Spacecraft manager for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing Mission 1 (OSAM-1) responsible for the development and delivery of the mission's space vehicle which integrates two major robotic payloads.

Serve as the lead for NASA Engineering & Safety Center (NESC) study (TI-18-01336 Solderless Interconnects and Interposers) with a group of technical experts across the agency and with agency partners to address a critical concern with soldering large, fine-pitch devices. The goal of this study is to evaluate solderless interconnect packages from industry and custom designs to increase modularity and reduce manufacturing issues across the agency.

Systems engineer responsible for requirements development, con ops, verification, integration, and operation of Dragonfly in-space assembly and manufacturing payload on the Restore-L mission

Mechanical systems lead and architect for Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS).Developed architecture, preliminary design, and requirementsPackaged command and data handling, power system electronics, hibernation management system, solar array, seismometer, lander (regolith) interface, thermal control system, propulsion, transceiver, and antenna system

Mechanical/Thermal Engineering subject matter expert for components and hardware systems branchComputer-Aided Drafting and Finite Element Analysis- Proficient and trained in creating and reviewing drawings and appropriately using geometric dimensioning and tolerance (GD and T) methods- Extensive experience in computer-aided design of mechanical and thermal systems using CREO, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, and Fusion 360- Extensive professional experience and undergraduate training in structures, dynamics, heat and mass transfer, the finite element method (FEM), and various finite element analysis (FEA) tools including autodesk simulation mechancial, FEMAP/NASTRAN, SolidWorks, FloEFD, Autodesk Simulation CFD, and multi-physics- Professional experience and training in using PTC MathCAD and MATLAB

As an avionics mechanical lead, successfully lead requirements development, risk analysis and mitigation, design, analysis, fabrication, procurement, assembly, test validation, and integration effort that enables current guidance navigation and control, power systems, and command and data handling systems for large integrated flight project mission within the facility. Mission is partnered with major external contractor partners. Leading team of civil servant and contractor engineers and technicians. Provided programmatic advice and consultation to contractors and partners of MMS in areas of electronics packaging, printed circuit board design, analysis and testing on on variables and unknowns affecting planning, coordination, and critical technical problems with respect to safety, costs, and project performance as well as reliability. Personally trained several engineers, defined technical work requirements and milestones, and providing technical direction. All electronics packaging and printed circuit board (PCB) products have successfully passed PDR and CDR, performed well through spacecraft environmental testing, and successfully operating on spacecraft. Experience conceptualizing, customizing, designing, analyzing, assembling and testing, reworking, and integrating designs for plug-in style and modular style electronics packaging and printed circuit board designs with low grade and highest grade standards of cPCI, AS9100C, IPC-6100 and J-STD series for printed circuit board layout, design, fabric and assembly, NASA-STD-8379 series for workmanship and assembly, IEEE-STD-1101 series.

Serving as a supervisory aerospace technologist (AST) line manager on in code 5960 Components and Hardware Systems Branch specializing in leading group of over 50 navigation, guidance and control systems engineers and technicians. As associate branch manager, primarily concerned with leading the initiation, planning, design, and development of attitude and guidance components and hardware systems for GSFC programs. A manager of a group of aerospace, computer, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers and engineering technologist responsible for the innovation, development, advancement, and leadership of guidance navigation and control hardware systems.

Served as an attitude control systems hard ware lead (standardized off-the-shelf subsystems) and contracting officers representative (COR) for use in aeronautical and space applications (standard components). Providing leadership and oversight of a foreign partner's design, analysis, assembly, test verification, integration and delivery activities of a million dollar inertial measurement unit. System host mission enabling inertial sensors including a star tracker, accelerometer, and gyro suite. Successfully developed and released requirements documents (specification), statement of work (SOW), deliverable items list (DIL), and schedule to vendor. Effectively coordinating technical interchange meetings (TIMS), planning upcoming reviews and hosting critical problem solving meetings. Characterized and recommended resolutions for crosscutting and high impact issues that are driven by requirements, materials, processes, and products that result in sub-optimal hardware performance, reliability or quality.System is a mission enabling, critical sensor providing inertial-to-body attitude, rate, and velocity sensor system suite. Leading the initiation, risk analysis and characterization, reliability assessment, planning, established test program assessment, and oversaw the development of the attitude and guidance components and hardware systems for a major GSFC program. Developed in-house cost estimate and conducted market surveys.

This course is an introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Both transformative and continually-evolving, 3D CAD significantly augments conventional 2D drawings and documentation. CAD models can easily interface with software for analysis (FEA), visualization (video and special effects), manufacturing (CAM and 3D printing), and other emerging fields.This course teaches basic CAD operations utilizing with Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/E). It also introduces students to SolidWorks and NX. Lecture topics focus CAD usage throughout the engineering design process and product development cycle. It also summarizes design methodology, review best-practices in hardware development, and discusses bio-engineering applications and other engineering discipline applications. The course culminates in a student-selected project leveraging CAD.

Served as an Aerospace Technologist (AST) specializing in Navigation, Guidance, and Control Systems as a contracting officer technical representative (COTR). Successfully provided technical contractor oversight of aerospace engineering activities, including procurement, design, development, test verification, and delivery of multi-million dollar advanced guidance, navigation and control systems. Communications liaison between the vendor and the MMS project. Effectively coordinated weekly vendor telecoms, pre-environmental reviews, pre-ship reviews, and critical problem-solving splinter meeting. Star tracker is a mission-enabling, critical sensor providing inertial-to-body attitude data used for GNandC hardware thruster firing, nutation control, and ground-based attitude determination for a large, integrated flight project within the facility and partnered with major external national contractors. Lead the initiation, planning, and oversaw the development of the attitude and guidance components and hardware systems for a major GSFC program. Developed request for proposal documents including deliverable items list and schedule (DILS), technical work requirements, statement of work (SOW), specification document, in-house cost estimate, and conducted market surveys. Scheduled meetings, participated in proposal evaluations, pushed to ensure evaluation was conducted fairly per federal acquisition regulations (FAR), and participated in selection and recommendation of components. Effectively managed and resolved conflicts between government and vendor to ensure end itemmet requirements and exceeded customer expectations. Aided in the successful delivery of four star sensor systems to be hosted on four separate MMS spacecraft.