In this current role, Laurie manages the multi-disciplined team performing engineering and technical activities in support of verification and operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for the Boeing Company. In this role, she is responsible for budgets, staffing, and personnel reviews/development as well as overall financial performance. The team supports the ISS through Extravehicular Activity worksite analysis, support to ISS flight operations through the Mission Evaluation Room (MER), Intravehicular and Crew Systems support, support to cargo integration for vehicles visiting the ISS, maintenance and updating to ISS 3D CAD models and on orbit configuration drawings. Additionally, the team supports a variety of payload integration activities, ensuring the continued support to science on the ISS. •Develop and execute project plans in order to meet operational goals•Develop, maintain, and improve on processes necessary for work flow•Implement cross training practice for engineering analysts to improve individual performance through enhanced knowledge of adjacent processes, new analytical techniques and process improvements •Met schedule and delivery milestones•Maintain and provid schedule and metrics reporting to the internal and external customers and management•Develop and maintain excellent relationships with customers and peers•Lead team in customer contract audits and ISO audits

In this role, Laurie managed the Structures & Mechanism design team for the International Space Station (ISS) program for the Boeing Company. In this role, she was responsible for budgets, staffing, and personnel reviews/development as well as overall financial performance. The team supports the ISS through maintenance and updating to ISS 3D CAD models and on orbit configuration drawings as well as development of mechanical designs for new products and revision and maintenance of existing designs, processing and maintenance of all ISS program CAD models, revising and maintaining configuration drawings of the ISS•Developed and executed project plans in order to meet operational goals•Developed and maintained and improved on processes necessary for work flow•Implemented cross training practice for engineering analysts to improve individual performance through enhanced knowledge of adjacent processes, new analytical techniques and process improvements •Met schedule and delivery milestones despite staffing reductions•Maintained and provided schedule and metrics reporting to the internal and external customers and management•Developed and maintained excellent relationships with customers and peers•Led team in customer contract audits and ISO audits

In this role, Laurie provided leadership to employees performing engineering and technical activities in support of verification of shuttle cargo thermal requirements. Work scope includes development of verification products for passive thermal, active thermal and gas dynamics. •Developed and executed project plans in order to meet operational goals•Developed and maintained and improved on processes necessary for work flow•Implemented cross training practice for engineering analysts to improve individual performance through enhanced knowledge of adjacent processes, new analytical techniques and process improvements •Met schedule and delivery milestones despite staffing reductions•Maintained and provided schedule and metrics reporting to the internal and external customers and management•Developed and maintained excellent relationships with customers and peers•Led team in customer contract audits and ISO audits

Member of the Passive Thermal Control Systems (PTCS) team supporting NASA on the International Space Station (ISS) contract, primary assignments included concurrently leading two teams. •Lead a team tasked with improvements, maintenance, and control of > 300 thermal math models. Oversaw efforts to validate thermal math models through comparison of predictions to actual data. Developed and maintained configuration control system for the thermal math models. Oversaw distribution of models to all ISS participants – including international partners and hardware developers. Provided technical assistance for all model integration issues•Oversaw a team tasked with integration of hardware with the ISS. Responsible for the analytical integration support to all ISS participants, including payload developers and International Partners - duties require broad based knowledge of all applicable requirements, understanding design implications and issues, and ability to communicate effectively. Led collaborative discussions with the International Partners (European Space Agency and Japanese Space Agency) at program reviews. Led technical support efforts for integration of new hardware and replacement and upgrading of existing hardware - provided guidance and technical data to hardware developers, as well as assisting in development of thermal vacuum test plans and procedures. Performed review and disposition of > 500 potential contract changes including evaluation contract change proposals and incorporation into the Statement of Work.•Provided certified support to the Mission Evaluation Room (MER) console for ISS for more than 10 Shuttle flights as well as daily operations for ISS maintenance with focus on assessment of system performance, support for anomalies and failures, and supported planning for upcoming events