Experience

Omitron Inc.

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Flight Operations Team Lead

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Leading a small team to prepare operations and control center for the PACE (Plankton, Aerosols, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem) launch (planned for ~2024). - Design, develop, test, verify, and validate the operations control center that is the primary location to monitor the health and safety of the spacecraft and provide mission planning. - Present at all project reviews and deliver for all mission milestones

• Spacecraft Systems Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2018

  Supported the Mission Systems Engineering team for Joint Polar Satellite System 2/3/4 (JPSS2/3/4) by coordinating the spacecraft subsystems at the system level with the operations point of view. - Working directly with the spacecraft vendor to verify they are building to the NASA requirements and level of quality - Requirements verification definitions and sign off

• Flight Operations Team Deputy

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2016

  Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR): - Support pre-launch phase for ground, observatory, and science operations - Support integration and test phase for science and observatory operations during re-integration and environment level testing Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R): - Analyze areas within science readiness for the GOES-R Program Office and supply support where needed to meet project requirements and deadlines.



Goldbelt Orca

• United States
• Defense & Space

• Flight Operations Team Deputy

  • Apr 2006 - Jul 2011

  Monitored the health and safety of the Fermi Satellite (formally known as Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)), which currently maps the sky for known gamma-ray sources and discovering new sources to expand our knowledge of the known galaxy. -Lead weekly status meetings for the customer. -Participated in the first maneuver for the Fermi spacecraft. -Participated in pre-launch, launch, and early orbit activities for ground, observatory, and science operations. Monitored the health and safety of the Fermi Satellite (formally known as Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST)), which currently maps the sky for known gamma-ray sources and discovering new sources to expand our knowledge of the known galaxy. -Lead weekly status meetings for the customer. -Participated in the first maneuver for the Fermi spacecraft. -Participated in pre-launch, launch, and early orbit activities for ground, observatory, and science operations.



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Engineer II

  • Mar 2004 - Mar 2006

  Monitored the health and safety for the satellite called Rossi X-Ray Timing Experiment (RXTE), a low Earth orbiting spacecraft. Monitored the health and safety for the satellite called Rossi X-Ray Timing Experiment (RXTE), a low Earth orbiting spacecraft.