TYLER P. HINES

• Supported overall vendor compliance efforts, modifications, and budget analyses of multiple commercial and federal contracts associated with the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program (CLPS).
• Effectively communicated with team members and program leadership to meet and exceed project timelines and expectations.
• Actively developed and applied analytical techniques to identify deviations and shortfalls related to contractor performance and given abilities to meet outlined contract objectives efficiently within budget.
• Directly supported a wide range of contract modifications to align with standard and non-standard conditions.
• Continuously shadowed responsibilities and duties of contract professionals to become further well-versed in procurement-focused principles, applicable solutions, and negotiation techniques.

• Effectively communicated center and agency-wide vision and message to diverse range of audiences.
• Actively led and supported in weekly protocol-related efforts aimed at educating the general public, VIP guests, and aerospace professionals on the scientific, technical and overall history of the Johnson Space Center.
• Led in auditing the agency's lunar sample loan program in an effort to update and modernize official references, data retention, and display methods of priceless public lunar sample displays returned during Project Apollo.
• Maintained and updated Johnson Space Center and agency property loan agreements and items currently on active loan(s) to local and international scientific and academic institution to abide by and uphold federal laws and guidelines.
• Contributed to the development and implementation of multimedia, published articles, and public engagement events, including NASA engages, to support both public-facing and internal agency events reaching nearly 80,000 individuals.

• Served in a variety of student-led program leadership roles as part of the university's Analog Research Group to develop medium-fidelity mission operation procedures, training materials, and program timelines to support crewed, research-focused Lunar and Martian simulated analog missions in partnership with commercial and academic institutions.
• Supported the management of an approximately $10,000 annual budget to meet critical program goals while directly interfacing with local and international academic, scientific, and research organizations, indirectly including the Canadian Space Agency, to effectively conduct conduct quality and groundbreaking aerospace research.
• Participated in a two-week simulated Martian analog mission as lead botanist for Crew 274 to the Mars Desert Research Station to conduct germination studies of long-duration exposed tomato seeds flown on NASA's Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) payload between 1984-1990 in support of future crewed spaceflight research initiatives.

• Successfully established and presented engineering-focused multimedia training presentations to over 150 newly-hired individuals to effectively inform and onboard center-specific civil and contractor technical workforces.
• Participated in center leadership workshops to expand on technical and project management skills from historical and lesson learned perspectives.
• Actively supported the development, initial publication, and implementation of analog-based, medium-fidelity procedures, documents, and protocols in direct support of the Johnson Space Center's first year-long simulated Martian Crewed Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA).

Awards & Publications:

• JSC Director's Innovation Group Achievement Award - Engineering Directorate Orientation Training Team (2023)
• CHAPEA-MC-W059 - Contingency Collection Tools For Contaminated Debris Staging

• Led the development and presentation of STEM lessons and associated professional certifications at the Kennedy Space Center for over 250+ students from various international academic institutions.
• Responsible for planning daily and weekly schedule of tours, onsite group travel, academic lessons, and related technical and scientific-based content to effectively exceed expectations for content delivery and overall program experience.
• Established and maintained critical professional relationships with global aerospace organizations and academic institutions to further develop program exposure and opportunities.
• Led in collaborative efforts with local academic and scientific institutions to provide scholarship opportunities for program alumni to provide post-secondary education options to top aerospace and STEM degree programs.

• Effectively expanded center agency institutional awareness programs and efforts through active development and presentation of various multimedia and interactive training programs.
• Collaboratively aided in the establishment and implementation of quality onboarding training and resource documents to agency leadership to further support future internship and employee onboarding efforts and associated efficiencies.
• Participated in and shadowed a multitude of diverse agency-specific trainings and lessons learned programs to expand on personal and professional technical and project management skills.

Certifications:

• Risk Informed Design Making (RIDM) Course
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration STEP 1 Safety Certification