integration tasks include interfacing with appropriate stakeholders for all activities associated with establishing and maintaining the architecture baseline. Duties also include serving as a Program interface for integrated analysis activities and programmatic technical integration as well as support to various working groups and panels. The work also includes the establishment and execution of processes and forums to facilitate development, integration, and maintenance of architecture and technical products as well as measurement of performance in executing the technical baseline. Duties may also include monitoring contractors and assessing contractor work performance.

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) project engineer in the Engineering Integration office responsible for technical integration of GSE and facilities used in Shuttle Processing. Launch and Landing. Integration Lead for the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and all GSE related activities. Responsibilities include the overall planning, project management and integration activities associated with all aspects of the engineering effort relative to design, modification, enhancement, production, operation, and maintenance of KSC GSE subsystems. Matrix assignments with LX have provided opportunities to assemble and lead teams across a wide range of organizations including Level II Constellation Project stakeholders at KSC and JSC. Completed the VAB platform trade study, Lead of the integrated team to write the Orion/LAS Integration section of the Ground Operations Planning Document (GOPD) Volume 3 and the Concept of Operations for the Vertical Integration Element (VIE) PDR. Also played a key role in integrating the Constellation vehicle operations analysis on the VAB Platform Design Optimization and Alternate Platform Configuration tasks that threatened a significant delay in the CxP VAB design process. Also served as VAB Project Engineer to the Vertical Integration Element (VIE) team in development and review of all design activities of new GSE providing access to the CxP vehicle and inferfacing with the CxP VAB platforms.

Kennedy Space Center, Fl

As Orbiter Element Integration Lead Engineer, performed systems integration between flight elements:orbiter, external tank and solid rocket booster. Manage technical details of ICDs (Interface Control Documents), LCC (Launch Commit Criteria) document, lead launch day Problem Resolution Team, assess program-driven technical changes, maintain awareness of ongoing challenges to vehicle processing, generate standard and ad hoc reports for NASA customer and management.Technical Integration EngineerProvide technical leadership and direction for International Space Station (ISS) element projects to Integrated Product Teams (IPT). Project focal point for coordination between company and customer management. Utilize knowledge of project, technical and business operations to ensure full customer satisfaction with delivered products. Provide accurate information and recommendations to management concerning technical issues related to the integration of flight hardware and GSE. Collaborate with key engineers and managers within Boeing, NASA and international partners, responsible for technical assessment of ISS plans and procedures. Review and approve flight and GSE products developed with area of cognizance for technical and project consistency, ensuring program requirements for certification and validation were met.

Manager - Spacelab/Unpressurized MechanicalResponsible for day-to-day management of mechanical assembly and technical integration engineering team. Responsible for technical integration of GSE, flight hardware and facilities. Responsibilities also included design review, procedure development, requirements integration, task team leadership, problem resolution and field engineering changes to flight hardware and GSE. Responsible for acquiring and developing employees and deployment to various Integrated Product Teams (IPT). Determined skill requirements and participated in “People”; processes. Responsible for work group performance against program commitments. Managed, or had influence upon, the people, budget, and business related processes for the work group. Subject Matter Expert (SME) for engineering related policies and procedures. Served as department budget focal point. Acting Senior Manager for TCDT and launch countdown activities. Material Review Board (MRB) signature authority for all fluids/mechanical anomalies.Systems EngineerStaging, assembly and technical integration of Spacelab racks, floors, modules, tunnel, pallets, Multi- Payload Equipment Support Structures (MPESS) and associated GSE. Packing of Flight Crew Equipment items in rack drawers, performing bench reviews, with crew, and Crew Equipment Interface Tests with the crew members.• Interpreted engineering drawings and assessed requirement documentation to prepare Work Authorization Documents.• Frequent communication with design center to work field engineering changes for problem resolution and technical issues related to the integration of flight hardware and GSE. Participated in “Return to Flight” activities at Goddard Space Flight Center.