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SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Pre-Launch Collision Avoidance Re-Entry
Astute, analytical, and detail-oriented Space Systems Engineer with progressive experience in the space industry, specializing in the
flight dynamics of multi-million dollar spacecraft operations and a thesis in Analyzing the Fuel Required for a Low Earth Orbit Satellite
to De-Orbit within Five Years to comply with the Federal Communications Commission requirements. Demonstrating passion and
expertise in solving complex problems and creating mission designs in flight dynamics software; while being highly flexible with
excellent capacity to work with stakeholders, react with urgency to unexpected circumstances, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-
paced, stressful environment.
Flight Dynamics Stellar Client Relationships Reporting & Documentation
Satellite Operations Multitasking & Adaptability Simulation and Modeling
Launch and Re-entry Planning & Critical Thinking Training & Mentoring
System Engineering Teamwork & Coordination Organizational Effectiveness
P R O F E S SI O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
A.I. SOLUTIONS Lanham, MD Febuary 2022 Present
Space Systems Engineer
Troubleshoot and design Customers Mission Plans to ensure the success of satellite operations.
Build demonstrations and presentations using FreeFlyer to showcase the tool to prospective customers.
Collaborate with aerospace systems engineers throughout the company to build industry-leading ground systems using the
FreeFlyer software.
Establish an efficient and adaptable process within the Tech Support Team to resolve software release tickets in a
framework that breaks the project down in several sprints.
Review design documents for new FreeFlyer functionality and advocate for the users best interests.
Manage FreeFlyer licensing and user registration on our corporate website.
Work with developers to identify and resolve issues in new version of FreeFlyer.
Work on the development of the FreeFlyer Certification Level 2 Program.
Provide a level of Bronze Support for FreeFlyer customers by gathering customers needs, expectations, developing Mission
Plans, and delivering a final product to be used during nominal operations.
Volunteer with Fabrication Lab and the Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Academy to host a summer program for 30
students, with the goal of teaching aerospace engineering through hands-on experiences.
OMITRON Beltsville, MD March 2021 Febuary 2022
FLIGHT DYNAMICS OPERATIONS LEAD (Contract National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) EOS)
Maintain the orbit of 3 multi-million dollar spacecraft Aqua, Aura, and Terra, including managing 9 analysts, ensuring
nominal operational activities are handled effectively, responding to any additional operational requests in a timely fashion.
Meet with 3 stakeholders of Aqua, Aura, and Terra weekly to provide status updates of the spacecraft, receive additional
requests for dissemination and articulate the new requests with the analyst team.
Knowledgeable in translating technical problems with non-technical people, working with a team in combing through 89
gigabytes of data daily to identify valuable information to the Flight Dynamics Team.
Work in a matrix management environment, document and prioritize focus activities, data structures, and customer
requests with other team leads and various stakeholders.
Establish positive and effective communication among staff to coordinate and schedule all operational activities, including
nominal drag make-up and inclination, adjust maneuvers, contingency activities, and the daily support rotation.
Research and resolve issues on data integrity flow into databases, identifying and documenting the accurate impact on
detailed business rules and use cases based on requirements analysis.
Translate data analytics requirements into project data models, documenting workflows for stakeholders review.
Communicate effectively, leverage technical expertise, and maximize team knowledge to help train and mentor analysts to
ensure a high standard of operational support, deploying best practices and regulatory protocols.
Continued
Provide efficient on-call operations support, respond and assist for any off-hours events at any given time.
Develop a relationship between three different CubeSat masses, stabilizing hysteresis rods, which includes conducting and
analyzing several test cases where the relationship could be extracted in an optimal way.
ONEWEB Mclean, VA September 2018 March 2020
ORBIT ANALYST
Supported Pre-Launch activities, such as leading dry-runs for all of the flight dynamics operational daily tasks.
Effectively functioned as the Shift Lead, managing personnel, and software during 12-hour shifts to support the 24/7 real
time operations.
Spearhead weekly meeting with entire Flight Dynamics team and briefed incoming shift about overnight operations.
Represented Flight Dynamics team during meetings with stakeholders, translating technical data to non-technical personnel
in order to better understand issues or concerns.
Contributed to building an in-house operational software (CERNA) from pre-launch to de-orbit and on all phases of
spacecraft lifetime such as planning, preparation, execution, and system readiness.
Identified and resolved problems through root cause analysis and research analytics, troubleshooting operations
application software whenever necessary.
Completed system analysis, documentation, testing, and implementation support, including operational drills to prepare on
console crew for real-life operational scenarios.
Gathered and generated information reports and data, performed routine checks on 34 spacecraft, verified maneuver
plans, assessed benchmark performance, and performed on-console Flight Dynamics operations in a shifting environment.
KBRWYLE Greenbelt, MD August 2017 September 2018
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (Contract National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) GSMO-2)
Monitored the health and safety of The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and ground system, working closely with
customers to assist in decision making and to meet deadlines.
Attended weekly meetings with customers to brief the status of LRO and led the Thermal Quarterly presentation to the
Lead Thermal Engineer.
Responded, identified, and investigated spacecraft and ground anomalies, documenting daily operations records and blogs.
Performed daily mission planning activities, trending and data analysis activities, and verification testing for all off-nominal
activities prior to real-time use
Created and edited codes to improve day-to-day operations, including troubleshooting spacecraft ground communication.
E D U C A T I O N & P R O F E S SI O N A L D E V E L O P M E NT
Master of Science in Space and Astronautical Engineering
Sapienza Universit di Roma, Rome, Italy March, 2023
Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering
Capitol Technology University, Laurel, MD May 2017
C O M P U T E R /T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Python, Matlab, Glide, MySQL, Github, Jira, Agile
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