Experience

Strategint

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Program Manager applying enterprise ITIL-based model and business analytics to improve services and processes across the NRO enterprise while reducing costs and providing actionable mission improvement solutions. Deputy Team Lead of Business Relationship Management team and Domain Manager for NRO Desktop Services. Uses metrics to identify schedule, cost and process threats to active and future mission/project threads. Actively evolves the existing legacy environment into one that provides the services necessary for long-term reduced costs, enterprise agility and mission success. Show less



CMX Technologies, an Xator Company

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Systems Engineer/Contractor Lead

  • May 2013 - May 2017

  Action Officer supporting the Allied Program Management Office. This effort directly supported the NGA effort to integrate the US and Commonwealth interests in a seamless, adaptable and responsive operational network supporting the GEOINT needs of the Commonwealth Partners and the US. This position melds the future vision of the NGA with the Commonwealth Partners at all technical, managerial and policy levels and involves daily, personal interaction with Commonwealth Liaison Officers. Utilized tight organization and communication skills to merge NGA technical capabilities with those from a disparate set of Commonwealth Partners with differing intelligence requirements and proficiencies. Lead support engineer on multiple 3rd-Party Sharing Agreements that NGA holds with other international Partners. Participant in face to face meetings with international partner representatives both in the USA and in host countries to better understand their intelligence, technical and organizational requirements. Show less



The SI Organization, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Systems Engineer, Senior Staff

  • May 2011 - May 2013

  Management and Standards Compliance support to the NGA Geospatial Intelligence Standards/Metadata Focus Group to ensure NGA metadata standards align with ISO, DoD and Intelligence Community standards documents. Direct Customer support to Agency-wide Geospatial-Intelligence Data Architecture Management Initiative. Developed and maintains NSG Register for Quality Measures metadata as part of the NSG Metadata Foundation. Represents the NGA at US Government and community standards forums, including IC-wide government Cloud efforts. Key member of Agency-level team to increase discoverability of NGA data holdings and products. Show less



Innovative Services and Solutions

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Nov 2010 - May 2011

  Performed program management and technical integration activities at GeoEye in support of the EnhancedView Program with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Project Lead for Interfaces and chair of the Interface Working Group overseeing ICD development. Developed DODAF SV-4 for GeoEye Ground System for the Ground Segment Preliminary Design Review. Led effort to evolve current point-to-point architecture to a Service Oriented Architecture. Performed program management and technical integration activities at GeoEye in support of the EnhancedView Program with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Project Lead for Interfaces and chair of the Interface Working Group overseeing ICD development. Developed DODAF SV-4 for GeoEye Ground System for the Ground Segment Preliminary Design Review. Led effort to evolve current point-to-point architecture to a Service Oriented Architecture.



SAIC

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Systems Engineer

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2010

  Project Lead providing strategic systems engineering and management support to senior government officials implementing improved technologies and processes into the operation of an extensive realtime hardware and software suite supporting National overhead satellite programs. Specific responsibilities involve technical and programmatic advice to the Government to ensure compatibility of future space sensor platforms with ground processing systems. Member of Technical Director’s Staff involved in oversight and review of program progress, integration and test activities and engineering documentation. Member of Engineering Review Board tasked to assess system build, integration and test activities, design specifications and life cycle and COTS considerations. Project lead for a key Government milestone or effectivity. The objective of this position was to ensure that ground hardware and software capabilities were installed, tested and ready to perform command and control of a new space sensor. This position required close communication with the Government and a geographically dispersed test and requirements analysis team. Ensured DOORS requirements database remained current. Led the effort to develop a requirements trace to ensure a lean but technically robust test program. Formed and led an integrated test team with representatives from mission partner organizations to eliminate test overlap, ensure schedule compatibility and produce a single test philosophy for the enterprise. These efforts resulted in a successful Systems Requirements Review and Preliminary Design Review for this effectivity. Show less



Harris Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Systems Engineer / Group Lead

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2006

  Engineering Manager providing systems engineering support to National customer in the areas of information technology, fiber optic telecommunications, biometrics and robotics. Supported new business development activities and performed numerous technical and programmatic activities across multiple programs. Writer of technical white papers in support of new business initiatives. Performed technical and cost trade studies to support customer program objectives. Responsibilities included engineer performance evaluations, workforce assessment and promotion recommendations. Supported new Business Development activities. Wrote technical White Paper to propose means by which Customer mission needs could be met by innovative use of current technologies. Met with Customer personnel to understand their specific mission needs and worked with internal company organizations to develop potential means by which Customer needs could be met. As Group Lead, oversaw the efforts of nine engineers across multiple programs. Responsibilities included engineer performance reviews, workforce assessment and promotion recommendations. Group Lead/Senior Systems Engineer on GeoScout, a large Information Technology effort by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, to transform disparate datastore and access systems into a seamless web-based, data-centric architecture. Supervised efforts of five engineers performing miscellaneous interface and requirements definition and technical integration tasks. Reviewed dozens of documents to refine technical interface and requirements definition information in support of Customer Engineering Change Proposals. Reviewed and condensed outmoded Customer documentation into useful technical interface and requirements information to support GeoScout program development and documentation activities. Show less

