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Hawthorne, California, US

Hawthorne, California, US

Hawthorne, California, US

Reston, VA, US

Reston, Virginia, US

• Acted as technical resource and liaison to customers in support of space systems and their related ground infrastructure though satellite communications engineering and systems engineering activities
• Analyzed complex satellite/space communications requirements, space/ground equipment specifications, and performance requirements to identify and document compliant end to end solutions and architectures
• Conducted detailed satellite link analysis and determine link feasibility, margins, and required spacecraft and ground hardware in support of both inter satellite and ground to satellite links
• Created Systems Tool Kit (STK) scenarios to model and simulate various systems to analyze communication links; determine coverage areas and times; and compute look angles and visibility constraints
• Developed and present detailed technical reports, analysis results, requirements and specification documents, ICDs, system engineering drawings, test plans, and related link analysis for both internal and external.

Fairfax, VA, US

• Supported various customer programs through space mission design, management, and planning activities; data processing and ground architecture monitoring functions, and general space systems expertise and knowledge
• Worked with a variety of orbits at different inclinations, eccentricities, and altitudes including LEO, HEO and GEO
• Executed mission planning and management of active programs including daily payload scheduling, tasking plan generation, data processing, and ground connectivity
• Evaluated performance of future programs and assist in orbit selection by developing day-in-the-life simulations in Systems Tool Kit (STK) and contributing to overall mission CONOPs
• Presented information, status updates, and technical data to program office audiences of varying technical backgrounds and responsibilities ensuring content contains appropriate level of detail

Melbourne, Florida, US

• Provided direct support in the area of radio spectrum management via satellite network coordination and registration activities, interference analysis, and program office support
• Assessed interference between geostationary and non-geostationary satellite networks in various frequency bands by calculating C/I, ΔT/T, and other communications values
• Generated link budgets to determine worst-case scenarios by investigating parameters such as EIRP and EIRP density, bandwidth overlap, antenna patterns, and service areas
• Evaluated the impact of interfering non-geostationary satellite networks on a weekly basis by building Systems Tool Kit (STK) scenarios to calculate communications outage durations
• Communicated with customer to understand specific system characteristics such as orbit and intended function to create appropriate satellite registrations and ensure protection from all sources of interference
• Created detailed national and international satellite network registrations for submission to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Exton, PA, US

• Utilized Systems Tool Kit (STK) and add-on modules to model, simulate, and analyze systems of varying size and complexity across numerous aerospace and defense domains including land, sea, air, space, missile defense.
• Communicated with customers to understand their needs, challenges, and specific mission objectives and assisted in the creation of effective solutions
• Provided technical support to internal and external users to resolve issues related to both basic and advanced STK techniques, licensing, hardware, and other areas
• Supported sales meetings as the engineering point-of-contact which required rapid understanding of new concepts and the ability to propose high-level solutions quickly
• Worked in multiple areas of space-based mission development including trajectory design, orbit determination, satellite communications, constellation design, contact scheduling and tracking opportunities, and payload.
• Performed a variety of communication-based studies including link budget generation, interference analysis, atmospheric effects, and antenna modeling

Westminster, Colorado, US

• Improved and maintained procedures currently in use by the Satellite Operations department
• Created new training modules for the GeoEye-1 command and control position
• Attended Lockheed Martin led training on the GeoEye-2 Command and Control system
• Developed a training and certification program for future GeoEye-2 Command and Control operators
• Participated in Lockheed Martin led GeoEye-2 training covering an overview of the SV and its subsystems

Westminster, Colorado, US

• Worked as part of the Satellite Operations Team to complete activities required to operate the companies imaging satellite, GeoEye-1
• Used LabVIEW based AstroRT to perform real-time satellite command and control activities including uplinking command loads and monitoring state of health telemetry
• Validated command tables prior to uplink to ensure accuracy
• Planned specialized operations including two orbit adjust maneuvers and numerous calibrations
• Executed data archival, trending, and analysis of spacecraft state of health telemetry to support engineering department
• Operated ground terminals and systems to ensure successful uplink of commands and downlink of imagery

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aerospace Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Space Systems Engineering