Summary of Past Accomplishments
- Conceived and architected a sensor data product generation subsystem for the GOES-R program that exceeded stringent performance requirements using commodity blade servers and GB Ethernet
- Developed the system specification for the one billion dollar GOES-R ground system that resulted in clear direction for the subsystem engineers and resulted in a near on-schedule system sell-off
- Reviewed and identified corrections to the GOES-R level 1b and 2+ weather products developed by the subsystem engineers. Additionally, developed corrections to make the level 2+ products open, standards-based and self-describing using the CF Metadata Conventions. Furthermore, wrote the 2000 page GOES-R product users’ guide
Customer Relations
- Candid and confident interaction style
- Trust of customer achieved quickly
- Always looking for approaches and solutions that serve the best interest of the customer and Government
- “Think on your feet” capability is disarming to interchanges with the customer
- Able to effectively track, cost, and accommodate evolving customer requirements
- Often called upon to perform and comfortable with the role of “customer advocate” in the engineering organization despite the conflict and contention that it brings
