Vidal Salazar

Experience

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  NCAR/UCAR

  Oct 1996 - Dec 2016

  Scientific Project manager

  Manage and run scientific field deployments all over the world.

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  NCAR

  Nov 2000 - Jan 2006

  Associated Scientist

  Plan scientific field campaigns, implement wold wide scientific field deployments and deploy scientific instrumentation in support of atmospheric science research.

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  NASA Ames Research Center

  Jan 2016 - now

  Program Specialist

  I serve as the Program Manager for national and international scientific initiatives supported by NASA’s Earth Science Division and the Airborne Science Program. In this role, I am responsible for providing technical and programmatic guidance during planning and execution of field campaigns, and comprehensive project management for the overall scientific or technological development activities. This includes long-term planning, execution, community engagement, priority setting, developing partnerships, grant management, solicitations, developing metrics, analyzing, and managing budgets and project metrics, project closure, and communication of results of cross-functional scientific programs across various earth science disciplines. My direct duties involve coordinating and aligning efforts to develop program concepts, integration plans, and program designs to successfully run NASA missions that involve airborne components and data/ground systems.Currently, my program responsibilities involve developing project implementation plans and metrics, managing a $30 million budget for an Earth Venture suborbital program, overseeing schedules, and guiding scientific teams in establishing national and international partnerships for deploying scientific assets globally. Show less