Michael Commons Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Greenbelt, Maryland, Us

Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)• Providing thermal analysis and support to Ball Aerospace for the OMPS instrument • Working with Northrop Grumman on developing a GSE configuration for full system TVAC• Sink temperature calculations for instrument and electronic radiators and other critical surfaces• Developing a TVAC model along with sink panel size, placement, etc.• Developed test support documentation (GSE TV/TB settings, test prediction results)• Responsible for the integration of the satellite thermal model with the test configuration• Responsible for performing the satellite level Thermal Desktop model test analysis and presenting the thermal analysis results at engineering peer reviews• Knowledge of thermal coatings, thermal control system (TCS) hardware and thermal design techniquesRobotic Tool Stowage (RiTS)• Developed reduced Thermal Desktop and TRASYS models to go along with the detailed model delivered to JSC• Created a detailed thermal model of the Light Bar that was integrated with the full detailed RiTS model• Ran a variety of analyses with the thermal model to show compliance with all listed thermal requirements• Developing GSE configurations for both component and full system level TVAC testsGlobal Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)• Developed thermal design for the Bench Checkout Equipment (BCE) GSE• Performed thermal analysis for BCE to predict TVAC performance and results• Created TVAC test documentation and WOA’s for all thermal integration work (thermocouples, heaters and MLI)• Aided in integration of thermocouples, heaters and MLI in TVAC chamber• Worked on all electrical connections of thermal hardware and verified connections and heater performance at the thermal monitoring station• Generated necessary displays and temperature plots at the thermal monitoring station for use during TVAC test• Supported shifts during BCE stand-alone and full system GEDI TVAC tests

Melbourne, Florida, Us

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)Thermal Engineer• Supported and led integration tasks of flight-like GSE needed for successful TVAC testing• Supported manufacturing and installation of MLI, temperature sensors, heaters and other thermal control equipment• Developed thermal design to cool Auto-collimating Mirrors down to 32.8K +/- 0.5K and stabilize by day 35 of TVAC test in time to be used with the telecsope• Used Thermal Desktop create detailed and reduced GSE sub-models, correlated to test data and presented results at engineering peer reviews• Used Thermal Desktop to develop and run analysis cases needed for successful TVAC test campaigns• Supported 3 different, multi-month long TVAC test campaigns as lead GSE thermal engineer on console• Wrote multiple technical reports detailing model correlations, GSE performance during test, etc.

Greenbelt, Maryland, Us

Magnetospheric Multi-Scale (MMS) MissionJunior Thermal Engineer• Supported the observatory Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Balance test thermal analysis• Provided observatory Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Balance test support• Developed Thermal Desktop models of the spacecraft test configuration• Developed test support documentation (GSE TV/TB settings, test prediction results)• Responsible for the integration of the observatory thermal model with the test configuration• Responsible for performing the observatory level Thermal Desktop model test analysis and presenting the thermal analysis results at engineering peer reviews• Supported thermal and spacecraft subsystem engineering meetings, trade studies and development tests• Knowledge of thermal coatings, thermal control system (TCS) hardware and thermal design techniques• Supported TV and TB tests at NASA/GSFC and NRL• Performed thermal model correlation from Thermal Balance test data• Performed STOP analysis for all critical spacecraft and instrument structures• Supported launch operations at GSFC by monitoring thermal performance of spacecraft on console and running flight model on-orbit case sets- Frequent use of programs such as AutoCAD, Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, TARP, FEMAP, FORTRAN, Excel, Powerpoint, ASIST etc.

United States, Us

- Prepared and managed construction documents and records- Monitored Subcontractor Performance- Interpreted construction drawings and conducted field calculations/tests