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OBJECTIVE
To utilize a technical skill set on space-based projects that push engineering or scientific boundaries.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
C&C Operational Engineer GeoEye 2009 – Present
Senior command and control (C&C) engineer
- Engineering expert for GeoEye-1 (GE-1) ground and satellite operational anomaly investigation and recovery, providing technical leadership to Flight Ops Mission Managers
- Project manager and lead engineer for creation of backup GE-1 satellite control center; oversaw CONOPS definition, design & setup, testing & validation, and transition to Ops
- Lead GeoEye-2 C&C engineer, responsible for requirements definition and architecture design; currently in critical design phase
Project Engineer GeoEye 2007 –2009
Lead GeoEye-1 C&C engineer
- Identified system defects and managed contractor development priorities during pre-launch C&C system integration and testing
- Developed pre- and post-launch documentation, processes, training, and direction for Operations personnel in nominal and contingency scenarios
- Supported procedure development and executed or supervised all ground pre-launch C&C interactions with GeoEye-1 vehicle
- Set up and maintained test environment for C&C and satellite anomaly investigations
- Re-built and validated upgraded C&C operational systems pre-launch, utilizing existing procedures supplemented with engineering innovation
- Supported September 2008 launch of GeoEye-1 and its on-orbit checkout activities
- Responsible for C&C system availability and 24/7 operations support of all custom and COTS software, built on LabView, Perl, and Matlab
- Led/directed execution of multiple satellite vehicle operational activities, including software updates, anomaly investigation, and FSW reboot/recovery
Post-Graduate Intern Los Alamos National Lab 2006 –2007
RAPTOR engineer, Thinking Telescopes project – world’s first network of automated, robotic telescopes that autonomously respond to internal and external trigger events
- Responsible for:two wide-field, all-sky telescope systems; two narrow-field, fixed systems; focus and sub-arcminute pointing accuracy of 27 cameras on all 7 systems
- Completed construction, first light, and calibration of three wide-field, all-sky cameras
- Developed an automated, real-time IDL program to focus a 16-inch telescope; integrated new lens controller technology with software for application to entire telescope system
- Upgraded and repaired computer, electrical, and mechanical telescope components
- Created PERL and shell scripts to simplify and improve data handling and analysis
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Senior Thesis Project
Title: Observational study of gravitational lenses in the MACS and 160SD surveys
Dr. Megan Donahue, Physics-Astronomy Department, MSU
- Conducted theoretical and observational research on new Hubble Space Telescope data using the astronomy data analysis algorithms in FORTRAN, IDL, IRAF, and DS9
- Produced a thesis paper and thesis presentation on Gravitationally Lensed Objects, including recommendations for HST follow-up studies on selected arc candidates
Student Research
Dr. William Pratt, Physics Advanced Lab, Physics-Astronomy Department, MSU
- Advanced local experience with sonoluminescence, including first measurements of light emission time-scales and characterization of trace gases effects
Dr. David Grummon, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department, MSU
- Created a successful demonstration on the feasibility of Ni-Ti shape memory alloys for use in commercial airplane engine chevrons for General Electric Aircraft Engines
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Participated in a computational physics course at MSU in collaboration with a class at Delft University, The Netherlands; all programs written in FORTRAN with Dutch partners
- Created a Lennard-Jones molecular dynamics simulation of argon gas using periodic boundary conditions and the Verlet algorithm
- Devised an optimal path program utilizing the Dijkstra algorithm, with potential for use in radiation research; presented results at a Delft Physics Department seminar
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graham Fellowship / Graduate Teaching Assistant
Electronics – PHY 440, Dr. Maris Abolins, Physics-Astronomy Department, MSU
- Instructed both sections of senior-level lab, subjects ranging from passive and active circuits to digital signals and FPGAs
- Labs utilized breadboards, oscilloscopes, LabView, and Xilinx ISE with ModelSim
EDUCATION
Michigan State University 2006
Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics; additional major in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
- Dual enrolled in the selective BS/MS graduate program
- Graduated with Honors; GPA: 3.53 / 4.0
- Honors College graduate
University of Southern California 2011 – Present
- Beginning coursework towards Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering
HONORS AND AWARDS
- GeoEye SPOT award for leading creation of GE-1 Backup SatOps Center, January 2011
- GeoEye SPOT award for leading recovery efforts of an unscheduled GE-1 FSW reboot, June 2009
- GeoEye SPOT award for resourcefulness in overcoming GE-1 APA anomaly, December 2009
- Thomas H. Osgood Outstanding Senior Award, MSU Physics-Astronomy Dept., 2006
- Sigma Pi Sigma lifetime member, physics honors society; inducted Spring 2006
- Procured supplemental graduate research funding from seven university sources in two years
SKILLS
- Professional/research experience using AstroRT, Perl, Matlab, LabView, STK, FORTRAN, IDL, C, Mathematica
- Basic knowledge of American Sign Language and Spanish
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
President, Society of Physics Students, MSU Chapter, 2005-06
- Increased membership and attendance by over 100%, yearly budget by over 75%
- Re-established MSU chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma honors society; led induction ceremony
Ice hockey official, fourteen-year veteran
- Maintain control of competing demands in a high-stress and fast-paced environment
- Experience at college club, junior, youth national, and professional levels
Club ice hockey, MSU; ACHA Division II National Champions, 2004-05
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