Represent NASA's Flight Operations / Flight Integration Division as a Chief Training Officer (CTO), developing and delivering training to astronaut crews and flight controllers in support of the International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs.Provide team leadership for Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test (CFT) mission, training and certifying the CFT astronaut crew and Mission Control flight controllers.Share my many years of ascent/entry Space Shuttle experience to facilitate safe and successful mission operations.

Privately held LLC, providing Engineering, Project Management, Lean and Six Sigma, Operations, and Training expertise applied to deliver solutions

My responsibilities include partnering with Life & Retirement business units to achieve Lean savings goal through process improvement initiatives. In 2014, I was responsible for helping save nearly $1M in operating costs.Additionally, I'm responsible for training and coaching other Lean practitioners and the AIG management team. I've assisted the Lean Center of Excellence in developing Lean Awareness training material and have delivered it to employees. Currently, we are working toward a Green Belt training program to be rolled out in 2015.

• Providing business development and process improvement expertise for aerospace training programs for this behavioral technology and analytics company• Working with the company executive leadership to develop company strategic plans, identify business opportunities, and negotiate partnering agreements and contracts with customers• Identifying and develop new technologies and strategies• Writing grant requests and proposals• Representing the company CEO at the NASA Small Business Roundtable, representing small businesses, and advising the Agency on small business needs.

• Performed decomposition and analysis of NASA requirements for Commercial Crew• Applied Lean Six Sigma, space operations, and training experience to provide design and operations recommendations for a human-rated space transportation system• Developed and delivered operations concepts, mission timelines, training and simulation plans to match customer needs and mission goals

• Managed client delivery of Prodagio software solutions from sale through requirements development, configuration, testing, training, user acceptance, installation, and “Go Live”• Served as primary client advocate for problem solving, consulting, and overall project management• Identified and recommended Lean Six Sigma improvements to the software development and delivery processes• Developed project plans and effectively managed to cost, schedule, and budget to ensure profitability• Developed and delivered training to customers and new hires• Managed a complex, matrixed technical team toward common goal of client satisfaction

• Pursued business opportunities from initial identification through Pursue/No-Pursue, Bid & Proposal, and Award• Developed teaming, pricing, proposal, and contract execution strategies and made Go/No-Go recommendations on each to executive management• Developed and enhanced company to NASA customer and company to company relationships• Successfully managed capture budgets to cost and schedule targets• Led development of win themes and transition from capture phase of pursuit to bid & proposal• Performed research and identified strategic opportunities for pursuit aligned to company strategic plans

• Certified as Black Belt and Master Black Belt by George Group consulting• Drove a portfolio of projects, using Earned Value Management as a key evaluation tool• Successfully led enterprise-wide, strategic projects with verifiable results• Trained and certified dozens of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts in DMAIC and DMEDI process improvement methodologies• Developed and strengthened relationships with management at all levels, including CEO/COO and Executive Management; Led efforts to identify strategic project selection methodologies• Developed, maintained, and delivered training material• Coached and mentored belts through successful completion of projects

• Trained and certified multiple Space Shuttle and International Space Station astronaut crews and Mission Control flight controllers and teams• Integrated, coordinated, and managed multiple, sometimes international flight control teams and astronaut crews through mission-specific training flows in preparation for spaceflight• Managed and led matrixed technical personnel in real-time mission operations preparation• Cross-trained, certified, and participated in real-time operations as a Shuttle flight controller• Achieved thorough understanding of Shuttle and ISS programs and objectives; Cultivated relationships with Shuttle and ISS program-level leadership in order to optimize training resource utilization and enhance the chances of mission success• Decomposed program-level requirements and mission objectives; Developed and delivered classroom and simulation-based training plans and training materials for individuals, crews, and teams• Led significant projects, such as integrating the Russian-built Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) into NASA’s Space Shuttle Program training and operations, in preparation for the Space Shuttle-Mir Space Station docking missions• Specialized in SpaceFlight Resource Management, synonymous with the commercial aviation industry’s Cockpit Resource Management (CRM)

• Relocated to NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) facility in Fairmont, West Virginia for 7 months to support this New Business initiative• Provided requirements analysis for International Space Station Command and Data Handler (C&DH) flight software for both Node Control Software and Command and Control Software• Supported several design reviews, applying manned spaceflight operations view to design requirements evaluations. Provided impetus for several design changes early in the development process, preventing costly software repairs later in the schedule.