National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Apr 2013 to 2000 Program Manager - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)United States Army Corps of Engineers Portland District Portland, OR Jan 2011 to Apr 2013 Project Manager Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Constellation Program Houston, TX Dec 2006 to Jan 2011 Project Manager / Test Director - Orion Project OfficeStanley Associates Washington, DC Oct 2005 to Nov 2006 Senior Analyst - Integrated Warfare SystemsNaval Sea Systems Command - Submarine Sonar Program Office Washington, DC Aug 2003 to Sep 2005 Foreign Comparative Test Program Manager - Submarine Acoustic SystemsNaval Undersea Warfare Center - Division Keyport Keyport, WA Oct 2001 to Aug 2003 Software Engineer / Acquisition Management Specialist
Education:
Stanford University Stanford, CA 2004 to 2005 Masters Certificate - Stanford Advanced Project Management Program in Project ManagementUniversity of Phoenix (online, during international travel for the US Navy) Phoenix, AZ 2001 to 2004 MBA in Global Management (GPA - 3.87)Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 1996 to 2001 BS / BA in Electrical Engineering / Spanish (GPA - 3.13)
American Fork High School American Fork UT 1965-1969
Community:
Kathy Hunter, Dan Sherwood, Pam Evensen, Arlo Prisbrey, Lane Marshall, Alice Foulger, Robert Grace, Bill Allen, Sharen Graff, Kristeen Wootten, Connie Lewis, Lamar Conder
"The Sun will continue burning for billions of years, so we have a limitless source of propulsion," said the spacecraft's lead systems engineer Alan Rhodes in a statement. "Instead of launching massive fuel tanks for future missions, we can launch larger sails that use 'fuel' already available."