Experience

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  Firefly Aerospace

  • United States

  • Director of Mission Management

    • Jun 2021 - Oct 2023
    • United States

    Ready to launch Firefly to the next level.

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  Peterson Business Solutions, LLC

  • Costa Mesa, CA

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
    • Costa Mesa, CA

    Chief Executive Officer: Providing aerospace, defense, and medical manufacturers introduction and supplier approval to new customers to rapidly grow their portfolio and annual sales. Identifying strategic life of program opportunities with OEMs and tier 1s that lead to production programs with companies like Boeing, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed and more.

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  OneWeb

  • World wide

  • Mission Manager

    • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021
    • World wide

    Satellite production and launch guy to make Internet access everywhere, for everyone.

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  XPRIZE

  • Culver City, CA

  • Google Lunar XPRIZE Judge & Vice Chairman

    • Apr 2015 - Sep 2020
    • Culver City, CA

    Google Lunar XPRIZE is privileged to work with an expert set of judges who will ensure a fair and rigorous competition. Their professional insight will be imperative as we look to award teams who have successfully demonstrated innovative solutions that will advance essential lunar exploration technologies.

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  Elite Aersospace Group

  • Irvine, California

  • Director of Programs, Aerospace

    • Apr 2015 - Mar 2019
    • Irvine, California

    Identify strategic life of program opportunities that align with the company vision and ensure we become eligible to participate as a manufacturer under Elite Aviation Products and/or provide engineering services under Elite Engineering Services. Always looking for innovation and technology opportunities to bring under the Elite 360 Technology vertical.

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  Boeing

  • Sea Launch Mission Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Aug 2014

    Sea Launch (SL) Mission Manager: Manage commercial programs with value ranging from $80-100M. Act as primary POC to the customer (spacecraft manufacturer/end user) for all Engineering and launch campaign activity throughout the mission. Coordinate the SL integration functions to facilitate development of requirements and interfaces between launch vehicle and spacecraft. Manage/lead the mission team, consisting of Mission Integrator/multidiscipline Eng analysis team and Payload Integration Manager/Ops team. Ensure development and production of all mission hardware (1st, 2nd & 3rd stage rocket manufacturing and the composite fairing and associated avionics), mission planning, as well as provide program oversight of any new hardware or software development activity. Supervise integration of organizations and documentation from contract authorization through analytical integration, ground processing, launch and post-flight reporting. Chairman of the Mission Integration Group responsible for the rocket and payload fairing design, analysis and manufacturing teams. Provide mission status and coordinate resolution of issues with the entire SL Org. Develop/coordinate & ensure compliance to all export related documentation and licensing. Create mission specific integration budget/EAC. Track performance to schedule and performance to budget (EVMS). Review and approve changes to plan. Review and approve payment invoices from SL Major Subcontractors. Provide support to Marketing and Sales, and SL contracts as required to procure follow-on missions. Develop detailed proposals and SOWs for each launch service contract and subcontractors. Provide safety integration management to ensure compliance to SL Range Safety. Manage and coordinate the SL Lessons Learned to closure. Identify and manage program risks and opportunities. Assigned as lead mission manager ensuring the mission management team is properly trained and are executing missions to customer and SL expectations.

  • Land Launch Program and Mission Manager

    • Jan 2008 - Apr 2014

    Land Launch Program and Mission Manager: In addition to the responsibilities mentioned for the Sea Launch Mission Manager position, act as the Land Launch Program Manager for Sea Launch to organize, coordinate, and execute the Land Launch Program and all Land Launch missions. Responsible to ensure a successful Engineering Spacecraft/Launch Vehicle integration, development of a thorough launch campaign plan, and execution of a flawless launch campaign. Strong emphasis on risk identification and elimination or mitigation, and opportunities management. Successful execution of large scale Engineering and Operations integration across many international companies. Strong demonstration of customer focus and satisfaction leading to additional sales.

