Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs · Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

• Space Networking R&D Lead
• Launched Northrop Grumman’s Proliferated Space Data Network Orchestration R&D team.
• Leveraged initial investigation phase budget to build a team of over 8 scientists and developers.
• Developed innovative new approach for adopting traditional computer networking protocols to space networks.
• Secured new external and internal investment.
• Co-authored and published paper – “Software Defined Networking Architectures for Space Routing - A Comparative Analysis”.
• Business Development and Capture
• Supported Northrop Grumman’s Proliferated Space Networking Orchestration business strategy development.
• Led and supported business capture efforts for government contracts across DoW and Intelligence Community.
• Presented innovative Space Network Orchestration approach to wide range of Government customers.
• Successfully proposed, captured, and now executing multiple program awards across customer industry.
• Mentorship and Technical Review
• Provided mentorship for junior engineers as a Northrop Grumman mentor.
• Participate in and contribute to Northop Grumman technical reviews and government customer technical consortiums.

May 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

• Agile Product Owner
• Managed various Agile as Product Owner. Responsible for assigning and accepting team products as well as managing schedules for teams.
• Responsible for program tracked Integrated Master Schedule items (Features) tracked throughout the various Integrated Product Teams (IPT).
• Contract Manager
• Managed costs and technical scope of various contracts for IPT.
• Senior Ground Systems Architect
• Provide consultation for various system architectural design and development.
• Architected various systems on corporate priority program that include Network Schema/ Architecture, System Timing Solution, & Cyber Security Services/Plan/Implementation.

May 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

• Proposed and championed future sustainment approach for program. Successfully presented new management methodology to customers. Captured additional contract value and positioned program for long term success.
• Designed new program development environment architectures employing new sustainment paradigm. Successfully presented proposals to customer leadership. Achieved customer approval.
• Developed new business case to leverage current Boeing products for multiple program efforts. Expanded Boeing’s product capability through business plan. Positioned various program efforts for additional contract opportunity.
• Control Account Manager (CAM) for multiple concurrent prototyping and development contracts.

May 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

• Lab Management
• Lead administrative and technical responsibilities for a high functioning satellite system test lab while providing oversight to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Developed and maintained relationships across Boeing groups such as Boeing Meteorology, Boeing Purchasing, and Boeing Facilities to operate and improve system test lab.
• Managed stakeholder tests and customer relationships as the primary Boeing and program representative.
• Consulted as a systems matter expert on a wide range of technical subjects including digital signal processing, network engineering, systems security, data center architecture, and application layer software.
• Lead Engineering Architect
• Co-led and developed system architecture recapitalization study. Designed customer requested and accepted proposal to add contract value. Authored technical proposal components.
• Lead resulting nine-month proposal prototyping initiative through February 2021.
• Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE)
• Led the writing, testing, and delivery of a Cisco Nexus 7010 and Cisco ASA 5585 hardening and operation system update for program. Oversaw the creation of procedures, hardening scripts, and functional tests to verify latest Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 500 STIG compliance.

May 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

• Recruited, interviewed, and hired to satisfy program staffing needs. Established staffing projections for future program growth.
• Lead direct reports through tasking and regular performance feedback. Fostered team morale through facilitating company and program events. Conducted and oversaw salary reviews, promotion opportunities, and employee career goal conversations.
• Managed southern California engineering teams as program site lead. Offered onsite leadership for various teams in both El Segundo and Seal Beach.

Nov 2015 – Apr 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Network and Digital Communications Ground
• Responsible for maintenance, optimization, troubleshooting, and diagnostics of FPGAs, network switches, routers, SQL databases, Linux/Windows/Solaris OS servers, and custom Java, Python, and C++ software.
• Developed object-means networks, trade analysis criteria, decision trees, and requirements analysis from current and past virtual machine metadata for system recapitalization study.
• Developed scripts, patches, and interactive tools in Python and SQL to actively monitor, diagnose, and maintain multiple ground system architectures.
• Successfully led multiple root cause investigations in high profile system problems. Generated multiple tests, scripts, root cause trees, and technical presentations in support of resolution and customer buy-off.
• Diagnosed and resolved multiple real time system outages as primary technical expert.
• Lead Vehicle Controller
• Team lead of four vehicle controllers in day-to-day operations of a space-vehicle constellation and ground hardware. Held final authority on conducting real time vehicle and ground operations.
• Responsible for all vehicle health and mission requirements including real time troubleshooting and anomaly investigation in a high-pressure environment.
• Worked directly with customer to provide oversight and approval of technical approaches, products, and processes in relation to vehicle and ground systems. Role required development and maintenance of relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports.
• Managed, developed, and motivated employees by delegating resources for projects and processes, providing technical management of process improvements, and training new employees on all technical and operational aspects of vehicle mission and health.

May 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · On-site

• Presented wide range of technical data to customers for “unit through satellite” system level verification and sell-off. Interfaced with unit level Boeing engineers and outside venders to approve and resolve unit hardware or software anomalies and to establish the success of satellite mission.
• Translated contractual business requirements into satellite system requirements to ensure successful customer selloffs. Developed, supervised, and ran all levels of integration tests including satellite thermal vacuum testing.
• Worked with satellite payload architectures which contained unique system requirements, software, and hardware. Analyzed anomalous data for systems such as phased array antennas and signal auto-tracking systems to satisfy contractual requirements.
• Authored and improved satellite on-orbit level test procedures. Conducted satellite on-orbit testing and evaluated technical on-orbit data for contractual acceptance.
• Updated and maintained satellite algorithm software and flight controlling procedures. Created satellite telemetry algorithms from raw unit level data.