Ruch Deemer Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

• Managed all engineers at the MDA office in Houston. This included assigning tasks for personnel on some of the projects as well as managing leads of other projects. Helped resolve technical issues, personnel issues, facility issues, and anything else that was needed. Also assisted efforts to help grow the business.• Project and program manager for multiple projects, including MER support (technical support for real-time operations), SDIL (integrated software testing), Systems engineering (technical assessments), gateway robotics (integration of issues among all element providers and international partners), and CSA Liaison.• Managed, reviewed, and reported on all aspects of performance (technical, cost, schedule, risk)• Primary manager for hiring personnel for all projects in the Houston office• Coordinated with multiple organizations including but not limited to our customers (NASA, CSA, and our parent company), contracts, finance, HR, recruiting, legal, IT, business development, facility, shipping, & purchasing. • Provided technical expertise, presentations, and IP Canada console support for the CSA Liaison office.• Provided engineering mission support to ISS robotic operations at ISS EVR console and to Space Shuttle robotic operations at RMS console

Houston, Texas, United States

• Led vehicle wide technical team (>100 personnel) solving multi-discipline engineering problems in support of Space Shuttle flights• Maintained constant flight situational awareness of vehicle systems, managed resolution of problems, communicated vehicle status to all levels of NASA and contractor management, directorates, and programs• Coordinated engineering review of changes to all shuttle procedures and flight rules

Houston, Texas, United States

• Developed training products and conducted operations training and certification of flight operations personnel (included astronauts, flight controllers, other instructors, management, etc.)• Considered technical expert of on-orbit systems as well as maximizing the benefit of the simulation software

Houston, Texas, United States

• Worked in mission control supporting both the space shuttle and space station robotics teams• Developed overall plan and detailed procedures for execution of robotic mission objectives• Discovered the root cause of numerous anomalies experienced during execution and developed appropriate workarounds to accomplish mission objectives• Developed detailed technical knowledge of the robotic systems (mechanical, electrical, and software) and how they are integrated with all other systems on the vehicle• Developed system schematics and system operation procedures for pre-mission and mission analysis and use, and provided expertise to the flight crew during space missions

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering