Professional Profile
Twenty five years of professional systems safety engineering, industrial hygiene and environmental health
experience in fast-paced spacecraft operations and research programs. Extensive hands-on experience in
development, test, evaluation, and operation of manned and un-manned space systems. Broad based experience
in numerous safety engineering, quality, and environmental management disciplines. Successful performance
in key leadership roles involving highly hazardous, dynamic and mission critical situations under condensed
timelines. Trusted to assignments involving high visibility and interaction with upper level customer
representatives and direct impact on contract evaluations and performance awards.
Core Skills and Competencies
* Hazard Analysis Techniques
* Man-Rated Space Systems
* Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
* Unmanned Space Systems
* Fault Tree Analysis
* Flight Readiness Review
* Probabilistic Risk Assessment
* Range Safety Systems and operation
* Operations & Support Hazard Analysis
* Test Team Discipline
* Risk Management Processes
* Accident / Mishap Investigation
* Systems Safety Engineering
* Root Cause Analysis
* Software Safety Analysis
* Human Factors Analysis
* Software Assurance
* Incident Command
* Industrial Hygiene
* Emergency First Responder
* Environmental Engineering
* Haz-Mat Response
* Environmental Management
* Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
* Hazardous Waste Management
* Ordnance operations
* Industrial Safety
* Hypergolic operations
* Construction Safety
* Cryogenic operations
* Safety Training Program Development
* SCAPE Operations
* OSHA, NFPA, NEC, NIOSH, ICGIH
* Subject Matter Expert - Confined Space
* Procedures Development and Review
* ISO 9000 / ISO14000
* Safety Policy Development
* Safety Inspection and Audit
* Safety Training Program Development
* Subject Matter Expert - Confined Space
* Hazard and Risk Scoring
* ISO 9000 / ISO14000 / ISO 18001
* Decision Analysis
* NASA, DOT, DoD, FAA Standards
* Process Safety Management
* MIL-STD 882
Employment
2009 – 2013 Senior System Safety Engineer, Jacobs Engineering/TYBRIN Corp., NASA Dryden Flight Research Center,
Edwards AFB, CA.
* Systems Safety & Software Safety Engineer tasked with hazard analysis of hardware and software systems, hazard
control and risk management for operational development of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared
Astronomy (SOFIA).
* Systems Safety Engineer supporting risk management, systems analysis, incident review, Rapid Response Team,
procedures development and ground operations safety compliance for Project Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle launch
abort testing.
2007 – 2009 Associate Professional Engineer IV, MEI Technologies, Inc., Littleton, Colorado 80120 US
* Systems Safety Engineer supporting risk assessment and Preliminary Hazard Analysis for Project Orion Avionics
hardware and software development.
2000 – 2009 Technical Operations Staff V - Senior Safety Engineer, United Space Alliance, Kennedy Space Center,
Florida US
* Launch Pad Re-Entry Supervisor – Leader of 100+ person Safing Team, directing and providing single point
coordination of multiple engineering and technical support groups as well as Environmental Health, EOD, Fire,
Haz-Mat, Life Support and Security forces, during post-launch Pad securing operations.
* Lead Safety Engineer for Space Shuttle and Ares 1X payload systems integration, and launch operations, Launch
Complexes 39 A & B.
1990 – 1996 Safety Engineer/Industrial Hygienist, Lockheed Martin Space Operations Co., Kennedy Space Center,
Florida US
* Safety Engineer/Industrial Hygienist supporting Space Shuttle landing, recovery, ground processing and payload
integration.
* Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) Flow Team member.
* Safety Analyst charged with development and management of company-wide compliance programs, policy documents and
employee training programs.
* Safety Engineer liaison to Subcontracts Administration, responsible for safety oversight and compliance assurance
during facilities construction and modifications.
1988 – 1990 Assistant Project Scientist, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Washington, District of Columbia US
* Provided industrial hygiene support, project technical support and management assistance for major contractor to
the Environmental Protection Agency.
1987 – 1988 Industrial Hygienist, Applied Environmental Health and Safety, Inc., Reston, Virginia US
* Industrial Hygienist and technical expert responsible for establishing sampling protocols, containment...
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