MARK GRAY
Houston,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented and highly qualified Manager & Engineer with more than a decade of experience managing technical personnel and projects in Human Space Flight. Solid analytical, communication, leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Aerospace Engineering Manager (IVA Operations)
Leidos Corporation
10.2014 - Current
- Accountable for managing sub-contractor personnel assigned to work with the National Aeronautical & Space Administration (NASA)- Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) IVA, EVA, and Robotics Division (CX). In support of International Space Station (ISS) Operation, and assists in developing future space operations and training systems
- Support customer led effort in process improvements to reduce operational and improve efficiency.
- Maintain organization budget and replaced personnel in a timely manner.
- Conduct Integrated Simulations as a certified Space Station Training Facility (SSTF) Instructor.
- Conduct On-Orbit Maintenance (OOM) lessons for crew and flight controller personnel
Manager, Mechanisms & Maintenance Training
United Space Alliance
06.1995 - 09.2014
- Accountable for managing company and sub-contractor personnel assigned to work with the National Aeronautical & Space Administration (NASA)- Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) in support of International Space Station (ISS) Operation and assists in developing future space operations and training systems.
- Supported the customer (NASA) in assigning “Mechanisms & Maintenance Instructors” who were tasked with training flight crew (astronauts) and flight controllers (ground operators) personnel tasked with remotely operating mechanical systems designed to attach pressurized modules and external pallets to Space Station and perform and remotely support (flight controllers) preventive, corrective and contingency maintenance tasks onboard Space Station.
- Provided annual feedback to Instructors on their work performance and recommend performance improvements.
- Provided budget projections for future training estimates to NASA customers.
- Performed all duties as a certified NASA flight controller and flight crew maintenance instructor.
- Nov. 2008 - 2014
Technical Lead, Mechanisms & Maintenance Systems
05.2004 - 11.2008
- Charged with the technical supervision of company and sub-contractor personnel who supported the NASA-MOD customer’s Operations Support Officer (OSO) console in Mission Control Center - Houston , (MCC -H) as NASA certified Flight Control Room (FCR) and Multi-Purpose Support Room (MPSR) Flight Controllers.
- Supported the organizational manager by providing input to company and subcontractor personnel performance appraisals, recommended performance improvements to personnel when necessary.
- Performed all duties as a certified NASA flight controller and flight crew maintenance instructor.
Flight Controller & Crew Instructor, Mechanisms & Maintenance Systems
06.1995 - 05.2004
- Supported the NASA-MOD customers OSO console in MCC-H as a certified FCR and MPSR Flight Controller, remotely supporting mechanical attachment/assembly and on-orbit maintenance operations onboard Space Station. Supported eighteen Joint Space Shuttle/Space Station Assembly or Logistics/Utilization missions and 39 Space Station flight crew missions.
- Perform role as OSO Flight lead for 4A, and 10A mission
- Performed role as OSO Increment Lead for Increments 1,3 and 10..
Flight Software Testing & Verification Engineer
Rockwell Space Operations Company
01.1990 - 05.1995
- Performed final testing on space shuttle’s “systems management” and “payload” flight software prior to every space shuttle mission to verify crew displays would provide the expected feedback.
- Submitted discrepancy reports and presented issue at review boards.
Education
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
Tuskegee University
01-1989
Skills
- Project Management
- Aerospace Engineering
- Process Improvement
- Maintenance Planning
- Staff Training/Supervision
- Performance Evaluation
- Conflict/Issue Resolution
- Remote Operations
- Client Relations/Retention
- Procedure Development
- Testing/Troubleshooting
- Personnel Management
Timeline
Aerospace Engineering Manager (IVA Operations)
Leidos Corporation
10.2014 - Current
Technical Lead, Mechanisms & Maintenance Systems
05.2004 - 11.2008
Manager, Mechanisms & Maintenance Training
United Space Alliance
06.1995 - 09.2014
Flight Controller & Crew Instructor, Mechanisms & Maintenance Systems
06.1995 - 05.2004
Flight Software Testing & Verification Engineer
Rockwell Space Operations Company
01.1990 - 05.1995
B.S. - Aerospace Engineering
Tuskegee University