Test Manager. Test manager for the Orion Crew Module parachute recovery system. Responsible for schedules for the delivery of hardware, for the buildup of the drop test vehicle, buildup of the test vehicle systems and documentation that covers the testing. Interfacing with the prime contractor for the crew module, the engineering contractor, U.S. Army and Air Force. Convoy commander on test day, coordinating all drop zone recovery personnel (40-80) with the Army drop zone representative. Testing of mechanical, electrical, pyrotechnic, camera, and structural architectures at the system level. Development and review of work flow schedules for electrical and mechanical systems buildup to support test milestones.. Lead a group of 15-20 engineers, specialists and technicians in the buildup of large full scale test articles.

Working in the automation and robotics division. Partnerships with GM and Caterpillar on joint projects. Review of the electrical and mechanical designs and development of the failure modes and effects on the design at the system. Recommending design changes to avert specific catastrophic failures to the system. Test lead of the prototype systems.Test coordinator for new generation electric vehicle propulsion and steering systems. Mentor for junior design engineers for mechanical and electrical engineers. Review of the preliminary and final designs for mechanical and electrical operational systems. Project lead in the development of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), to analysis the overall system for safety, reliability, and maintainability. Also, using the FMEA to effect changes in the design of mechanical and electrical systems.

Responsible for readying the Endeavour for its missions. Working with engineering, safety, flight operations and ground processing. Interface to the technicians and engineers to work modifications and resolve issues for flight. Sustaining engineering. Review of the risk associated with design modifications and risk mitigation. As theEndeavour vehicle manager, responsible for engineering, analysis, and schedule of vehicle systems processing for flight. Coordinate with the ground operations manager all systems level work required to meet the processing schedule milestones. Work with engineering to resolve all issues with electrical, mechanical and fluid systems to assure proper operation and performance. Manage all design requirements and modifications for fluid, electrical and mechanical subsystems and general maintenance. Coordinated, support and the status to upper management on problem resolution and flow requirements. Board member for Cargo Integration Review and mission specific Integrated Product Teams. Support Orbiter Project Office in all mission management issues related to the mission and vehicle specific problems as required.Project Manager for several small projects: Development of the Wing Leading Edge inspection system. Lead and coordinated a team comprising 3 different NASA centers, 3 different DOD labs and 4 different contractors in the development and certification of the Thermography fault detection system, and the GSE positioning system.

Worked with the Russian experts and designers, NASA engineering to maintain the docking system for flight. Working and resolving hardware problems and issues. Negotiating the sustaining engineering with the Russisans on the docking system.Responsible for the mechanical, and electrical systems of the Orbiter docking system for design and sustaining engineering. Managed the civil servant and contract engineering support for the sustaining engineering and coordinated with the Russian contractor responsible for the design of the system. Responsible for the certification, and safety of the mechanical, and electrical systems of the docking system. Responsible for the scope of engineering work for the support of the JSC support contract and the Russian contractor. Negotiated cost and schedule on all design and sustaining activities with the Russian contractor and in support of the contracting officer

Technical reviews of current and proposed designs of new mechanical, electrical, software products, contract technical authority, cost and schedule.Responsible for managing contract (130 contractors, 6 civil servants) with annual budget of $30 million. Responsible for developing annual budget, scope of work, schedules and the manufacturing of the hardware. Also was the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Was responsible for negotiating technical expertise of the system, work content, cost and schedule of contractor provided proposals. Responsible for all aspects of the design, certification and manufacturing of the mechanical and electrical systems. Coordinated the contract with the contractor Vice President and the Program Manager and respective discipline managers on a daily basis. As the NASA project manager coordinated, briefed and provided status to the NASA program manager on a weekly basis. Managed several electrical/mechanical design projects of components that made up the overall system.

Responsible for the development of reliability and safety analysis in support of the design of electrical and mechanical systems. Development of failure analysis and hazard analysis reports. Developed test plans with the design engineers to assure the reliability, safety and performance of the electrical and mechanical systems were meet per the design performance specification. Coordinated and worked with the design organization, operations personnel, direct line management and directorate management. Provided direction to the contractor that supported the NASA reliability organization.

Supported the NASA Reliability Directorate. Responsible for the development analysis of existing and newly designed electrical and mechanical systems. Developed the failure analysis, hazard analysis and test requirements of the electrical and mechanical systems. Responsible for the certification and verification of electrical and mechanical hardware systems.

Field engineer. Open hole, cased hole, inspections operations. R&D lab testing.Wire line engineer in down hole research of oil and gas well production of onshore, and offshore wells. Supervised a crew during logging operations. Coordinated with the base operations manager, drilling superintendent and oil company representatives. Worked all aspects of open hole, cased hole and production operations. Supported the Gas Research Institute (GRI) in the logging and monitoring of hard rock deep well formations in fracturing operations. Conducted studies with a major oil company in water, steam and gel injection systems for oil recovery. Worked at the headquarters research facility in new down hole technologies for logging, completion and production equipment. Performed all aspects of cased hole operations and workover operations.