Sheldon Clark Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Arlington, Va, Us

Systems engineer for major defense contractor. Responsible for designing and integrating software components for a complex, live system. Multiple roles and responsibilities, including:- Principal Investigator of Research & Development project (current) - funded and grown through several levels of innovation funding to full funded R&D project. Skills in innovative/advanced technology development and program management.- Flight Dynamics Systems Engineer - responsible for developing component level requirements, use case documentation, and test/verification procedures for a complex critical system.- Extensive experience in systems engineering, CONOPS development, mission requirement development, technology innovation, and hardware integration for small satellite technologies.

Arlington, Va, Us

Global VP of Operations for Raytheon's Young Employee Resource Group. Responsible for implementing the President's overall vision and corporate strategy for the YESNET employee resource group across chapters at 25 Raytheon sites with total membership of over 5,000 employees. Experience includes:- Establishing a standard collection and analysis system for ERG-specific metrics and data to measure broad trends and quantify company return on investment related to ERGs-Working with University Programs to re-design the process and experience for all Raytheon college interns- Conduct planning stages of an early career employee targeted innovation initiative to inform and engage employees more effectively in the creative innovation process- Ensure operations success at all YESNET chapters across the country

Multiple roles and projects while studying for B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (see LinkedIn Projects). Research work in small satellite systems and orbital debris mitigation. Accomplishments include:-Designed a representative satellite for hyper-velocity impact test in cooperation with NASA Orbital Debris Office to more accurately determine size, shape, and material makeup for future revisions of the Standard Breakup Model - Developed and flew experiment onboard NASA microgravity flight to verify the use of miniature control moment gyroscopes for small satellite platforms- Served as President and Graduate Adviser to the UF Small Satellite Design club. Directed vision and goals for students across multiple space and satellite related projects and competitions. - Worked to improve process efficiency of fragment cataloging by design of a computer based analysis system to more accurately determine size, shape, and material makeup for future revisions of the Standard Breakup Model

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Assisted in instruction and grading for the undergraduate level Statics of Mechanical Systems and Jet Propulsion courses- Responsible for grading and examination of 100+ undergraduate students- Implemented new online collaboration tools for material reviews to reach more students in need of assistance

Greenbelt, Md, Us

Flight Dynamics Graduate Intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center with focus in advanced mission concepts.- Modeled close proximity flight dynamics and controls for spacecraft rendezvous and docking simulation to investigate conditions necessary to capture an uncooperative orbital target- Assisted in determination of flight trajectory solutions and fuel mass calculations- Worked in six member multi-disciplinary team to develop early stage NASA mission concept- Completed an initial design for a feasible orbital debris removal spacecraft mission

Graduate Intern at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. Experience included:- Developed an interactive MATLAB application to implement an early pass methodology for rapid fastener selection and joint - Designed a catch plate to prevent FOD from entering sensitive detector housings in the Standard Missile 3 seeker- Conducted pre-integration thermal and friction test analysis for engineering unit encoders on the Small Diameter Bomb II- Documented a methodology for a first pass determination of joint-fastener design

- Designed housing for high temperature in-situ emissions sensor in gas turbine engines- Oversaw, assigned, and coordinated action items for 6 member multidisciplinary engineering team- Responsibilities included execution of technical drawings, definition of dimensions and tolerances, analysis of thermal and mechanical properties of materials, thermal stress distribution analysis, and instrument

Master Of Science (M.S.), Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering