Nicholas Rogers Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Senior PM for Odyssey Systems serving as A&AS for Space Systems Command (SSC)-BC Integrated Soulutions for Situational Awareness (ISSA) program

Colorado, United States

• Provide Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) application suite with 150+ tools to 8,000+ DOD/IC/Coalition users worldwide. Understand Thin Line/Thick Line instances as software exists on U/SIPR/JWICS/STONEGHOST networks and.
• Sourced multi-million-dollar UFRs/POMs from DOD, IC; multinational partners to sustain funding for R&D, O&M, and Training as part of SSC-SZGAA, A&AS Support for Integrated Solutions for Situational Awareness.
• Designed global, multi-source data repository to continuously improve Space warfighter specific SSA/SDA and Missile Warning/Missile Defense picture, available on DOD GOTS standalone, web, and multiple classification.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Purchasing Manager for the National Security Space Institute, overseeing multimillion-dollar tech refresh. Helping to bring the most advanced "Classroom of Tomorrow" learning environment to future Space Warfighters.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Developed and implemented lessons that focused on present and future missile warning, ground-based radar, OPIR assets, tactical data links, missile defense, nontraditional, cruise missiles, DA-ASAT, CO-ASAT, and MARV.
• Rewrote Missile Warning/Missile Defense lesson plan for the National Security Space Institute at the Secret Rel (FVEY) level, to teach to US & international partners.

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Created and tested military educational multiple software-based programs, including Space Warfighter Preparation Course (SWPC), Space 200, Advanced OPIR Missile Warning, and Advanced NAVOPS that aided in conceptual and.
• Took lead in instructing advanced space operations and computer programs to military, IC, and civilian students (1100+ per year) from five different countries (FVEY) at the Space Power Lab, a unique simulated Air.
• Managed closed network that hosted multiple software applications, involving GCCS, PDS-M, Agile-Client, GIANT, ISSA, STK, TRS Dashboard, JADOCS, and Microsoft applications, as the system administrator.

Cfscc Space Missile Warning Center, Colorado Springs, CO

• Led five-person crew in detecting and reporting 122 missile launch events and 36 space re-entries worldwide to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) while tracking 127 missile launch periods of interest..
• Achieved zero major incidents under tenure as safety manager, resulting in no loss of manning for operations, involving critically manned $25M weapon system.
• Trained missile warning operators on methodologies and processes to detect and track missiles and re-entries, conducting 500+ hours of training to team members.
• Contributed directly to the certification of eight front-line supervisors and operators.

Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), 18th SDS, Lompoc, CA

• Provided expert advice to U.S government space executives on acquisition strategy, system development, customer acceptance testing, and system/enterprise integration as the Operations Support Division's SSA/SDA SME..
• Revamped training program for new space situational awareness software, preparing 200+ division personnel.
• Revised 207 lesson plans, created 150+ pages of flight continuity guides, and implemented 28 new operating procedures.
• Received recognition from senior executive team for timely and successful training of division personnel.
• Oversaw three-day engagement with 12 operators and 9 developers, collecting 279 software trial change requirements, shaping development of $1B JSpOC Mission System (JMS) upgrade, resulting in the successful operational.
• Acted as SME for the SSA/SDA portion of Service Pack 5 and 7 of the JMS application, integrating ISSA and other SSA applications to live version of JMS tested by Space operators.

Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), 18th SDS, Lompoc, CA

• Led multi-billion-dollar Space Surveillance Network (SSN). Monitored 22,000+ artificial space objects and produced collision prediction data to support 200+ satellite maneuvers, 24 space launches, and International.
• Contributed significantly to the space system software upgrade team, conducting system analysis and preliminary software testing, and defining 10 new operational system requirements, leading to the operational.
• Worked with NASA to ensure safety of US human space flight.

Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC), 18th SDS, Lompoc, CA

• Managed projects involving maintenance, repair, and upgrades of a 120,000-sq. ft. Air and Space Operations facility, housing 450 team members.
• Coordinated $25 million retrofit of Air and Space Operation building. Avoided building of a new facility that was estimated to cost $250 million. Created financial surplus leading to multiple software and hardware.
• Identified alternative method to upgrade flooring in 24/7 manned space operations center. Prevented operational degradation to space mission. Saved $600k and averted a one year delay to operational equipment update.
• Identified and repaired 32 pieces of office furniture that were planned to be replaced. Canceled purchase of unneeded furniture which resulted in savings of $21,500.

Accomplished basic military training, technical training for Global Positioning System (GPS).

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Global Leadership, 3.9

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, Summa Cum Laude

Associate’S Degree, Air And Space Operations Technology