Houston, Texas, United States
Early professional experiences were in the areas of automotive design and manufacturing as well as computers and information technology. Early on my career goals have always been to work for NASA and the US manned spaceflight program. In pursuit of that, I have worked at the NASA Johnson Space Center first as a co-operative education student and then full time in various job positions.
As the Gateway Program CMV (Co-Manifested Vehicle) Integration Manager, I am responsible for the final assembly/mating of the two components that make up the first element of the Gateway lunar space station. Those two elements are the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) and the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). Once they are mated, we will do final integration, testing, verification, and delivery to the launch site. This will culminate in launch of the first element of Gateway, where it will spend approximately 1 year traveling to a elongated orbit around the Moon. More specifically, it'll be in a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO).
I was selected as a member of the Flight Director Class of 2009. Along with the Flight Control Team, the Flight Director (FD) is responsible for the operations and safety of the International Space Station (ISS) and any other NASA human spaceflight mission and the safety of their crews. The Flight Director is accountable for critical decisions affecting mission success. First on-console solo shift was on January 20, 2010, where I announced my call sign to be "Carbon Flight." Current primary project assignments: ISS Flight Director Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft Artemis I Coast Phase Flight Director Prior Lead Flight Director experiences: "X2EXTR6" Software Transition Russian EVA 27 ISS Expeditions 28 and 41 Numerous Progress and Soyuz dockings and undockings US EVAs 18 (May 2012), 19 (Sept. 2012 - contingency), 21 (May 2013 - contingency) HTV4 cargo mission SpaceX CRS-9 and CRS-26 cargo missions Orbit Flight Director for Starliner's Orbital Flight Test (OFT) Lead Flight Director for the Lunar Gateway in 2020 Lead Boeing Mission Operations Flight Director for Starliner's Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2) Mission, which included our first docking with the International Space Station Lead Boeing Mission Operations Rendezvous Flight Director for Starliner's Crew Flight Test (CFT) Mission, Starliner's first crewed flight
This rotational leadership development assignment had me working directly with the senior staff of the Mission Operations Directorate. My formal duties included coordinating the various variations of the Flight Operations Integration Group (FOIG), producing meeting minutes for the MOD Staff and FOIG meetings, and serving as the Staff interface with the MOD Facility Managers. The majority of my job also included "other duties as assigned" and exposure to the business aspects of MOD.
Served on GDLC's Board starting in June 2010. Served as Secretary of the Board June 2012 - June 2016. http://www.gdlc.org Helping One Another Live Life With Jesus Every Day
Served as a Consultant in Alice Lloyd, Mosher Jordan, and Couzens residence halls. Also served as a Technical Assistant in the main office.