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• Lead author and coordinator of the Requirements and Interface Management Plan. Set up effective collaborative document development in Confluence. Filled in gaps regarding project requirements and interface flow processes to achieve efficient requirements and interface flow. Recommended metrics process to inform management.• Work with Software and Controls element to develop; clear interface for system level ICDs based on the design architecture; ICD template to communicate Observatory Control Systems to other subsystems interfaces in a complete and consistent format; and clarifying where configuration management and verification will occur.• Led critical effort to clarify and crystallize project seismic requirements critical to the success of an Observatory located in the high dessert of Chile. Developed requirements and interfaces within DOORS® Next Gen. Continuously recommend and assist in the implementation of additional attributes to support traceability.• Led significant update to the pointing budget after consulting with stakeholders individually and in focused meetings. Assured updated requirements were reflected in the appropriate requirements documents. • Matured the Systems Engineering Management Plan from a “how to do SE” document to a “how we control the technical aspects of the project”. Authored the Reviews and Products Guidelines document used to develop statement of works as well as project milestone deliverables.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Identified transportation business case allowing the company to diversify. Created and implemented targeted business development strategy to move into transportation focusing on transit and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Developed initial OneWeb Space Segment requirements document and CONOPS use cases for satellite anomalies and constellation replenishment.• Member of independent review team assessing market forces behind solar cell vendor business outlook.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Developed architecture and prototype for systems engineering documentation process focusing on speed and accuracy to allow young engineers to develop the deliverable more efficiently and with less frustration. Mentored young engineers.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Integration manager for multiple spacecraft reflector subsystems. Assured successful antenna deployment subsystem integration by collaborating in the satellite and mechanical ground support equipment design, process and procedure development as well as supporting reflector installation, release, first motion and deployment tests. Updated company Test Plan template to reflect hardware verification philosophy to provide RFP bidding consistent with processes. Led effort to reduce spacecraft level testing of antenna deployments, saving the customer recurring costs on each program. Mentored young engineers and interns.• Stepped in to ensure success of meeting customer antenna performance requirements by leading design and manufacturing team to an understanding of alignment requirements and developing upper level workflow of a critical antenna component. With no direct authority, coordinated component design improvements, subsystem design and manufacturing documentation, composite materials manufacturing, component alignments, assembly alignments, antenna alignments and RF testing to enable successful hardware build and verification.• Collaborated with team of engineers to design new holddown configuration to reduce cost, develop and document interface requirements, develop reflector integration plan and ground support equipment use cases. Championed deployment verification test flow to reduce test time.• Developed use cases and specification requirements for the electric satellite bus R&D three axis Stationary Plasma Thruster mechanism which were used to refine the design as well as develop the life test profile.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Led multi-disciplinary test development team that validated robust end-to-end payload testing for new spacecraft design within existing compact antenna test range facility. This resulted in retiring a high profile risk for the program and the company.• Failure Review Board (FRB) systems engineering lead of a high profile series of solar array on-orbit anomalies. Acted to keep conversations focused or wide ranging, depending on the circumstance.• Successfully led design team that developed an innovative payload component layout feature configuration.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Developed draft of the Project Execution Plan.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Systems Engineering Manager of dispersed team of system engineers, collaborating with mining engineers, physicists and civil design contractors to develop the architecture and initial set of requirements documents for the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL), an National Science Foundation large facility project. The team exceeded expectations at the PDR.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Project manager for a foreign commercial satellite customer procuring bus and payload hardware in the US and Canada. • Identified mechanism failure root cause and developed the confirmation test thus allowing the vendor to correct the problem and remove liens on the hardware on multiple programs.• Authored verification test plan for the James Webb Space Telescope sunshield membranes. Was able to show NASA and Northrop Grumman the vendor had a viable test plan.

Los Altos, Ca, Us

• Expert witness in stress analysis, fracture mechanics, machine design and materials for an investigation of a satellite on-orbit anomaly.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

• Lead Systems Engineer responsible for day-to-day system engineering RF, electrical, mechanical and system test engineering tasks including spacecraft integration, thermal vacuum testing, launch readiness and launch base operations.• Wrote the Satellite Alignment Test Plan for several programs. Decomposed system level pointing requirements and allocated subsystem and component requirements. Developed new method to approach as-built alignment requirements which carried less conservatism and therefore saved time on the alignment dock.• As Test Engineer for the release and deployment tests in 1g, validated sequence of events, hardware and commands.• Mentored new system engineer on alignment and mechanism deployment design.• Created electrical integrated schematics and resolved discrepancies between flight databases, wire lists and drawings.• Led multi-disciplinary teams that re-designed the momentum wheel support structure, defined the interface between holddown/hinge mechanisms and reflector, and reworked the feed isolator waveguide and structure. Developed schedules and allocated resources under time critical conditions. Monitored test results.• Wrote and reviewed detailed satellite electrical test procedures for pyrotechnic devices, mechanisms and propulsion components. Wrote and edited test scripts and software.

St Paul, Mn, Us

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