Marcus Higgins

Experience

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  KBR, Inc.

  Sept 2006 - now

  Provide leadership and guidance to Rodent Research staff (consisting of engineers, technicians, and scientists), as well as prioritize the team’s workload. Authored and received approval from NASA on the Contract Year 6 and 7 Rodent Research Project Task Plans and budget breakdown/Basis of Estimates. Manage task costs, scope, and schedule. Approve procurements and draft subcontracts. Present monthly financials and management review charts. Update future budget estimates. Support NASA Rodent Research Project Manager. Provide support to KBR Houston on Ground Transporter effort. Show less Work at NASA Ames Research Center supporting mission integration and operations for the ISS Rodent Research Project. Lead for the Operations Group. Supported the following missions in varying positions including Ops Lead and Rodcom (Rodent Research Communicator to the ISS crew): Rodent Research (RR)-4, RR-5, RR-9, RR-6, and RR-7. The purpose of these missions was to perform studies on tissue healing, bone growth, preventing muscle atrophy, and microbiome effects. Was also the RR-6 Deputy Mission Lead, the RR-7 Mission Lead, and currently the RR-10 Mission Lead for planning and development. Show less Worked in Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center providing operational and technical support ensuring that hardware designed to keep the International Space Station crew healthy remained functional. Responsible for troubleshooting hardware anomalies in real-time. Scheduled medical activities and reviewed plans and products to ensure accuracy. Supported medical activities to facilitate successful execution by the onboard crew.Had the following responsibilities during time as a Biomedical Flight Controller (BME): STS-124/1J Flight Lead, Increment 18 Deputy BME Lead, Increments 19/20 BME Technical Liaison (liaison between operations and engineering), Increments 25/26, 43, & 49 BME Manager, 1-Year Mission BME Lead, Emergency Operations BME Lead (worked issues relating to fire, ammonia, depress/hypoxia, toxic release response), CO2 BME Lead, Toxicology/Air Quality Subgroup BME Lead, Flight Rules BME Lead, Extravehicular Activities (EVA) BME Lead.Experienced in delivering oral presentations and achieving multilateral agreements with team members at NASA as well as international partners (eg. European, Russian, and Japanese). Show less

  • Manager

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Task Lead

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Senior Operations Specialist

    Dec 2016 - Jul 2019

  • Deputy Task Lead

    Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Biomedical Flight Controller

    Sept 2006 - Dec 2016