SUMMARY:

• System Safety and Software Safety Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) with over 10 years of Functional
• Safety experience designing, testing, verifying and validating human - rated robotic and autonomous safety-critical
• Proven track record of novel and effective application of Functional Hazard Assessment (FHA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA), Markov Analysis
• Expertise in the application of: ANSI/RIA R15.06, ARP4754, ARP4761, AFSPCMAN 91-710, MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-1474, NASA-STD-8719.13, NUREG-0492, RTCA DO-178B/C, RTCA DO-254, SSP 51700, STANAG 4404.
• Practical understanding of: ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and ALARA principle.
• Skilled and trained in the application of the following analytical tools: Computer Aided Fault Tree Analysis (CAFTA), Fault Tree+, Relex, SAPHIRE, DOORS.
• Access to network of top System Safety and Systems Engineering talent, and the latest technical know-how.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Greenbelt, MD

Program Manager/Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manages $35M+ budget, 30 personnel Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Services portfolio and organization providing System Safety, Software Safety, Software Assurance, Reliability, Quality, and Systems Engineering review services to NASA projects including: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), and Robotic Servicing Missions.
• Responsible for managing all activities including technical performance, financial profit/loss, recruiting, and business development.
• Leads System Safety and Software Safety Engineering support to NASA’s Satellite Servicing Project Division (SSPD) robotic on-orbit autonomous robotic servicing developments including: Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3), Robotic Refueling Mission 2 (RRM2), and RESTORE-L Robotic Servicing Mission.
• Responsible for FHA, FMEA, FTA, risk assessments, Safety Data Package (SDP) production, and safety activities in support of SSPD projects and missions.
• Co-developed integrated Fault Tree-Markov Analysis technique utilized by RESTORE-L Fault Management Working Group (FMWG).
• Contributor on successful proposal for the $31M NASA Safety & Mission Assurance, Audits and Assessments (SMA3) Services contract.

Confidential, Greenbelt, MD

Operations Manager/Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Served as Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Technical Lead responsible for providing technical and programmatic leadership to a team of 9 direct-report personnel in support of the Program Manager.
• Served as System Safety/ Software Safety Engineering Lead for RESTORE-L, RRM2, International Space Station (ISS)-Ammonia Leak Locator (ALL) projects.
• Performed FHA, FMEA, risk assessments. Created Safety Data Packages (SDPs), and achieved Phase 2 and 3 International Space Station (ISS) Payload Safety Review Panel (PSRP) acceptance for RRM2, and Phase 1 and 2 PSRP acceptance for RRM3.

Confidential, Greenbelt, MD

Systems Engineer Principal- System Safety/Software Safety

Responsibilities:

• Led the 12-member SMAS Safety Committee which oversees administration of safety policy and directives for over 100 contractor personnel at GSFC.
• Served as System Safety/Software Safety Engineer Lead directing an organization of over 50 engineering personnel in the implementation of Launch/Range, Ground, International Space Station (ISS), and Software Safety programs for NASA’s Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office (SSCO).
• Conducted FHA, FMEA, and produced risk assessments and Safety Data Package (SDP) for RRM2 and Remote Robotic Oxidizer Transfer Test (RROxiTT).

Confidential, Colorado Springs, CO

Senior System Safety Engineer- Software Safety

Responsibilities:

• Served as System/Software Safety Lead conducting FHA, FMEA, and produced Safety Assessment Reports (SARs) and risk assessments for over 20 AFSCN development and sustainment tasks.
• Conducted FHA, FMEA, and produced risk assessments and Safety Assessment Report (SAR) leading to successful deployment of the Electronic Scheduling and Dissemination System 3.0 (ESD 3.0) allowing “lights-out” autonomous operation of the AFSCN.

Confidential, Denver, CO

System Safety Engineer II- Software Safety

Responsibilities:

• Served as System/Software Safety Lead Engineer for Avionics- Communications and Tracking, and safety critical control systems. Led a team of over 20 engineers responsible for implementing NASA human-rating requirements to achieve human-rating safety .
• Produced FHAs, FTAs, risk assessments, identified safety recommendations, authored hazard analysis reports, and guided engineering teams to implement design solutions.
• Successfully presented and achieved Phase 1 acceptance and from the NASA Constellation Safety and Engineering Review Panel (CSERP).
• Active leader or participant in peer reviews for all vehicle systems and safety working groups.

Confidential - Owego, Owego, NY

Systems Engineer- System Safety/Software Safety

Responsibilities:

• Produced Air Vehicle Safety Assessment Report (AvSAR) leading to flight of Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3).
• Produced comprehensive aircraft-level FHA for Pilot Production (PP) aircraft leading to flight .
• Managed the Critical/Vital Parts Program; designing and testing of safety critical control and monitoring systems; supporting systems analysis and test, production, review, and presentation of safety analysis products; conducted Fault Tree Analysis, supported flight testing.