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Marshall Space Flight Center, AL

June 2021 – Present: Manage the risk management effort for the $75M/yr. Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM) Portfolio Project Office at MSFC. The Project Office manages all CFM research across the agency. Work with project leadership to identify and capture risks within four CFM portfolios – Technologies, Subsystems, Modeling, and [on-orbit] Demonstrations..

NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

Led formal trade study of 35 NASA and contractor engineers across three NASA centers assessing the need for launch pad stabilization, damping, and tie-down for the Ares I launch vehicle. Sold the results within the Ares Project and Constellation program, and developed changes to vehicle and ground systems requirements documents to reflect trade study.

Hurlburt Field, FL

Commanded a 40-man Battlefield Coordination Detachment at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Provided targeting coordination and staff liaison between the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces and the U.S. Army Pacific. Achieved and maintained unit wartime readiness in joint Army-Air Force exercises in Hawaii, Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Birmingham, AL

Deputy Chief of Staff for Information Management (DCSIM) for a two-star Army Reserve Command in Birmingham, Alabama. $7M budget. Directed a staff of 50 soldiers, Army civilians, and contractor personnel. Maintained computer network connecting 156 separate locations across 8 southeast states, including computer repair services and help desk operations..

Huntsville, AL

Established Huntsville office for Textron Systems Corporation to support ongoing work for the U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC). Maintained routine customer interface with SMDC regarding TSC progress in developing high energy, solid state lasers. Pursued business opportunities with the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command and the U.S. Army.

Huntsville, AL

Planned and conducted test readiness reviews, and monitored vibration, thermal, and EMI testing for the X-Ray Telescope (a primary instrument of the Hinode Solar Observatory, now in orbit). Led group of thermal, mechanical, and electrical engineers in solving a problem with spacecraft heating during periods of darkness.Established verification procedures.

Huntsville, AL

Led 45 employees in training and other preparation to support payload operations for space shuttle (Spacelab) mission STS-42, to include mission design, mission simulation, astronaut training, payload operations, and control center operations. Routinely interfaced with the NASA Payload Operations Director and Payload Mission Manager. Ensured personnel.

Huntsville, AL

Led a team that assessed the potential of small satellites for Army tactical reconnaissance. Evaluated national assets and identified shortfalls in support to battlefield commanders. Developed performance requirements for a small satellite, assessed the state of technology to meet those requirements, and developed an initial design for a small synthetic.

Master Of Science, Space Studies

Completed MS in Space Studies in December 2015 with concentration on engineering of space systems. Thesis research "Architecture Study for.

Masters, Strategic Studies

Ms, Systems Engineering

Bs, General Engineering