Mike Benner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Orion • GNC Systems console (trainee)• Troubleshoot anomalies with sensors, actuators, and flight software • Maintain the health of attitude and position/velocity states, coordinate burns, and manage vehicle automation • Develop flight controller telemetry analysis tools & crew displays • Write ground procedures, crew procedures, and flight rulesHuman Landing Systems • Assist in de-orbit/descent/landing, hazard detection, and mission operations development for Starship & Blue Moon • Provide feedback & insight for GNC subsystem & flight operations during design reviewsExtravehicular Activity & Human Surface Mobility• Support navigation development for AxEVAS suits, Lunar Terrain Vehicles, and Pressurized Rover• Develop and test reference designs for orienteering tools• Plan developmental test objectives for lunar EVAs

Bellevue, Washington, Us

• Built a cloud-based mission control center and operated contacts for Sherpa Orbital Transfer Vehicles• Developed software for ops planning, spacecraft commanding, and procedure testing • Performed backorbit telemetry analysis, leading to improvements in electrical/thermal efficiency, attitude determination, and flight computer memory management • Wrote flight software sequences for automated contact scheduling, payload operations, and fault recovery • Partnered with vendors and customers to conduct software testing, on-orbit hardware commissioning, and ground station integration• Authored spacecraft procedures, subsystem description documents, flight software user’s manuals, and anomaly reports• Collaborated with systems engineering and mission management teams to define user stories and requirements for new missions, vehicles, and ground software

Westminster, Colorado, Us

• Monitored and supported contacts with the WorldView/GeoEye Earth-imaging constellation • Performed telemetry trending, generated health metrics, and conducted weekly briefings for each subsystem• Led first response investigation and resolution efforts for spacecraft limits violations, open issues, and anomalies • Defined, tested, and implemented spacecraft anomaly resolution processes and recovery conops• Assisted in software testing and LEOP planning for new spacecraft • Developed, wrote, and tested automated command & telemetry operations procedures

Washington, Dc, Us