Responsible for insuring the readiness of all aspects of the NPP mission planning systems, including orbit analysis, ground station pass planning, space network pass planning, and the development of daily activity schedules for transformation into command loads.
N.P.P Mission Rehearsal Director Responsible for the development of the NPP Mission Rehearsal Test Plan and subsequent detailed plans for the NPP mission rehearsals and operational readiness exercises. July 2006 - August 2010
DataLynx Ground Station Systems Engineer Responsible for the day to day operation of Honeywell's DataLynx ground station at Poker Flat, Alaska. Used remote operating facility located at Honeywell Aerospace HQ in Columbia MD to schedule and execute satellite command and telemetry passes via the 7.3m and 11m antennas located at Poker Flat AK. September 2004 - July 2006
GOES-R Architecture Study Systems Engineer As a member of the Honeywell DataLynx team, responsible for coordination and development of an architecture design and trade studies related to the Command, Control, and Communications system for the GOES-R family of weather satellites. November 2003 - September 2004
Mission Planner, Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Science Instrument Analyst, Orbit Analyst, and Mission Planner, Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Mission Operations Team, Johns Hopkins University, March 1997 - Nov 2003
Adjunct Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Towson University, Jan 2001 - Aug 2006
Lead Experiment Controller, X-Ray Timing Explorer Science Operations Facility, January 1995 - March 1997
Science Operations Specialist, Space Telescope Science Institute Operations Division, January 1991 - December 1994
Observatory Manager, University of Oklahoma Astronomical Observatory, June 1990 - December 1990
Teaching Fellow in Astronomy, University of North Texas, June 1988 - May 1990
Observatory Manager and Resident Astronomer, North Texas State University (University of North Texas after January 1988), November 1984 - June 1990
Astronomy Instructional Assistant, North Texas State University, September 1983 - October 1984
Amateur Astronomer, 1966 - present
Education
BS Physics, Department of Physics, North Texas State University, 1987
MS Physics, Center for Applied Quantum Electronics, University of North Texas, 1990, Advisor: Dr. Chris Littler
Additional Graduate work in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, 1990, Advisor: Dr. Dick Henry
Professional Affiliations
Sigma Pi Sigma, the Physics Honor Society
U. S. Marine Corps Association