Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
I am in the process of reinventing myself; my focus is on exploring and sharing ideas that inspire, challenge, and contribute to meaningful well-being. My personal and professional goals include: 1. Creating and delivering a thought-provoking TED Talk. 2. Engaging in a meaningful conversation on the Lex Fridman Podcast. 3. Sharing ideas on the Joe Rogan Experience to reach a broader audience. 4. Interviewing Sam Harris to explore his perspectives and deepen my understanding of life, consciousness, and choice. 5. Contributing to Jordan Peterson's dialogue on meaning and purpose by offering new inputs and perspectives.
Solving Advanced Problems through Innovation
Crafting Technical Vision, Technical Capture, & Solutioning for $100M-$1B+ Opportunities by Directly Working with Customers to Solve Critical Mission Problems. Providing C-Level Staff with Guidance for Future Markets and IR&D Investments. Supporting Multiple Space and Ground Programs as a Subject Matter Expert and Architect by Continuing to Guide Mission Success.
Lead for Executive Technical Level Relationships with Customers and Partners Lead for Executive Technical Vision for Enterprise Ground Products and Technology Lead for Technical Proposal Content Including Multiple Winning Proposals Totaling $100M+ Technical Subject Matter Expert on EGS Multi-Level Security and Command, Control, and Comms Architectures Technical Subject Matter Expert on EGS Transformation into Cloud Architectures Enabling IaaS and PaaS Deployments Technical Subject Matter Expert for EGS Common Simulation Environments and Enterprise Fleet Level Situational Awareness Toolkits Technical Subject Matter Expert on Mission Unique Neptune/VMOC development and deployments for Multiple USAF/USSF/MDA/SDA Mission Partners Acquired by Parsons
Created all technical value proposition content for website development, product briefings, and marketing flyers Lead all technical sales interactions for COTS product sales including Braxton's TT&C, FEPs, Scheduling/Optimization, Simulation, M&C, and Flight Dynamics Systems Prototyped new development and systems engineering concepts for CCSDS and XTCE standards, UHF Cubesat TT&C and M&C communications, Spacecraft Simulation hardware/software interfacing including 232/422/485, AGI's STK & 3rd Party math models Lead all technical and sales demonstrations at conferences and customer facilities to generate new business opportunities Collected customer requirements and developed product requirements for CTO and COTS teams Authored all technical proposals and contributed to cost proposals for Commercial, Civil, and Military RFPs/RFIs Regularly worked with C-level staff to help shape understanding of market, competition, opportunities, and requirements
Project: “MPOA” LADO Mission Planning and Orbit Analysis Authored whitepapers for upgrading Mission Planning Systems to Windows 7 and 64 bit OS. Analyzed SRS requirements associated with MPOA FreeFlyer and Matlab Attitude Determination Systems. Developed bug fixes in FreeFlyer scripting language and Matlab for the Mission Planning portions of MPOA Lead team of 3 Developers and worked with Orbit Analysts to validate bug fixes for sustainment iteration development Project: “GSYS” GPS Constellation Simulation for GPS-OCX Developed prototype of Standardized Space Trainer (SST) integration with Braxton's AceSIM models in order to demonstrate alternate capabilities of integration with the SST for high fidelity simulation and testing Authored whitepapers for several RFPs/RFIs under emerging technologies for GPS-OCX Wrote simulation SRS requirements and VSCs associated with GPS-OCX ground models using DOORS Developed in C++ the Front End Processor and Ground Antenna models and algorithms for GSYS Lead team of 15 Developers, 5 Testers and management for overall architecture for iteration development and schedule planning while maintaining budget and delivering ahead of schedule Supported integration into master GPS-OCX program through technical support and subject matter expertise Mitigated risks and presented opportunities to save the program time and schedule (2.2 M) Project: “LADO” Launch Anomaly and Disposal Operations Ground Control Segment for GPS Satellites Authored whitepapers for RFPs/RFIs involving GPS LADO Task Orders Conducted rehearsal demonstration for GPS IIR Delta-V Operation to SV experts & Aerospace Corp Developed tools for assisting testing of LADO test cases
Project: Webster-ACE® Knowledge Management, Java, SOA, Web Application for IO Analysts & Planners Authored proposals and whitepapers for several RFPs/RFIs, BAAs, SBIRs including winning proposals (7.4 M) Conducted trade studies combining requirements, technology, cost, and competitors to find niche markets Led technology direction for teams within the knowledge management and business intelligence division Designed algorithms involving subjective logic, ontologies, and natural language processing (NLP) Oversaw the division’s schedule, WBS, requirements, components, methodologies, interoperability, and APIs Negotiated and maintained relationships with customers @ JIOWC, NCES, Joint Staff, and SOCOM Delivered end product on time, under budget, on a one year fixed price contract: exceeding customer expectations Left project due to downsizing funding cuts to option year contract Project: HiRSA® Force Protection, Sensor Integration, and Mashup for AF Base and Border Surveillance Interfaced directly with the Marines and SPAWAR to develop C4ISR requirements for AF bases Generated system requirements and software requirements for border surveillance Army customer Presented PDR and CDR design reviews for customer approval receiving only 2 action items Streamlined processes utilizing agile development practices and CMMI for executing SBIR contracts Mentored upcoming systems engineer and transitioned project which finished on time and under budget
Project: “AEHF” Test and Training Satellite, Ground Station and Payload Simulator (TTSE) Designed the AEHF antenna and crosslink specifications for the TTSE 4x Faster than previous engineer Contributed to the development of the models by supporting a team of developers coding in Ada cutting excess code by 50% Tested developed code and provided verification and validation 3x the amount of other sr. test engineers Specified requirements, functionality, component integration test plans, validation and verification criteria Established process improvements to clarify the testing process and to guide new engineers to success Left project due to downsizing and to pursue leadership opportunity as a lead systems engineer with 21CSI
Project: Classified Satellite and Payload Program Trained in UNIX, Java, STK, and 6 Sigma Project in anticipation of security clearance Left project due to stop work order and downsizing of workforce