“…Spacecraft Mechanical Designer with Extensive Conceptual Development Background …”

 

- Mechanical Engineer and subject-matter expert in space mechanisms with expertise in spacecraft conceptual development, architecture and modeling, space structures, propulsion, thermal, MAGE hardware development and vehicle subsystems from concept through test and delivery.

- Proven track record of technical business development experience including successful proposal submissions for numerous government organizations.

- Broad program experience ranges from small spacecraft studies to numerous flight program hardware builds such as SCATHA and Cassini.

- Recognized by peers and senior management for a consistent ability to create concepts that lead to simple, producible, affordable configurations in the face of rapidly changing requirements.

 

KEY STRENGTHS

 

-Spacecraft Architecture  Space Mechanisms       

-Space Structures

-Hardware Design, Build & Test  

-Electrical Harnesses     

-Mechanical Aerospace Ground Equipment (MAGE)

-Thermal Hardware        

-Launch Integration        

-Composites Development

 

SELECTED PROJECTS

 

Spacecraft Architecture: Developed the spacecraft concept for proposal on a 2006 classified program resulting in program win for Lockheed Martin that was highly successful from launch to decommission.

Space Mechanisms: Developed proposal concepts, detail designs as Product Integrity Engineer for several space borne mechanisms. These concepts resulted in multiple successful hardware build, test and deliveries for a SC with numerous deployable structures and gimbals, providing accommodation within a highly constrained launch volume.

Space Structures: Created concept and detail developments for several mass constrained, large and small satellite structures utilizing aluminum and graphite-reinforced plastic composites. Successfully delivered within program cost and schedule constraints.

Propulsion design: Selected to lead propulsion layout and detail design for NASA’s Cassini Propulsion Module by Lockheed Martin, a complex, fully redundant bi-propellant system. This system has been fully successful from initial launch in 1997 and is still in use today.

Thermal hardware: Developed a unique system of thermal blanket configuration digitization to CAD geometry, which resulted in approximately 50% schedule reduction in configuration control and drawing release over previous methods.

Electrical harness: Developed a harness configuration and detail drawings on a National Asset Program small mechanical subsystem, resulting in a highly installable, maintainable harness that met all performance specifications.

Mechanical Aerospace Ground Equipment: Developed a cost and schedule constrained, 7 foot vertical x 15 foot horizontal visible light scanner for a classified laboratory environment that met or exceeded all position resolution requirements.

Launch Integration: Provided LV compatibility analysis for Military Support Programs, for a severely space constrained SC-to-LV configuration driven by customer requirement, that resulted in several fully successful launches.

Composites Development: Developed in-house composite filament winding equipment in a laboratory R&D environment with available materials and equipment to meet cost and schedule constraints.

 

CAREER PATH

 

Miller Space llc                                                                                      January 2011 - Present

President

-Started an independent consulting company providing spacecraft mechanical design services to Lockheed Martin, Comtech AeroAstro and Sierra Nevada Space Systems Group in the area of new business proposal development.

-Provided a satellite conceptual design to Lockheed Martin Space Systems for a classified program, resulting in a fully successful Preliminary Design Review.

-Delivered proposal support to Comtech AeroAstro for the JPL Thunderbird - Request for Information, including spacecraft concept options to provide the team with the necessary framework for the proposal.

-Delivered proposal support to Sierra Nevada Space Systems Group for the ORS-8 proposal, including spacecraft concept options.

 

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (Martin Marietta)          1975 - 2011

Senior Staff Engineer                                                                               June 2003 - December 2010

-Key player in the development of multiple spacecraft bus concepts for Government Requests for Proposal, including overall S/C architecture, space structures, mechanisms, propulsion, thermal and MAGE hardware.

Staff Engineer                                                                                           January 1995 - June 2003

-Military Support Programs Product Integrity Engineer for numerous space mechanisms and propulsion mechanical development for the JPL Cassini program.

Associate / Staff Engineer                                                                        July 1975 - January 1995

Sample projects include:

-Spacecraft concept definition for various defense programs.

-Mechanical design of ground fixtures and ground mechanisms.

-Mechanism design and build for SCATHA and other National Asset Space Programs.

-Design of Composites Laboratory equipment and composites build.

 

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Florida Institute of Technology - BS Mechanical Engineering 1975

Certified Product Integrity Engineer – Lockheed Martin - Space Mechanisms

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

I-DEAS

Solidworks

Pro/E / Creo, NX

3DS Max, Blender, STK simulation