Executive Director, Space Infrastructure

• Jan 2023 - Present

Director, Astronauts, Life Sciences and Space Medicine

• Mar 2017 - Present

Senior Systems Engineer

• Apr 2006 - Mar 2017

Lead Engineer - Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) and Near-Infrared Interferometer and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) for the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) (2006 - …) Lead Engineer - Meteorological Station for the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander (2006 - 2008)

Manager, Project/Program Portfolio

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

Manage and restructure the Corporate Investment Management Office (CIMO) human, financial, and material resources. Evaluate and develop the organizational project management capacity. Define and implement an integrated portfolio management approach, oversee the portfolio of investments, analyse its composition and performance, and make recommendations. Advise Canadian Space Agency's governance on investment management related matters.

Head, Exploration Systems Engineering (interim)

• Jan 2012 - May 2012

Board Member

• Apr 2016 - Apr 2018

Elected on the Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate. 2016: Member of the Governance Committee Elected on the Board of Directors for a 2-year mandate. 2016: Member of the Governance Committee

Board Member

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

Elected on the Board of Directors for a 3-year mandate. 2014-2015: Member of the Finance and Audit Committee, Communications and Public Affairs Committee, PLAN Magazine Editorial Committee, and Promotion and Development of the Profession Committee. 2014: Vice-President. 2013-2014: Vice-President of Finance and Treasurer. 2012-2013: Member of the Finance Committee and Governance Committee. Elected on the Board of Directors for a 3-year mandate. 2014-2015: Member of the Finance and Audit Committee, Communications and Public Affairs Committee, PLAN Magazine Editorial Committee, and Promotion and Development of the Profession Committee. 2014: Vice-President. 2013-2014: Vice-President of Finance and Treasurer. 2012-2013: Member of the Finance Committee and Governance Committee.

Lecturer

• 2001 - 2008

Taught to about 150 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students yearly (winter, summer and fall semesters) on control, servo systems, and robotics. Taught to about 150 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students yearly (winter, summer and fall semesters) on control, servo systems, and robotics.

Member of the Programming Committee

• 2001 - 2008

Advised senior management on strategic orientations, as well as annual and long term programming. Proposed and reviewed exhibition projects, monitored their development, and assessed performance metrics and reports. Advised senior management on strategic orientations, as well as annual and long term programming. Proposed and reviewed exhibition projects, monitored their development, and assessed performance metrics and reports.

Systems Engineer

• 2001 - 2006

Lead Engineer, Meteorological Station for the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander (2003 - 2006)

Robotics Engineer

• 1998 - 2001

Conducted research and development in the field of space robotics.

Mechanical Engineer (junior)

• 1995 - 1997

Corporate Operations Worked on industrial projects related to the ferrous metals industry. Corporate Operations Worked on industrial projects related to the ferrous metals industry.