EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 1988, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN. Concentration:
Electrical Instrumentation & Controls
SKILLS
Experienced Systems Engineer with strong background in:
• Development of manned space flight requirements that includes Requirements Definition, Verification and Compliance. Intimate knowledge NASA program/project life cycle phases and associated milestone reviews
such as Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) and Critical Design Reviews (CDR)
• Ground/Flight Test, Flight Data Evaluation activites associated with Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM)
• Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) Post flight Assessment activities associated with SRB Disassembly following successful launch of Space Shuttle Vehicle
• Ability to generate program code in following languages; Basic, FORTRAN, Ground Oriented Aerospace Language (GOAL), C, C++, and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Have introductory Computer Aided Design (CAD) skills with Pro/Engineer (Pro/E) Wildfire modeling software. Demonstrated comprehensive
experience with all Microsoft Office Premium applications
• Previously held US Department of Defense Secret Clearance
EXPERIENCE
Jacobs Technology, ESTS Group, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL
Senior Solid Rocket Motor Engineer, Solid & Hybrid Propulsion Systems Team - Sept 2007 to Present
Responsibility: MSFC Solid Propulsion Systems representative to the Final Assembly Integrated Product Team (IPT), providing technical expertise, oversight, and concurrence for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) RSRM and CxP
(Constellation Program) Ares First Stage assembly at prime contractor Utah work centers as well as integration activities at the launch site.
Responsibilities include:
• Development and establishment of CxP Ares First Stage rocket assembly requirements and compliance verification in support of Ares First Stage program life cycle phases and associated milestone reviews (TIMs,PDR, CDR). Development of Ares First Stage Concept of Operations (ConOps)
• Assess Engineering Change Packages (ECPs), test plans, technical reports, discrepancy reports, drawings, and data relating to SSP RSRM and CxP Ares First Stage final assembly and integration. Identify impacts of changes to system performance as well as identification of technical risks and potential flight and personnel safety concerns
• Support development of CxP Ares First Stage to Ground Systems Interface Control Document (ICD), Communicate changes/updates to NASA management and ICD working group members
• Support CxP Ares First Stage development of Failure Modes Effects Analysis/Critical Items List (FMEA/CIL), Operations Maintenance and Specifications Document (OMRSD), Launch Commit Criteria (LCC)
• Provide RSRM engineering support during Space Shuttle Vehicle launch countdowns at MSFC Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC) facility
• Member of the SSP RSRM Operational Pressure Transducer (OPT) revalidation team and CxP Ares First Stage
OPT design team. Interface with Avionics IPT for coordination of OPT design requirements
• Participate in KSC post flight hardware assessment; including inspections of flight hardware, observation of segment and component disassembly operations, and communication of discrepancies to senior NASA management, team leads, and other subsystem engineers. Provide support for trade studies and issue resolution
• Ares I-X Flight Test Lead Engineer Final Assembly, Launch Countdown Support
• Took on the role of Jacobs Task lead to manage subcontractor’s research into solid rocket motor transients and improve Solid Rocket Motor thrust transients prediction module in Solid Performance Prediction software code.
Task lead responsibilities include preparation and generation of Task Order plan, Statement of Work, Purchase order, and daily management of subcontract effort
United Space Alliance, Solid Rocket Booster Element, Kennedy Space Center, FL
Senior Systems Engineer, Design Engineering - Oct 1999 to Sept 2007
Responsibilities:
• Kennedy Space Center Booster Launch Operations Center (BLOC) Lead engineer during prelaunch test and checkout of all SRB subsystems and launch countdown of Space Shuttle Vehicle. The BLOC is a KSC on-site facility that receives, processes, and displays space shuttle vehicle data necessary to provide engineering support to the KSC Launch Control Center during selected prelaunch tests and launch operations. BLOC lead engineer position requires knowledge of all SRB Subsystems including Electrical and Instrumentation, Thrust Vector Control, and Range Safety Systems
• Following SRB retrieval, coordinate SRB post flight assessment efforts for a multidiscipline NASA/Contractor team to assess conditions that may affect safety or system performance. Efforts include documentation of discrepant hardware, generation of formal SRB/RSRM Post flight Assessment Team (SPAT) Board presentations, and disposition discrepancy reports within United Space Alliance tracking system. Author/owner of the KSC SRB/RSRM post flight assessment team operating plan
• Lead engineer for coordination and preparation of the SRB Performance Evaluation Package and presentation to the MSFC NASA SRB Chief Engineer. SRB Performance Evaluation Package encompasses evaluation of approximately 350 analog and discrete measurements. Evaluate SRB vehicle destruct Range Safety System (RSS) flight performance for incorporation into SRB Performance Package and final flight evaluation report.
• Perform RSS signal margin link analysis to show compliance to Air Force 45th Space Wing Eastern Test Range requirements and submit formal report to NASA. Generate countdown specific documentation for United Space Alliance and NASA senior management
• Generate SRB RSS and Electrical & Instrumentation subsystem BLOC training simulations for engineering personnel. Generate BLOC facility C++ code to capture SRB data during prelaunch checkout and launch countdown. Manage BLOC scheduling and support for all test and launch countdown activities. Maintain BLOC facility website
• Present SRB Flight Readiness Review to NASA and United Space Alliance (USA) SRB senior management
United Space Boosters Incorporated, Kennedy Space Center, FL
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