Experience

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  Pratt & whitney canada

  Sept 2002 - Aug 2003

  Compressor aerodynamicist (intern)

  • Use of Matlab and CFD analysis to develop a method for rapid generation of fan-performance maps

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  Utias space flight laboratory

  Aug 2004 - Mar 2010

  Attitude specialist

  • Attitude lead for the CanX-2, NTS, AISSat-1, CanX-4&5, BRITE and M3MSat missions• Oversight of master's students• Development of a high-fidelity simulator and flight attitude software• Unit-level procurement and test• System-level test specification and execution• Support for design proposals and business development• Extensive customer liaison

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  Microsat systems canada inc.

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2011

  Attitude and ai&t specialist

  • Attitude lead for the NEOSSat mission (end of design through integration/test) • Development of on-ground and in-flight calibration algorithms• Development of high-fidelity simulations and analytic tools• A system test lead for the NEOSSat mission• Creation of system-level test strategies• Problem identification and resolution• Lead technical specialist for the company's line of reaction wheels• Systems analyst for COMMStellation initiative• Conceptualization of operations, mission trade-off studies and requirement specifications Show less

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  Magellan aerospace

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2018

  Attitude specialist

  • Lead - attitude determination and control subsystem (Radarsat Constellation Mission - RCM)• Lead - orbit determination subsystem (RCM)• Project manager for several R&D and consultation programs• Satellite recovery• Subsystem management including earned-value metrics, resource allocation• Procurement support, requirements management and customer, vendor liason• Systems support, requirements verification, compliance and gap auditing• Algorithm design, data analysis, high-fidelity simulations and flight-software coding• Vibration analysis and isolation-control design for International Space Station experiments• Supporting roles in the development of processes and tools for QA and CADM• Responsible for local-office ISO14001/AS9100C implementation and audit support• Regular contribution to business development Show less

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  Mda

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Manage team of systems engineers• Development of systems-engineering discipline within the line of business• Lead systems engineer on multiple projects• Proposals and business-development support• Projects ranging from optical ground systems to interplanetary vision systems (formerly Neptec Inc.)• Lead systems engineer on multiple projects• Optical ground systems for free-space communication• Integrated microsatellite payloads• Cameras and laser-vision systems for near-Earth and Mars-surface missions• Technical-proposal management and development• Business-development support

  • Systems Engineering Manager

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Systems Engineering

    Jul 2018 - Sept 2020
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  Mmist

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Manage and develop team of systems engineers• Process development and technical leadership• Systems lead for projects in military, civilian and space-tourism markets• Emphasis on product development, testing and operational analysis• Support to program management, quality office and business infrastructure • Lead systems engineer, aircraft recovery system• Support to program management, quality office and business infrastructure

  • System Engineering Manager

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Systems Engineering

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022