CV: Satellite engineer

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience in the aerospace and telecommunications industry

• Ability to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly

• Ability to work well in a multi-cultural and international environment

• Both self reliant as well as a good team player

• Very good analytical problem-solving capabilities

• The ability to respond quickly in a technical environment

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Well organized and excellent planning capabilities

EDUCATION

1990 – 1997        M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

Department of Orbital Mechanics and Satellite Applications

• Courses included Space Systems Engineering, Astrodynamics,  

  Flight Dynamics, Mechanics, Spacecraft Structures, Software Engineering, Physical 

  Geodesy, Mathematics and Statistics

1984 – 1990        Stevin College (secondary school)

                               The Hague, The Netherlands

WORK EXPERIENCE

09/1999 – 01/2007                            New Skies Satellites, The Hague, The Netherlands

04/2000 – 01/2007             (Senior) Flight Dynamics Engineer in the Satellite Systems Engineering department

·         Responsible for the orbital control of geostationary communications satellites (Platforms: SS/L FS1300; LM7000; LM A2100AX)

·         Management of design, development and implementation of software necessary to ensure safe and efficient operation of satellites

·         Upgrade procedures and tools to support new satellites and new operational requirements

·         Planning, analyzing and performing of satellite relocation strategies

·         Engineering support to satellite anomaly investigations

·         Project management

·         Delegated manager

09/1999 – 03/2000            Spacecraft Controller

·         Support the acquisition and implementation of a new Satellite Control Centre

04/1999 – 09/1999             Project coordinator at the Royal Dutch Telecommunication Company (KPN) Telecom Fixed Networks

·         Coordinate and monitor the upgrade of the data communication networks (WAN) of customers for the millennium

04/1998 – 04/1999             Commercial coordinator of International Leased circuits at Royal Dutch Telecommunication Company (KPN)

·         Coordinate and supervise the implementation of customer services for international leased lines

1997                                     Internship at the Institut Géographique National (IGN) in Paris, France

·         Analyzed the reliability of crustal deformation data acquired by satellite measurements through comparison of two separately developed s/w programs

1996 – 1997                        Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

                                               Scientific Researcher (Master Thesis)

·         “Combining and comparing of independent network solutions obtained from space geodetic techniques”

COURSES

2004      TELESAT Flight Dynamics System, Boeing Satellite Systems, The Netherlands

2003      Boeing 702 On-Orbit Operations, Boeing Satellite Systems, The Netherlands

2002       LM A2100AX satellite On-Orbit Operations , Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, The  Netherlands

2001      LM7000 satellite On-Orbit Operations, INTELSAT Ltd., United States

2000      OASYS Flight Dynamics System, Integral Systems Inc., United States

2000      SS/L FS1300 satellite On-Orbit Operations , INTELSAT Ltd., United States

2001      “Space Systems Engineering”, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

2003      Earth Station Familiarization, Redu Earth Station (ESA), Belgium

2005       “ML01: MATLAB Fundamentals and Programming Techniques”, The Mathworks, The Netherlands

2006      “Mastering the Art of Communication”, Management Centre Europe, Belgium

2005      Project Management, Schouten & Nelissen, The Netherlands

1995       Introduction to Business Economics and Innovation Economics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

COMPUTER SKILLS

Applications: MS Office, MATLAB

Mark-up & Programming Languages: Fortran 77, Visual Basic, Pascal

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows (98, 2000, XP)

Spacecraft operations systems: EPOCH 2000 and OASYS

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Dutch and English. Fair knowledge of Spanish and German. Moderate knowledge of French.

REFERENCES

References are available upon request