Thomas Gale Email & Phone Number

• Responsibilities include assisting the Iridium NEXT and legacy ground systems team in fault resolution, participating in ground anomaly teams, defect resolution, satellite constellation support, supporting System.
• Develop/test Iridium NEXT procedures and documents that include Ground System Operations & Maintenance.
• Real time telemetry analysis and spacecraft state of health monitoring.
• Short term trending and analysis of the spacecraft subsystem characteristics to detect anomalous conditions.
• Real- time fault detection and resolution to respond to Space Vehicle contingencies.
• Generation and execution of Iridium contingency plans and procedures to respond to SV faults.

• Valued Ka-Band team member of the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Earth terminal cross-functional development team. Responsible for ensuring development, integration, test, and assembly of the Navy MUOS.
• Lead point of contact in the Ka-Band Team for base-to-user integration and testing.
• Lead test engineer for Ka-Band Team Telemetry, Tracking and Command subsystem functions.
• Verification & Validation processes to ensure end-to-end system integration, functional qualification tests, and final assembly.
• Review and identify segment level software and hardware specifications and standards related to segment interfaces.
• Responsible for a wide range of WCDMA infrastructure to satellite ground station integration, system development, and testing.

Arlington, VA, US

• Responsible for satellite system level verification including test readiness reviews, man-power allocation and schedule management. Strong background in generating, executing and maintaining test procedures, anomaly.
• Payload Test Director on 7 Communication Satellites: UHF F/O F5, F8, TDRS H, PAS 10, INTELSAT 6, SBS and Galaxy 3. Test Engineering lead for multiple closed programs.
• Coordination Lead for Priorities/Direction/Status.
• Experience in initial payload integration and test, environmental testing (thermal vacuum and thermal cycling), Launch Site Test and On Orbit Test of Communication Satellites.
• In depth experience in the following frequencies bands: UHF, L band, S band, C band, Ku band, Ka band, Q band and V band.
• Broad expertise in writing RF Test Procedures and Test Requirement Documents.

Education record

General Education