Netherlands
I consider myself as a dedicated, hard working employee, eager to learn from other people and motivated by teamwork. My career ambition is to become an all-round spacecraft systems engineer with experience in all aspects of space technology.
Responsible for the ISISPACE Group T(echnology) Branch and CTO of Bright-Skies emission monitoring service
The DMC3 mission is a 110 million pound, 3-satellite, 1m GSD commercial EO constellation. I am responsible for all technical aspects of the mission and have been leading a team of ~30 people successfully from the beginning of the mission design phase past CDR (Equivalent to phase 0 to phase C) and into the implementation, test and operational phases (Phase D-E). I am responsible for dealing with significant technical challenges such as the payload performance and design, micro-vibration, a secure concept of operations and usage of a new flight computer. Together with the project manager I am the main point of contact for the customer.
In the past five and a half years I have developed to be one of SSTL’s most experienced systems engineers specialized in the end-to-end lifecycle of Earth Observation (EO) missions. I have been assigned the systems engineering role for a number of key SSTL EO missions in various phases ranging from early mission definition and design (Phase 0-A), detailed design, implementation and production (Phase B-C) and verification and post launch operations (Phase D-E). I have gained extensive experience supporting bids for high-performance EO missions and presenting to customers worldwide. Through working with DMC International Imaging (DMCii) I have also been involved in the applications side of the EO market and developed software tools and provided technical support.
The NovaSAR-S mission is a low cost SAR mission using an SSTL platform and an Astrium UK provided S-Band SAR payload. I have been responsible for the mission and system design up to PDR level (Phase 0-B) which enabled the Business Development and Sales team to start approaching customers worldwide and secure funding for the further development. This product is now successfully in development with 21 million pound secured funding from the UK government.
Responsible for the systems engineering and design of various projects in the field of space based maritime search and rescue using AIS and the Galileo SAR service and Researching the options of flying a flapping-wing aircraft in the Mars atmosphere
Design of a machine for the Life and Physical Science Instrumentation Section, demonstrating microgravity effects to visitors .