Director Of Satellite Engineering
Current• Mission Director on multiple launches of 2nd Gen Globalstar satellites; developing and conducting mission critical Sequence of Events for early orbit phase• Planned migration for satellite ops from 1st to 2nd Gen Globalstar satellites, including application of CCSDS principles for telemetry & commanding• Participated in design reviews at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France for 2nd Gen, including both ground and satellite systems. Participated in design review for new On… Show more • Mission Director on multiple launches of 2nd Gen Globalstar satellites; developing and conducting mission critical Sequence of Events for early orbit phase• Planned migration for satellite ops from 1st to 2nd Gen Globalstar satellites, including application of CCSDS principles for telemetry & commanding• Participated in design reviews at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France for 2nd Gen, including both ground and satellite systems. Participated in design review for new On Board Processing Electronics (ERC32 SPARC processor) at Thales Alenia Space Laben, Milan, Italy• Developed methods for satellite memory management for the 52 1st Gen satellites: launch loading, flight software patch development and testing, stored telemetry processing• Tested launch load overseas, monitored launch load remotely during launch, caught errors, prevented contingency ops on orbit.• Performed satellite anomaly resolution• Flight software patch requirements identification, development, testing, and installation for resolving satellite deficiencies and/or enhancing satellite performance, referencing Ada source code, patching in assembly and machine language (MIL-STD-1750)• Developed a system for autonomously reloading key critical patches onboard after a power cycle of the flight computer.• Managed satellite subsystem engineers for Globalstar.• Managed the project for ground interface tools and procedures for the failed command receiver patch.• Created launch rehearsal scenarios used to prepare and evaluate mission readiness, via the Globalstar Dynamic Spacecraft Simulator and other tools. Show less
