Michael P. Email & Phone Number

Fairfax, Va, Us

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

Manage development of operational concepts, requirements, technical issues, risks, and schedules for ground system element of the Landsat 7 robotic servicing mission.

Leader for development of operational concepts and requirements, and assessment of Human Machine Interface (HMI) design and human-autonomous system interaction for the Space Network Ground System Sustainment (SGSS) Project.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Flight Operations Review (FOR), Mission Operations Review (MOR), Science & Operations Center System Design Reviews #1 and #2.

Led risk analysis, figure of merit formulation, and best value selection formulation in support of the NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) trade study effort to integrate NASA’s three major space communications networks and evaluation of options for a post-TDRS space based relay system.

Led collection, assessment, and reporting of critical technical and risk issues for the Antares Stage 1 development effort for Orbital Sciences Corporation.

Responsible for all aspects of spacecraft and ground system operations. Hubble Deputy Operations Manager from 2005-06.- Chaired Operations and Flight Readiness Reviews. - Provided presentations and briefings to Project management and other center management on status of developmental and on-orbit operations activities. - Servicing Mission 4 Contingency Manager, HST Systems Console position, and back-up Servicing Mission Operations Manager. Led the review and certification of all HST flight contingency procedures.- Led operations study effort to formulate and assess options, associated risks, and cost and schedule alternatives under a reduced budget environment. Developed a combined cost-risk methodology for assessing identified options.- Led “Lights Out” autonomous operations formulation and concept design.- Led the successful implementation and commissioning of the Two-Gyro Science, One-Gyro Science, and Kalman Filter Sunpoint modes, all major development and on-orbit test efforts.

Provided systems engineering for the on-going flight operations of the Observatory, including the coordination of analyses for investigating and resolving flight operational anomalies.

Designed and developed software for a TDRSS Transponder Controller system used for testing flight hardware (analog and digital input and outputs, data logging, and client-server capabilities).

- Test director for vehicle system level testing; Developed vehicle system level test schedules and coordinated system level test activities on atmospheric X-38 prototype. - Performed integration of vehicle subsystem elements (avionics, mechanical and aerodynamic controls, cameras, and wiring). - Supported ground testing activities at Dryden Flight Research Center in preparation for atmospheric test flights. Supported parafoil testing at Yuma proving grounds.

Led Flight Operations Team (FOT) for the Wide Field Infrared Explorer (WIRE) Mission from pre-mission launch preparations through spacecraft launch and early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations.

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

- Project Leader for the development of a satellite communications capability for unmanned aero vehicles (UAV) utilizing NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System in cooperation with Ames Research Center (ERAST Program). - Led field team in the successful conduct of three demonstration test flights.

Master'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Civil Engineering