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Chantilly, Va, Us

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Deputy Branch Chief for non-NSSL launch services and innovation in launch studies•Appointed as Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) for RASR, SLIC, Fleet Monitoring, and BAA contracts•Chaired multiple source selections for launch services and launch technology studies•Conducted launch operations at Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and Vandenberg Space Force Base

El Segundo, California, United States

Team lead for polar SATCOM gateway, terminals, and control segments•Liaised with USACE, NIWC, and NAVWAR on behalf of USSF program office•Collaborated with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, NMT, and FAB-T program offices for terminal delivery and installation•Oversaw hardware and software site acceptance at Clear Space Force Station and Schriever Space Force Base

El Segundo, California, United States

Team lead of design, development, testing, and acceptance of space vehicle flight software and satellite simulators for the GPS III and GPS IIIF programs•Approved Critical Design Review baseline for GPS IIIF BUS, MDU, and TCU flight software•Directed on orbit initialization and testing of GPS III SV06 as ground Mission Director•Accepted GPS III satellite simulator delivery on behalf of US Government

Ground Ops Mission Director for GPS III Space Vehicle 06. Led ops floor post SV separation from Launch vehicle. Included orbit raising, solar array deployment and more.

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Columbia, South Carolina Area

Assisted in research and design of advanced fiber additive manufacturing, automated machine tools, robotics, and joining technologies for the aerospace industry.3D Printing with Continuous Fiber Carbon •Used CATIA and Inventor to manufacture 3D printed parts and develop systems for 3D printing carbon fiber.•Prepared carbon fiber cross sectional samples for microscopy and image analysis. •Used Water Jet Cutter to manufacture mounting plates.•Employed knowledge on basic circuitry to wire machine components. •Created and maintained a bill of materials. Development of Test Standards of Composite Laminates•Designed composite laminate layer structures.•Manufactured composite laminate test samples using hand lay-up method.•Conducted tensile and strain rate testing on composite samples.•Used Mathematica to input data and simulate quasi-isotropic laminates.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Maintain and repair all fitness equipment, including preventive maintenance, general part repair, and machine assembly. Managed over five hundred fitness machines at three facilities. •Earned promotion to manager position May 2016.•Utilized procedures for assembly and disassembly of complex machinery.•Prioritized work and repair schedules in a timely manner. •Employed my knowledge of proper tool usage and safe handling. •Applied preventative maintenance to ensure equipment safety and functionality. •Hired and trained other technician team members.•Delegated tasks to other team members, managed scheduling. •Ordered replacement parts, put in work orders, and approved invoices.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process.

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