James Bruce
SLS Liquid Engine Office Deputy SE&I Lead for RS-25 at Qualis Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Qualis Corporation
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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SLS Liquid Engine Office Deputy SE&I Lead for RS-25
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Apr 2023 - Present
Huntsville, Alabama, United States Senior Systems Engineer supporting the SLS Liquid Engines Office (LEO) ensuring the adequacy of SE&I products to the SLS Vehicle and to KSC Ground Operations. Provide project engineering support to integrate solutions to issues, facilitate integrated discussions, participate in task-teams and document reviews, provide status on issues and deliverables, and help maintain open communication with the SLS Level II Vehicle SE&I Operations Team.
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Senior Director of NASA Programs
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Apr 2023 - Present
Huntsville, Alabama, United States *Serve as a liaison between Qualis and Program Senior Management. *Serve as liaison between Qualis Management, and employees on NASA programs. *Meet periodically with the Contract General Manager to discuss company specific goals and any issues. *Attend all Program meetings requiring attendance by a Qualis representative. *Participate in Qualis Operations Meeting with the President. *Manage employees working on NASA programs *Manage hiring of new Qualis employees for the NASA… Show more *Serve as a liaison between Qualis and Program Senior Management. *Serve as liaison between Qualis Management, and employees on NASA programs. *Meet periodically with the Contract General Manager to discuss company specific goals and any issues. *Attend all Program meetings requiring attendance by a Qualis representative. *Participate in Qualis Operations Meeting with the President. *Manage employees working on NASA programs *Manage hiring of new Qualis employees for the NASA Programs. *Work to grow contract share when opportunities arise. *Support Qualis strategic growth initiatives for space related programs.
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Director of NASA Programs / Teammate Principal
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Jul 2021 - Apr 2023
United States *Serve as a liaison between Qualis and Program Senior Management. *Serve as liaison between Qualis Management, and employees on NASA programs. *Meet periodically with the Contract General Manager to discuss company specific goals and any issues. *Attend all Program meetings requiring attendance by a Qualis representative. *Participate in weekly Qualis Operations Meeting. *Manage a team of employees working on NASA programs. *Manage hiring of new Qualis employees for the NASA… Show more *Serve as a liaison between Qualis and Program Senior Management. *Serve as liaison between Qualis Management, and employees on NASA programs. *Meet periodically with the Contract General Manager to discuss company specific goals and any issues. *Attend all Program meetings requiring attendance by a Qualis representative. *Participate in weekly Qualis Operations Meeting. *Manage a team of employees working on NASA programs. *Manage hiring of new Qualis employees for the NASA Programs. *Work to grow contract share when opportunities arise. *Assist with Business Development activities.
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Logistics/Supportability Engineer
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Feb 2006 - Apr 2023
Huntsville, Alabama Perform various engineering functions in support of multiple launch vehicle development programs at MSFC. *Support the SLS Stages Element as an operations and logistics liaison between the Project, Engineering, OEM, and launch site organizations. Duties include monitoring and coordinating launch processing requests, supplementing local chief engineer and Project representatives at the launch site, and facilitating logistics and related issues during real-time processing of flight… Show more Perform various engineering functions in support of multiple launch vehicle development programs at MSFC. *Support the SLS Stages Element as an operations and logistics liaison between the Project, Engineering, OEM, and launch site organizations. Duties include monitoring and coordinating launch processing requests, supplementing local chief engineer and Project representatives at the launch site, and facilitating logistics and related issues during real-time processing of flight hardware. *Provide logistics insight and approval for all pre-ship reviews of flight hardware to the launch site for the SLS Stages element *Develop approval plans for use of tooling at the launch site *Providing oversight though Site Acceptance Test completion for NASA procured SLS Self Propelled Modular Transporters. *Develop verification closure for Ground Support Equipment logistics requirements, including: Recommended Spare Parts, Tools, Consumables, Maintenance Tasks, and Facility Requirements. *Ensure delivery of logistics data for Acceptance Data Package. *Analysis and development of launch vehicle design-in-supportability requirements to include maintenance and support concepts. *Technical research of historical data in the development of requirements, project planning, procedures, and facilities requirements. *Utilize GEIA-0007 in the development, collection, and storage of data elements associated with the building and maintaining a Logistics Support Analysis Record (LSAR) database to ensure logistical supportability. *Perform design integration with other centers in support of ground operations requirements and design as related to maintenance and servicing of the launch vehicle. *Participation in milestone design reviews including SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, and DCR. *Develop Integrated Stage Test Program Operations Plan integrating Logistics, System & Industrial Safety, Quality, Training, and Test/Work Control
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Director of Safety & Personnel
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Jun 2005 - Feb 2006
Position was an integral part of the Church Transportation team to maximize the safety and efficiency of the company. Various functions were required to support the daily management of the trucking company. Including: *Analysis of maintenance tasks performed on trucking fleet *Primary interface with customers for rate negotiation and route scheduling for various freight requirements *Develop and monitor safety requirements to assure fleet, driver, and customer… Show more Position was an integral part of the Church Transportation team to maximize the safety and efficiency of the company. Various functions were required to support the daily management of the trucking company. Including: *Analysis of maintenance tasks performed on trucking fleet *Primary interface with customers for rate negotiation and route scheduling for various freight requirements *Develop and monitor safety requirements to assure fleet, driver, and customer safety *Performed driver dispatching of contracted shipments *Analyze load costs to maximize company profits *Support all aspects of the invoicing for customers *Develop and support the company's customer base to ensure financial growth Show less
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Education
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Auburn University Harbert College of Business
Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Logistics -
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Professional Certificate, Systems Engineering