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Simi Valley, California, United States

Pasadena, California, United States

Contract Technical Manager for the Mars 2020 heritage rotary actuators, After Mars 2020 I was Contract Technical Manager and Cognizant Engineer for the Europa Clipper Launch Separation System

Canoga Park, Ca

I worked at Rocketdyne from 1988 to September 2015, but during that period we went through four different owners moving from Rockwell to Boeing to Pratt & Whitney, and finally in 2013 we were acquired by GenCorp and became Aerojet Rocketdyne. Below I listed my most recent assignments with the company. Changes in assignment have not lined up with changes in the company ownership, so instead of showing multiple companies for the same basic assignment, I've just shown the company title that was in place for the majority of the assignment.Before Rocketdyne I worked for nine years at Garrett in Phoenix. That company has also gone through numerous ownership changes and is now part of Honeywell. Garrett was where I gained my initial experience in gas turbines and Project Engineering; experience that has served me well during my career at Rocketdyne.

Los Angeles

Responsible for the implementation and leadership for the company's Integrated Technology Management Process. Originally started at Pratt &Whitney Rocketdyne, the process is now being implemented across the entire Aerojet Rocketdyne enterprise. In addition to creating and maintaining an extensive database for the company's technology portfolio, I developed comprehensive processes for technology development planning and readiness assessments. I spend much of my time working with engineers across the company to establish development plans with clear success criteria. I also work with the program and business strategy organization to develop roadmaps that show how these technologies support the company's overall business objectives.The process is also linked to our Intellectual Property activities. Patents and trade secrets are linked in the database to the technologies they support. I am one of four core members that sits on the company's IP Board where decisions are made regarding the disposition of new disclosures.

Led the System Development team through the successful completion of Powerpack 1A testing at NASA SSC. Also led the Engine Integration team with a staff of 100 people through efforts to complete the engine system design releasing over 600 drawings and fabricating over 380 unique assemblies and parts to support engine build.

The ADC was created to provide engineering services to Boeing Commercial Aircraft in Seattle following NASA's cancellation of the SLI program. With little background in aircraft design, the ADC retrained over 100 rocket engineers into aircraft designers and analysts. The team completed design and analysis for 11 major structural mods on Boeing’s Large Cargo Freighter. After the sale of Rocketdyne to Pratt and Whitney, ADC worked extensively with P&W East Hartford from 2006 to 2007 completing 21 different projects.

Led the Engine Integration Team to develop designs for two large rocket engines: the RS-83, a 750,000 lb. thrust LOX/Hydrogen engine, and the RS-84, a 1.1 million lb. thrust LOx/Kerosene engine, Both engines advanced the state of the art for system design processes. Responsible for content and presentation of major design reviews, and made extensive use of program management “best practice” tools including weekly earned value, integrated scheduling, and risk/action control.

Anaheim / Sacramento

Special assignment to Boeing Anaheim for one year to resolve technical and contractual issues on Aerojet's Booster Attitude Control System for the National Missile Defense program.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bse, Mechanical Engineering