Experience

Sigmatech

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Requirements and Concepts SME

  • May 2018 - Present

  Peterson AFB, Colorado - Develop concept documents describing future space domain awareness capabilities to guide requirements development, acquisition, fielding and deployment. - Support HQ SpOC Space Domain Awareness & Environmental Monitoring Mission Area Team to generate, present, and sustain space domain awareness capabilities for USSPACECOM operations (2021-Present). - Advised HQ SpOC Space Superiority Division staff on policy, guidance, requirements development, resource management, integration, and… Show more - Develop concept documents describing future space domain awareness capabilities to guide requirements development, acquisition, fielding and deployment. - Support HQ SpOC Space Domain Awareness & Environmental Monitoring Mission Area Team to generate, present, and sustain space domain awareness capabilities for USSPACECOM operations (2021-Present). - Advised HQ SpOC Space Superiority Division staff on policy, guidance, requirements development, resource management, integration, and acquisition for space domain awareness systems (2018-2021). Show less



Analytical Systems Incorporated

• Requirements Analyst

  • Jan 2015 - May 2018

  Peterson AFB, CO - Research, analysis, and staffing capability-based requirements documentation on policy, guidance, resource management, integration, and acquisition for operational space superiority capabilities.



Distributed Mission Operations Center -- Space (DMOC-S)

• Chief, Plans and Programs

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2014

  Schriever AFB, CO - Executed $5 million annual portfolio and managed Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes enabling advanced space training software acquisition. - Monitored program funding for space effects planning and execution in 25+ contingency exercises for three fiscal years providing support to warfighter training requirements.



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Chief, Standardization & Evaluation

  • Feb 2010 - Sep 2011

  Vandenberg AFB, CA - Led 7-member team in 15 on-location inspections of training and certification plans and programs, wrote detailed inspection reports, and developed training and evaluation policies and guidance ensuring mission readiness of AFSPC units around the world.

• Chief, Space Superiority

  • Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

  Vandenberg AFB, CA - Supported development of policies for international space data sharing program, and partnered with developers and government teams to support upgrade and refit of new hardware into orbital analysis system, expanding collision screening for 800 satellites. - Served as technical leader working jointly across multiple staff directorates to provide status reporting to senior leaders on space system operational readiness and sustainment issues; briefings to AFSPC yielded $8.6M for capability &… Show more - Supported development of policies for international space data sharing program, and partnered with developers and government teams to support upgrade and refit of new hardware into orbital analysis system, expanding collision screening for 800 satellites. - Served as technical leader working jointly across multiple staff directorates to provide status reporting to senior leaders on space system operational readiness and sustainment issues; briefings to AFSPC yielded $8.6M for capability & recovery of 1,100 lost objects. - Orchestrated emergency airlift mission for 36-hour critical hardware repair mission of a remote tracking radar site, enabling a first orbit track of a key foreign space launch.



1st Space Control Squadron (614 AOC)

• Chief, Sensor Analysis Branch

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2008

  Cheyenne Mtn AFS, CO & Vandenberg AFB, CA - Led 3-person team optimizing and calibrating global network of 29 space tracking sites to maintain accurate observations for the Department of Defense's 18,000 object catalog.



1st Space Control Squadron

• Space Battle Manager, Orbital Analyst

  • Dec 2004 - Mar 2008

  Cheyenne Mtn AFS, CO & Vandenberg AFB, CA - Directed network of 29 space tracking sites to collect observations on all man-made space objects, and cataloged orbital data providing SSA custody of 18,000 objects.

• Chief, Current Operations

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

  Cheyenne Mtn AFS, CO



490th Missile Squadron

• Missile Combat Crew Commander

  • Jul 2001 - Dec 2004

  Malmstrom AFB, MT



13th Space Warning Squadron

• Missile Warning Crew Commander

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2001

  Clear AFS, AK - As Spacetrack Officer assessed mechanical tracking radar metrics to troubleshoot radar performance issues and ensure confidence in space surveillance observations of launches and orbiting objects. - Led a five person crew responsible for high power ground-based radar providing missile warning for the U.S. and Canada and tracking of space launches and orbiting space objects.