Michael Greer Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Lafayette, Colorado, Us

Leading the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment group at Blue Canyon Technologies.

Lafayette, Colorado, Us

Responsible for full mechanical development of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) in support of satellite programs across BCT.- Design hardware according to NASA-STD-5005 Ground Support Equipment Standard, AFSPCMAN 91-710 Air Force Range Safety Manual, and other applicable standards. - Design and manufacture mechanical components in Solidworks using DFM/DFA best practices for a wide range of materials and processes including CNC machining and forming of steel/aluminum alloys, and 3D printing.- Produce manufacturing, assembly, and configuration drawings per ASME Y14.5 and internal drawing guidelines. - Manage manufacturing and assembly processes, including directly coordinating with manufacturing partners, conducting proof-load tests and inspections on GSE, and providing support to manufacturing floor activities involving GSE.

Lafayette, Colorado, Us

Cognizant Mechanical Engineer attached to spacecraft development programs providing mechanical support for NRE design activities, flight hardware manufacturing and test activities, new concept development, and proposals.- Managed manufacturing and assembly processes, including directly coordinating with manufacturing partners, writing detailed assembly procedures, and directing technician work in laboratory and cleanroom settings.- Designed and manufactured mechanical components in Solidworks using DFM/DFA best practices for a wide range of materials and processes.- Produced manufacturing, assembly, and configuration drawings per ASME Y14.5 and internal drawing guidelines.

- Responsible for full mechanical development of spacecraft hardware through entire project lifecycles. - Performed and documented a broad range of analyses including structural, thermal, and dynamic to satisfy NASA requirements.- Managed manufacturing and assembly processes, including directly coordinating with manufacturing partners, writing detailed assembly procedures, and directing technician work in laboratory and cleanroom settings.- Designed and manufactured 100+ mechanical components using DFM/DFA practices for a wide range of materials and processes including CNC machining and forming of steel/aluminum alloys, plastic injection molding, and 3D printing.- Produced manufacturing, assembly, interface, and installation drawings per ASME Y14.5 and internal drawing guidelines based on NASA/JSC JPR8500.4 with 100+ drawings released.- Performed environmental testing for flight hardware, including thermal, vibration, structural, and acoustic. - Improved communication of technical information to payload customers by generating Interface Definition Documents (IDD) and Interface Control Documents/Drawings (ICD).- Redesigned a flagship International Space Station (ISS) payload facility from the ground up to vastly improve quality, thermal performance, survivability, and ease of payload installation. - Completed the detailed design and manufacture of the first ever Trash Deployer system for the ISS utilizing the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock to dispose of excess garbage on board the space station. - Designed the first payload to be installed onto the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock external payload sites on the ISS. - Developed method to ensure fit of cubesats in deployers prior to integration by designing a portable Cubesat fit gauge.

Reston, Va, Us

Provided system safety support to the ISS Safety Review Panel (ISRP) for payloads and systems bound for the International Space Station (ISS).- Worked directly with hardware developers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and ISRP executives to plan and execute hardware technical safety reviews and safety panel review meetings. - Coordinated and participated in technical reviews of Safety Data Packages (SDPs) and Hazard Reports for space hardware to review compliance with NASA requirements and standards, identify hazards, and assess the implementation of hazard controls and verification methodologies. - Provided system safety support to hardware providers; i.e. assisting in the generation of SDPs and Hazard Reports and fielding technical questions related to ISS safety requirements. - Provided system safety support to the ISS MER Safety Console for real-time safety issues. - Served as Payload/Cargo Safety Lead for the following flights: SpX CRS-16 (Training), 58 Soyuz (MS-12), SpX CRS-18. Includes reviewing series/reflight assessments of common ISS cargo items for applicability of baseline hazard controls, tracking and ensuring the closure of safety assessments for all hardware on the flight manifest, and reporting on the progress of payload/cargo safety assessments to the ISS Program management.

Participated in an international space engineering workshop in Moscow, Russia, alongside engineering students from many different countries. - Hosted by the Bauman State Technical University in Moscow, Russia. The American delegation was sponsored by Rice University in Houston.- Collaborated with engineering students from many different countries to conduct a concept study for the design of a hypothetical unmanned space station for earth orbit.https://www.bakerinstitute.org/slsep/

Washington, Dc, Us

The Undergraduate Student Instrumentation Project (USIP) at the University of Houston is a NASA funded multidisciplinary research project where UH students design and build scientific instruments to be flown on high altitude balloon (HAB) payloads. - Designed structural components, instrument PCBs and wire harnesses, and flight software for High Altitude Balloon Payloads.- Managed the design, integration, and standardization of essential payload subsystems such as telemetry & tracking across all USIP-UH balloon payloads as the team's Systems Engineer.- Conducted PDRs, CDRs, and FRRs with NASA officials, authored multiple publications, and presented at conferences. - Repaired and redesigned a Very Low Frequency radio receiver, and designed and fabricated an Arduino based IRIG-B Time Code Encoder. The instruments were flown during the 2016 BARREL-4 Balloon Campaign in Northern Sweden and again during the 2017 USIP-UH-II Balloon Campaign in Alaska. - Took a lead role in multiple field campaigns to launch HABs in Texas, Alaska, and Northern Sweden, such as the telemetry & tracking ground station lead in the 2017 USIP-UH-II Balloon Campaign.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering