Experience Summary

Satellite Systems Engineer with an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and 8 years experience working on various programs as a Systems Engineer and 1 year experience as a Quality Engineer.  Military and Police Department experience as well as CPE certification and DOD and SCI clearance.  Excellent oral/written communication and leadership skills, with the ability to multi-task effectively in a dynamic 24/7 operational environment.  Provide real-time engineering direction for subsystem issues and anomaly resolution.  Work well on individual projects or with interdisciplinary teams including subcontractors and government representatives.

Experience

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA   (Feb 00 – Nov 09)

Sr. Quality Engineer (Dec 08 – Nov 09)

Quality Engineer for P734 program. Created and maintained numerous Product Acceptance Instructions (PAIs) for materials to be source inspected at suppliers. Worked as Receiving Inspection QE supporting all RI activities including dispositioning discrepant materials, tracking material progress through receiving activities, and coordinating RI activities with other program areas.

• Participated in PAI Structured Improvement Activity (SIA) for improving process and timeliness
• Assisted in planning 12 week internal Space Power Systems (SPS) course taught by LM subject matter experts starting in Sep 09. Expected course completion in Dec 09.
• Reduced backlog of received parts from 389 to 60 and discrepant items from 111 to 18 in receiving inspection. Instrumental in improving and streamlining processes.
• Continued to performed PTS analyses for AEHF program on an as-need basis

Sr. Systems Engineer(May 04 – Nov 08)

Supported Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) analysis activities for AEHF program. Created several Engineering Memorandums (EMs) for EPS. Supported the EPS design and analysis activities for P730 program. Supported activities and gave briefings for Nov 06 EPS subsystem PDR. Certified Product Engineer (CPE) for two electronics boxes. EPS lead on pre-proposal and proposal efforts for P808 program. Performed risk reduction activities, analyses on end-of-life power systems, and trade studies. Utilized PTS to analyze EPS subsystem performance and for various trade studies.

• Assisted in collecting test data for 2 spacecraft in vehicle test. Performed several Power Tools Suite (PTS) analysis runs for various cases. Updated power budgets for vehicles 1 and 2, and presented results at MPPCBs. Performed PTS runs to analyze EPS performance for Thule study Ascent case and station keeping cases.
• Working as member of team to create EPS command media for EPS subsystem design, Battery design, and Solar Array (S/A) design. Drafts of documents in Dec 08.
• Graduated Dec 08 from 12 week LM internal Analog Design Assurance course taught by LM subject matter experts.
• Assisted in creating and revising specifications and requirements for EPS components. Presented applicable materials at Engineering Review Boards and other briefings. Participated in several Program Management Reviews (PMRs) with customer
• EPS POC for subsystem distribution and S/A interface components. Member of team creating new EPS boxes, coordinated with internal LM product centers.
• Graduated from 12 week LM internal Space Power Systems workshop conducted by subject matter experts in 2004.

Satellite Systems Engineer(Feb 00 – May 04)

LM Technical Operations Onizuka AFB, CA

Subsystem Engineer for EPS for classified program. In-depth training led to certification as EPS subsystem Technical Analyst in Jun 02. Responsible for trending and analyzing vehicle state-of-health and planning for commanding sequences, such as battery reconditioning and other in-flight tests. Responsible for planning and executing day-to-day contacts for the Skynet 4/NATO IV satellite program.

• Coordinated and interfaced with customer and factory representatives on a daily basis presenting briefings as required.
• Provided real-time engineering direction for subsystem issues and anomaly resolution.
• Performed real-time commanding contacts, monitored satellite state-of-health telemetry, and posted and analyzed offline products.
• Received in-depth training of vehicle subsystems, operations requirements, and AFSCN classes. Launch and Early Orbit certification received in Jan 01.
• On-console Planner Analyst (PA) supporting the Feb 01 launch as a member of the international Mission Control Team.

Military Equal Opportunity Officer    (Aug 94 – Mar 08)

CA Air National Guard Moffett Field, CA  (Enlisted 94-03 - Commissioned as an officer May 03)

Responsible for ensuring unit complies with equal opportunity policies regarding discrimination and sexual harassment.  Develop and conduct periodic training classes to members regarding military equal opportunity.  Assist in investigations of equal opportunity complaints.

Education

• M.S. Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University, CA                                                   (Aug 08)
• Masters Graduate Project: Microsoft Access database to select applicable EPS design for small payload missions for small satellites.
• B.S. Aerospace Engineering, San Jose State University, CA                                                   (Dec 98)
• Senior Design Project: Design of “Spartnik” microsatellite in Power and Thermal subsystems

Expertise and Certifications

• Experience in MS Office, MATLAB, DOORS, STK, SAP, and working in UNIX environments
• MRB certified (Nov 07), CPE certified (Jan 07), and clean room certified (Oct 07)
• Security Clearance TS/SCI access based on a current SSBI (Oct 05) and CI polygraph (Sep 08), debriefed Nov 09
• DOD Secret Clearance (Oct 05 investigation, debriefed Nov 09)