Experience

Ballast Books

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Book Author

  • May 2023 - Present

  Author of “Air Born”, a memoir about Jan’s father, a WWII B-17 pilot and POW, and Jan’s amazing life and spaceflights Author of “Air Born”, a memoir about Jan’s father, a WWII B-17 pilot and POW, and Jan’s amazing life and spaceflights



Bastion Technologies, Inc.

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Technical Fellow

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Part-time advisor for crew operations, project management, safety and mission assurance, engineering, and just about anything related to NASA or Human Spaceflight.

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2020

  As the PM for the NASA MSFC Safety and Mission Assurances Services (SMAS) Contract, responsible for assuring the safety, quality, reliability, and success of all MSFC and SSC projects and programs, as well as personnel and institutional safety. Work includes managing the SMAS work at all Space Launch Systems OEM locations across the country, Michoud Assembly Facility, and Kennedy Space Center.



Jacobs

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP, Deputy General Manager and Technical Fellow

  • Oct 2005 - Jun 2017

  Responsible for managing Engineering and Technical Services contract for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, providing engineers, scientists, and technicians for MSFC projects and programs such as all elements of Space Launch System, International Space Station, scientific payloads, and propulsion. Responsible for managing Engineering and Technical Services contract for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, providing engineers, scientists, and technicians for MSFC projects and programs such as all elements of Space Launch System, International Space Station, scientific payloads, and propulsion.



NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate (SES)

  • Aug 2003 - Oct 2005

• Director, Flight Projects Directorate (SES)

  • Jul 1999 - Aug 2003

  International Space Station flight hardware and payload operations; Chandra Program Office

• Director, HEDS Independent Assurance (SES), Office of Safety and Mission Assurance

  • Apr 1998 - Jul 1999

• Astronaut Mission Specialist

  • Aug 1987 - Apr 1998

  Payload Commander STS-85Mission Specialist STS-60Mission Specialist STS-47

• Structural Analyst

  • Oct 1979 - Aug 1987



Texaco

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Petroleum Engineer

  • Dec 1977 - Oct 1979

  Tertiary oil recovery - steam flooding Tertiary oil recovery - steam flooding