A member of the Flight Reliability department, focused on Falcon 9 launch readiness, mission assurance, and risk evaluation & reduction. In this role, I act as Chief Engineer for Falcon 9 launches, which includes leading launch readiness activities, oversight of mission-specific changes, and technical authority in mission control during launch operations.

Engineer with focus on rocket ground operations including road transport, crane lifts, post-landing recovery, and integration. Perform technical trade studies to define operational architecture, and analysis supporting ground operations.

Managing a team working on making the integration and launch of the Falcon 9 rocket rapid & reliable. Goals are: increased launch cadence, operations commonality between workcenters, safe & automated processing, streamlining of checkouts, and reduced assembly hours. Scope: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy assembly, transport, launch, landing, recovery, and maintenance.

Test engineering on Merlin 1D, Grasshopper, and Falcon 9 Stage 1 test articles. Development & production testing. Responsible for setting test stand schedule & daily priorities, writing automation, running & reviewing unit checkouts, and performing hotfire tests. Merlin 1D development: Test Engineer and Test Conductor for initial test stand build-up & checkouts, injector/turbopump development iterationsGrasshopper: Test Conductor and Vehicle Controller for entire span of Grasshopper VTVL development campaignFalcon 9 Stage 1: Vehicle Controller and Test Director for sixteen Stage 1 production acceptance test campaigns, including the first F9 v1.1 and F9 Full Thrust variants.