1989 to Present, Space Station Electric Power System Project, Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, California.
Mechanical Design of Solar Power Module (SPM) Exterior power data and control power
cabling, junction boxes and patch panels using CATIA solid modeling and drafting techniques.
Project Coordination: Thermal Control System, Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA), SPM
Cabling, Sequential Shunt Unit Product Engineer
Development of Test Requirements: IEA Development, Qualification and Certification Testing
Test Planning: Facility Selection, Instrumentation selection and location, Procedures, Test Equipment Development, Coordination and integration with other interfacing agencies and customer.
Test Setup and Conduct
Development of Design Requirements: Thermal Control System, IEA and SPM Cabling
Development of Verification Requirements and Plans
Coordination of Verification Plan with the Customer
Planning and Coordination of Design Reviews
3/87 to 7/89 Independent Computer Consulting
Involved all aspects of setting up and running a small personal computer consulting business
System selection and setup
Training (both operations and applications)
Applications programming.
Taught formal classes at the Los Angeles Unified School District, North Valley Occupational
Center covering various personal computer business applications.
6/86 to 3/87 Arco Solar, Chatsworth, California
Design and development of processes and equipment for producing and testing thin film photovoltaic modules for low light and full sun commercial applications.
9/80 to 6/86 Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, California
Planing and coordination of all aspects of energy conservation grant application evaluation project
Coordination of design reviews of solar thermal heating, cooling, water heating and industrial process heat projects
Acceptance testing of solar thermal heating, cooling, water heating and industrial process heat projects
EDUCATION
1972-1981 California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Engineering Department, Thermal fluids engineering., Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
1981-1983 Several graduate level courses at both CSUN and University of Southern California.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
CATIA (CAD) Basic
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
CATIA Draw mode
Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Boot Camp
Drawing quality review
Oral presentations
Organization Excellence (OE) Product Team training
