Experience

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  Retired

  • Retired

    • May 2009 - Present
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  Northrop Grumman Corporation/TRW

  • NPOESS Spacecraft Systems Engineering Manager

    • Aug 2002 - May 2009

    • Managed performance, schedule and cost for 12 disciplines (Systems Engineering, Autonomy & Fault Management, Mechanical Design Integration, Mass Properties, Dynamics, Cable & Harness Engineering, Electrical Design Integration, Radiation, EMC, Contamination, Reliability and Safety...

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  TRW

  • Section Head, Space Environments and Threat Engineering

    • 1989 - 2006

    •Supervised seven engineers. Duties included: performance appraisals, salary evaluations, assignment of duties to section members, proposal inputs (task descriptions and cost inputs), and evaluation of section training requirements.•Subproject Manager (SPM) for the planning, development, deployment and operation of the DSP Lightning Detection System. Managed the operation of the system during several Titan IV launches. Met critical Program milestones and delivery on time.

  • Chief Engineer, Systems Engineering, Integration & Production Center

    • 2001 - 2001

    •Chaired the SEI&PC Preventative Action Board across all TRW satellite programs. Developed and implemented corrective/preventative actions/processes for Integration & Test unplanned events, engineering design errors/escapes, and environmental test errors.•Proactively identified Center Performance on Cost, Schedule, Technical, Quality and Customer Satisfaction. Developed and implemented resolution plans and verified corrective action effectiveness.

  • Department Manager, Electrical Systems Design & Integration

    • 1996 - 2001

    •Managed a department of 110 engineers, technicians and support personnel. Disciplines include Electrical Design Integration, Cable & Harness Engineering, Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering & Test, Radiation & Survivability Engineering, and Radiation Test Operations.•Developed and maintained metrics to monitor the quality, cycle-time and schedule of testing and engineering activities within the department.•Managed an indirect budget of $800K for training, process improvement, lab maintenance, and recruiting. •Accomplished two major process improvements in department: 1) The Common Electrical Database for designing and verifying the cable design, a joint process/tool between CHE, EDI and Box Level Design Engineers (won the Hannemann Award for Improved Processes in 2000) and 2) A Command and Telemetry Database process and common structure between Spacecraft Systems Engineering, Electrical Design Integration, Flight Software, Integration & Test, and Mission Operations.•Implemented Performance Management Process, and performed ranking and rating of department personnel.•Benchmarked EMC testing and Radiation testing against commercial test facilities, streamlined test processes, and supported improved contract processing procedures for outside contracts.

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  TRW

  • Staff Engineer

    • Jan 1985 - 1989

    •Area Manager of the Plasma laboratory, provided supervision of all testing conducted in the lab. Testing included measuring electrical material properties and measurement of discharging properties of materials.•Project engineer for spacecraft survivability in both natural and hostile environment...

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  The BDM Corporation

  • Staff Engineer

    • Mar 1983 - Dec 1984

    •Validated and implemented a HEMP (High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse) protection scheme for a communications facility and analyzed the effect of nuclear blackout on skywave propagation of an HF communications system.