AEROSPACE, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE: Satellite Engineer · Orbital Analyst

Focused and highly knowledgeable satellite engineering professional with Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI) and over 10 years of hands-on experience supporting operations for both private employers and in the United States Air Force. Instrumental in ensuring error-free launches and missions, providing user support on accurate GPS and mission-ready satellite positioning.  Reputable for providing vital ground system links for remote tracking stations and ensuring uninterrupted satellite communications during launch operations.

Satellite Engineering, Command & Control Operations ·Mission Support ·GPS Systems Expertise

Plan & Procedure Development ·On-Orbit Telemetry /Failure Analysis ·Software Analysis

Orbit & Special Event Studies ·Top Secret Security Clearance (TS/SCI) 

Satellite Systems: GPS, M.S.X, UHF/FO, DSP, MILSTAR, FLTSAT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL DYNAMICS, Colorado Springs, Colorado ·2007-2009

Defense industry contractor for shipbuilding and marine systems, defense systems, land and amphibious combat systems and munitions.

Satellite Engineer

Delivered key support to satellite mission planning activities, from generation of schedule inputs and pass plans to creation of spacecraft products. Supported on-console engineering activities, including verification of pass plans and on-orbit telemetry tracking, and maintained satellites within their orbit tolerances. Evaluated health and status of FLTSAT and UHF/FO system vehicles. Prepared and delivered antenna viewing angle reports, solar and lunar eclipse reports, and sensor intrusion predictions.

Key Highlights

• Provide on-orbit engineering support to the U.S. Navy for the UHF Follow-On Program.
• Accomplish mission planning, orbit analysis, telemetry evaluation, anomaly resolution, and mission data processing and analysis.
• Maintain and update daily satellite operations procedures, tasks and checklists.
• Perform error-free real-time operations for UHF Follow-On Program
• Maintain technical familiarity with orbit determination software and methodology.
• Provide accurate and timely mission documentation, to include: anomaly reports, updating Orbital Operations Handbook, and mission operations logs and records.
• Provide FLTSAT and UHF/FO subject matter expertise in the navigation, propulsion, power and control subsystems during normal and contingency operations
• Executed tests to validate ground system capability in preparation for uploading new Flight Software.
• Verified command bit structures and command databases for High Level Discrete Commands, Software commands, and Serial Digital commands

LINQUESTCORPORATION, Colorado Springs, Colorado ·2006-2007

Provider of engineering development, integration, deployment, and operation of communication, command and control, and information systems for the military.

GPS Systems Engineer

Processed and analyzed raw measurement and anomaly data for the GPS satellite system, and also developed results reports for both internal and external users. Oversee testing of vehicle-specific modifications, ground station changes, and crew training to ensure performance of GPS receiver systems.

Key Highlights

• Provided key support of GPS constellation operations through expert development, management, and documentation of spacecraft components, system models, and system operations.
• Administered the scheduling of over 33,000 GPS satellite supports and mission activities.
• Supervised over 1,000 maintenance activities for each GPS ground system
• Developed mission scheduling policies and procedures to optimize scheduling of limited resources
• Planned space system network activities for the world’s largest military constellation, providing a highly accurate, space-based navigation signal
• Coordinated programmatic GPS activities with various military and civilian agencies to minimize resource conflicts.
• Reviewed and validated over 300 operational procedures and made improvements to over 40 procedures.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Schriever AFB, Colorado ·1999-2006

Satellite System Operator

Engineered and directed operational support for AF Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX), which utilized $5.6B worth of satellite operation center ground equipment and on-orbit satellites. Planned and performed all aspects of launch and early-orbit (LEO) operations, from launch pad checkout through to activation.

• Played key role in unit’s 100% success rate through expert error-free execution of more than 400 DSP, GPS, and MSX sorties and completion of 1500+ GPS contacts with zero personal discrepancies.
• Prevented loss of mission data from USSTRATCOM’s # 1 tasked sensor monitoring over 10,000 objects  by saving a DSP mission critical satellite contact. 
• Avoided loss of navigation data to war fighters through identification of a remote ground facility misconfiguration during a critical GPS contact.
• Analyze information to create the most efficient vector for each satellite’s position
• Supports satellite operations centers’(SOC) ground equipment and on-orbit satellites valued at $5.6 billion
• Identified a remote ground facility misconfiguration during a critical GPS contact-prevented loss of navigation data to war fighters
• Plans and performs launch and early-orbit(LEO) operations from launch pad checkout through activation
• Completed over 1500 GPS contacts with zero personal discrepancies; vital to unit’s 100% success rate.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (In progress)

The University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2006) G.P.A 3.65

Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Space Systems Operator Courses – U.S. Air Force

(UHF/FO) (FLTSAT) Satellite Engineering – General Dynamics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Object oriented (OO) analysis, design and development, software life cycles
• Visual C++, J2EE, JavaScript
• Microsoft studio .NET (VB,C#,C++,J#) Perl, Java, Python

Professional Certificates:

C++ Programming     UNIX Programming    Software Engineering