Performed systems and safety engineering for domestic and foreign, commercial and government, manned and unmanned rated, spacecraft systems. Generated system and subsystem mission and interface, performance and detailed requirement specifications. Led systems and configuration trade and development efforts, developed risk mitigation and test, inspection, and analysis verification plans to ensure compliance to requirements.

Systems safety engineering of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft in support of foreign and domestic airworthiness certification. Generated and managed safety-derived requirements through the development life cycle across all systems, design and test engineering phases utilizing regulatory standards assessment methods to determine the likelihood and severity of hazards associated with the aircraft functions.

Systems safety engineering of Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft in support of foreign and domestic airworthiness certification. Generated and managed safety-derived requirements through the development life cycle across all systems, design and test engineering phases utilizing regulatory standards assessment methods to determine the likelihood and severity of hazards associated with the aircraft functions.

•    Systems Engineer [Contract]     Northrop Grumman [formerly: Westinghouse Marine Division]      Undersea Propulsion, Power Generation, and Missile Launcher Systems     2016 to 2017     Sunnyvale, CA     Systems engineering for undersea propulsion, power generation, and missile launcher systems. System mission, performance, loads and environments, and interface requirement specifications and flow down of system requirements.•    Mechanical Engineer [Contract]     Northrop Grumman [formerly: TRW / Spar Astro Aerospace]     Space Deployable Structures and Antennas     1994 to 1995     Carpinteria, CA     Mechanical and structural engineering loads and detailed stress analysis and reporting on the Space Station extra-vehicular Mobile Transporter and deployable spacecraft antennas.•    Mechanical Engineer [Contract]     Northrop Grumman [formerly: Westinghouse Marine Division]     Missile Storage and Launch Canisters     1992 to 1994     Sunnyvale, CA     Mechanical and structural engineering trade studies, conceptual design and analysis for the development of the storage and launch canister for the close range THAAD missile intercept defense system.•    Member of the Technical Staff     Northrop Grumman [formerly: TRW, Inc.]     Communication and Imaging Satellites    1981 to 1984     Redondo Beach, CA     Mechanical and structural engineering trade studies, conceptual design and analysis for the development of communication and imaging satellite electronic components.

Hardware and software systems safety engineering for the Federal Railroad Administration Rail Safety Improvement Act Positive Train Control interoperable communication-based real-time embedded control system automated collision and over-speed derailment detection and prevention development and certification.

@ Andrews Seattle, WA 2006-2013          @ ATK Promontory,  UT 2008-2009          @ ATK          Magna, UT 2006-2007     Performed systems engineering for commercial and military manned and unmanned rated launch vehicles, solid and liquid propulsion, crew, cargo, payload, and ground infrastructure systems. Generated system mission, performance, loads and environments, and interface requirement specifications and flow down of requirements to subsystems and components. Led systems and configuration trade and development efforts, developed risk mitigation and test, inspection, and analysis verification plans to ensure compliance to requirements.

Performed systems safety engineering for turbine engine / auxiliary power unit systems for commercial and military, rotary and winged aircraft, domestic and foreign regulatory agency airworthiness certification. Generated System Safety Program (SSP), SSP Plan (SSPP), and System Safety Assessment (SSA) requirements and verification. Developed Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA) and Risk / Mitigation Assessment. Performed Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Modes Effects Criticality Analysis (FMEA/FMECA).

Technical management authority and deputy manager for NASA onsite contractor Jacobs Technology, for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station Intra-Vehicular Activity Section, responsible for hardware development and certification oversight and supervision of project managers and their reporting project engineers, generating and revising contractual documentation, monitoring cost and schedule accounts, and ensuring adherence to the NASA JSC and Jacobs Technology ESCG work instructions and policies.

@ Infinia Corp. Kennewick, WA     Technical and contractual onsite oversight manager at subcontractor Infinia Corporation facility, for NASA and US Department of Energy program to develop deep space radioisotope powered generator, Stirling engine power convertors. Generated technical interface documents, monitored subcontractor deliverable drawings and specifications, manufacturing procedures, test plans, test reports. Chaired engineering change control and material review boards. Provided written technical reports, and made oral briefings to program management, NASA, DOE, and other customer groups.

Technical project planning, design, analysis, development and testing of actuator component and motion control systems, focal point for customer communications, compliance to component and systems customer technical specifications, coordinating and monitoring tasks in adherence to the program management budgets and schedules.

•    Structure Subsystem Manager     Space Systems Loral     2000-2002     Palo Alto, CA     Program and technical manager responsible for multiple satellite structure subsystems and structural components, through lifecycle development, technical overview, cost and schedule, directed an Integrated Product Team of fifty engineers and technicians, and managed the structure subsystems budgets. Developed and coordinated, with the department managers, the budget, schedule and manpower, and established the program working schedules in conjunction with major program milestones and master schedules.•    Advanced Systems Engineer [Contract]     Space Systems Loral     1995-2000     Palo Alto, CA     Requirement specification / derivation, new business satellite proposals, bus systems architecture and configuration trade studies and performance evaluations. Identified technology requirements for advanced satellite systems and developed satellite configurations from specified and derived requirements, conceptual design involving complex geometries in a rapid turn-around environment.

•    Scientist/Engineer [Acting Section Head]     Boeing Satellite Systems [formerly: Hughes Space & Comm]      Communication and Imaging Satellites     1989-1992     El Segundo, CA     Manager for the satellite repeater payload mechanical layout, integration, and test section comprised of 35 engineers and technicians, technical program review and direction, staffing, recruiting and training, mentoring, career development, and performance evaluation of section members, directed acoustic, random and harmonic vibration environmental verification tests, payload finite element modeling, dynamic coupled loads structural response analysis.•    Member of the Technical Staff [Contract]      Boeing Satellite Systems [formerly: Hughes Space & Comm]      Communication and Imaging Satellites     1984-1986     El Segundo, CA     Mechanical and structural engineering trade studies, conceptual design and analysis for the development of communication and imaging satellite electronic components.

Developed aircraft missiles weighted parametric trade model specification, maintaining interdependent trace-ability to multi-level mechanical system requirements, and external and internal load distributions and structural design criteria. reducing conceptual and preliminary design schedule and program cost below baseline budgets.