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  Boeing

  • Payload Integration Manager

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

     Payload Integration Manager (PIM): The PIM is the Sea Launch customer focal for all Sea Launch Operations at Home Port and at sea throughout launch operations. Accountable to the Mission Director for both the Spacecraft customer readiness and the Payload Unit flight and ground hardware readiness for launch. Manage the Payload Unit Launch Operations team and Payload unit hardware while at sea. Responsible to implement operational aspects of the Interface Control Document (ICD) requirements with respect to the spacecraft to Sea Launch interfaces from both the ground and flight hardware perspectives. Responsible to ensure successful campaign integration and planning activities associated with all system operations at Sea Launch with respect to the Payload Unit (PLU) and the spacecraft/satellite processing. In addition, ensure existing and new system requirements are in place and verified prior to spacecraft processing. Responsible for the flawless execution of Spacecraft campaign operations within Sea Launch and with the satellite customer.

  • Cargo Flight Manager

    • 1999 - 2002

    Cargo Flight Manager (Promotion): Act as the Boeing Mission Assurance Manager for all Space Shuttle flights for Cargo/Payload Integration. The Cargo Flight Manager is responsible for technical and program direction for all Cargo Integration activity, Certification of Flight Readiness Reviews (CoFR), and product identification, development and delivery from flight inception through post flight reporting. Ensure Engineering Management (Mechanical design, Electrical design, Thermal, Stress, Loads, Dynamics, Hardware design and Software...) supports program activity and schedules. Responsible to the Program Director and outside customers to ensure that all activity is conducted on schedule with quality and timeliness not being jeopardized. Manage all customer requests for assessments, Problem Resolution (PR) working groups and chairman for Flight Integration and Hardware Engineering Review Boards (ERBs). Responsible to customers to identify required products and to provide necessary support to ensure that the products are accepted and funded for design, development, and delivery. Provide support for contract development.

  • Payload Requirements Product Manager

    • 1995 - 1999

    Payload Requirements Product Manager: Provide technical and program direction to Payload Lead Engineers and their integration teams with respect to the quality, design, development, content, scheduling of the Interface Control Documents (ICDs) associated with the integration of all Payload/Cargo Elements into the Space Shuttle Program, and requirements and operational constraints associated with International Space Station vehicle, Space Shuttle Vehicle and combined vehicles while in orbit. Ensure Payload Lead Engineer's activities are completed in support of the flight production template milestones. Ensure that each supporting Engineering function is within budget. Maintain current understanding of all Cargo Integration deliverables in order to remain current with respect to Program/product support. Conduct assessments and implementation of program changes. Ensure customer satisfaction and product quality through identification and coordination of scheduling for each Payload Lead Engineer's activity and that the activity is conducted in compliance with established procedures as defined for ISO19001 certification. Maintain, identify and complete procedures as required. Define and implement process improvements, which lead to savings and/or efficiencies. Assure Program Level Activities Network database is current. Identify and define new business opportunities. Provided oversight to ensure CAD model compatibility and ease of transferability to minimize work required accepting and deploying modeling data for product development. Maintain Program Integration and associated Program web sites.

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  Rockwell International and Boeing

  • Downey, California

  • Payload Lead Engineer

    • 1985 - 1995
    • Downey, California

    Payload Lead Engineer: Provide technical direction to a multi-Engineering discipline team (Stress, Dynamics, Loads, Mechanical Design, Wiring Design, Hardware Design, Software, Avionics, EMI, EMC, Safety, Active Thermal, and Passive Thermal) for the identification, preparation, development, and coordination of NASA and DoD Payload Requirements Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for Payloads/Cargo Elements launched by the Space Shuttle Program, and requirements and operational constraints associated with International Space Station vehicle, Space Shuttle Vehicle and combined vehicles while in orbit. Products developed include Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Preliminary Interface Revision Notices (PIRNs), Avionics control schematics, and Computer Automated Design models. Identify and define payload integration hardware required to successfully integrate and operate the payload into the Space Shuttle vehicle.