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Palo Alto, California, United States

• Nominated as a Q1 2023 Space Champion in recognition of my strong leadership and performance on the NASA GeoXO Study• Managed multi-million dollar studies from program creation, team formation, deployment and completion• Performed regular program financial analysis and provided monthly executive reporting on financial and technical progress

Palo Alto, California, United States

• Successfully managed a diverse team of 21 RF test and Mechanical Design engineers to successfully integrate and test satellites• Cross-trained to help fill organizational gaps and eliminate single-point failures• Oversaw the purchasing and renting of all RF test equipment and hardware for RF I&T• Led the evaluation of RF testability and RF test cost estimating for all new proposals

Palo Alto, Ca

• Successfully managed a diverse team of 11 RF test engineers to successfully integrate and test satellites exceeding a value of $100 million each• Effectively forecasted manpower needs for contracts and satellites awarded to ensure schedule success• Oversaw continuous process improvement efforts to maximize factory efficiency• Consulted on new program proposals for RF testability and provided cost estimates

Palo Alto, Ca

• Performed payload G/T and EIRP link analysis and updated budgets to deliver system level test parameters• Successfully oversaw communications test planning and data review for the Eutelsat 7C satellite during the panels, mainbody and reference performance test phases

Palo Alto, Ca

• Significantly improved productivity by developing formulas to streamline RF technician calculations, which resulted in accelerating test times by 200% and the doubling of output• Spearheaded process improvement projects, technical procedure development and RF troubleshooting on multiple satellites• Demonstrated excellent project management and planning skills while supervising and executing communications testing for the most complex satellite Maxar has ever built and launched to date, the HNS Jupiter-2 satellite• Led onsite RF launch activities for Optus-10, JCSAT-15, StarOne-D1, EchoStar XVIII and EchoStar XXI in Kourou, French Guiana and Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Palo Alto, Ca

• Acknowledged as a high-potential engineer when elected by upper management for an accelerated leadership program, to rotate to other groups and learn multi-functional skills • Analyzed, trended and formally presented unit level data to the customer and executives• Initiated and developed numerous critical SOPs

Palo Alto, Ca

• Characterized resonators and irises• Designed Ku-Band filters using CST Studio, µWave Wizard and other in-house software• Tuned Ku and Ka Band resonator and dielectric filters and effectively tested, tuned and designed Ku-Band input and output filters

Palo Alto, Ca

• Demonstrated my strong leadership and technical skills and was appointed Lead CVE for Optus-10 after only 5 months (generally 12-18 months)• Successfully planned and managed the communications testing for the Optus-10 satellite• Worked cross-functionally with the mechanical and electrical teams to optimize testing, and provide 24/7 RF coverage and support

Chatsworth, Ca

• Captured, analyzed and identified root causes of key instrument functional and system failures, presented findings and recommendations to project engineers and executives, and designed and implemented solutions with a team of engineers• Analyzed, sorted and reported yield, reliability and cost data at management’s weekly status meetings