• Senior Systems Engineer

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2003

  Project Lead of multi-contractor team providing systems engineering and architectural solutions for an essential hardware and software component of the Future Imagery Architecture. Managed technical interaction among diverse team working in a mission critical area involving Oracle databases. Led two technical focus teams whose efforts culminated in closure of a mission-critical program risk item. Supported Customer brief to NRO Senior Management Group to brief solution to senior management. Show less



TASC, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal Member Technical Staff

  • Jul 2001 - Jul 2002

  Provided systems engineering and management support to senior government officials working on National overhead satellite programs. Responsible Engineer for new technical capabilities and equipment installed and operated at globally dispersed ground facilities. Handpicked to analyze ground station operational improvements and compose a report for delivery to a foreign government in accordance with international treaty obligations on behalf of a US Government customer. Provided systems engineering and management support to senior government officials working on National overhead satellite programs. Responsible Engineer for new technical capabilities and equipment installed and operated at globally dispersed ground facilities. Handpicked to analyze ground station operational improvements and compose a report for delivery to a foreign government in accordance with international treaty obligations on behalf of a US Government customer.



Scitor Corporation

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • Mar 1987 - Oct 1999

  Systems engineering support to spacecraft and aircraft development programs; performed Customer technical liaison tasks. Systems Engineer at ground station performing miscellaneous operations engineering support tasks. Classified Satellite Development Program: Supervised 15-member satellite test team that validated over 400 on-orbit operations procedures and documented test results. Developed test scope and front-end requirements; oversaw hardware test set build-up and integration activities and test program implementation. Briefed test and procedure status to prime contractor and government customer management at monthly meetings. Systems Engineering Support to Boeing 777 Aircraft Development: Participated in development of 777 Airplane Description Document and was a member of task force to bring the Boeing 777 Systems Integration Laboratory on-line. Co-Authored the Systems Integration Laboratory Test Plan that laid the groundwork for testing the digital avionics on the 777 aircraft. Received Letter of Commendation from the Boeing Corporation for single-handedly compiling and delivering the Boeing 777 Critical Systems List for the FAA in timely fashion. Systems Engineering and Technical Advisor to National Reconnaissance Office: Provided direct systems engineering and programmatic support to government customer in the SIGINT Directorate at the NRO. Oversaw the installation and checkout of a unique software system to more effectively utilize an extensive satellite network from geographically dispersed ground stations. Personally requested by Customer to accompany customer to overseas ground stations to support high-level government meetings. Planned, implemented and coordinated the execution of three-day quarterly meetings with up to 70 senior government personnel held in globally dispersed locations in support of future SIGINT architecture initiatives. Managed agenda and physical details of meetings, recorded minutes, tracked status of all action items. Show less



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Engineer

  • Jan 1981 - Mar 1987

  Acting head of a Launch Segment Integration Team performing Systems Engineering tasks related to Space Shuttle and Expendable Launch Vehicle satellite integration. Managed satellite vehicle/booster vehicle interface definition and control, requirements compatibility, and system trade studies. Supervised and coordinated day-to-day activities of space technology personnel and presented status briefings to program management at weekly and monthly meetings. Defined and documented satellite vehicle/booster vehicle interface requirements and verification agreements for Expendable Launch Vehicle and Space Shuttle launches of a classified satellite program in an Interface Requirements Document and Interface Control Document. Developed an Interface Verification Analysis Plan to streamline and improve the spacecraft design verification process. Directed multi-disciplinary team that defined satellite launch site test requirements, satellite vehicle/booster vehicle integration tasks, test success criteria and constraints. Delivered a Launch Base Test Plan to Vandenberg AFB launch processing team outlining the launch processing concept of operations (CONOPS) in support of a classified space payload. Wrote the NASA Space Shuttle Payload Integration Plan for a classified government satellite program which formulated the operations concept by which this satellite would separate from the Shuttle. Organized and conducted interface meetings and coordinated inputs at all technical and management levels. Effort culminated in NASA and Air Force approval signatures on document. Show less



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Captain, USAF / Satellite Operations Director

  • Nov 1976 - Nov 1980

  Managed mission control team that sent and received electronic signals to and from orbiting US military satellites utilizing global network resources on a 24-hour basis. Oversaw all aspects of satellite operations, including approving satellite vehicle pass plans, maintaining detailed log of pertinent shift activities and resolving global network resource scheduling conflicts. Briefed senior management on operational problems and spacecraft health status. Managed mission control team that sent and received electronic signals to and from orbiting US military satellites utilizing global network resources on a 24-hour basis. Oversaw all aspects of satellite operations, including approving satellite vehicle pass plans, maintaining detailed log of pertinent shift activities and resolving global network resource scheduling conflicts. Briefed senior management on operational problems and spacecraft health status.