Engineer Design

S hawn E. Gano, Ph.D.

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W ORK EXPERIENCE

G ranted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) by the U.S. Government

C leared DoD Top Secret

S uccessful completion of government polygraph examination in April 2006

C ompletion of Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) in June 2005

L ockheed Martin Corporation, ( Johnson Space Center) Houston, TX 2 009-

S taff Systems Engineer (Level IV) within the Enterprise Integration Group of the Information

Systems & Global Services Business Unit (IS&GS).

Located on-site as a trusted agent for NASA on the Facilities Development and Operations

Contract (FDOC). Worked alongside the Mission Control Center System (MCCS) Chief Engineer on

system level project tasks and integration of 17 subsystems. Book manager for the

Constellation MCCS Architecture Description Document using model based system engineering

approaches. Helped prepare for and execute the MCCS Preliminary Design Review.

L ockheed Martin Corporation, V alley Forge, PA / Houston, TX 2 005-8

S enior Systems Engineer (level III) within the Enterprise Integration Group of the Information

Systems & Global Services Business Unit (IS&GS).

N ASA Constellation Mission Control Center System (Cx MCCS), 2007-8: Developed an CONOPs

Simulation for the Mission Operations Directorate (MOD). Project included developing an

integrated architecture for the MCCS with interactive HTML output capabilities and discrete

event simulations for high valued or technologically risky concepts of operations.

R apid Executable Architecture IR&D, Jan-Jul 2007: Tech Lead, investigating ways to increase

the speed and agility of CONOPs Simulation while decreasing cost.

C ONOPs Analyzer Mico-Innovation Project, Oct-Dec 2006: Principle Investigator; Developed

the process and an automated tool to aid in performing Monte Carlo analysis, trade space

exploration, and design optimization of CONOPs Simulations.

P ersistent Automation IR&D, Sept-Dec 2006: Algorithms and research for IMINT and SIGINT

aircraft/UAV flight planning.

E xtended Area Protection and Survivability (EAPS), Apr 2006 - Aug 2006: Algorithms and

visualization lead. Developed a CONOPS Simulation for defending an airfield from mortar and

artillery attacks with LM Missiles and Fire Control.

N ASA's Crew Exploration Vehicle (Orion), Oct 2005 - Mar 2006: Developed a CONOPS

Simulation for a CEV-ISS autonomous V-bar rendezvous scenario for a LM Space Systems

IR&D. This project included development of an architecture, modeling and performance

analysis, and developing dynamic engineering visualizations.

A pplied Research Laboratory, State College, Pennsylvania 2 003-4

S ummer internships in which I helped develop a six degrees of freedom (6DoF) torpedo

dynamics simulation model. The model included an automated control system with differential

game theory to engage its target, a nonlinear propulsion model, a stochastic sonar system, an

enhanced homing guidance system, bulk-charge warhead sizing rules, and a virtual reality

(VRML) design visualization tool. This complex model was used to help the Navy optimize new

torpedo designs.

E DUCATION

U niversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

P h.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2005

D issertation: S imulation-Based Design Using Variable Fidelity Optimization

R esearch Topics: Multidisciplinary Optimization, Variable Fidelity Optimization,

Simulation-Based Design, Reliability-Based Optimization, and Unmanned Morphing Aircraft

U niversity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

M .S. in Aerospace Engineering 2 004

G PA: 3.795/4.0

S erved as a Teaching Assistant in Advanced Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics I, Orbital Mechanics,

and CAD/CAM laboratory

U niversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

B .S.E. in Aerospace Engineering 2001

G raduated magna cum laude, GPA: 3.61 / 4.00

Senior design project: multi-aperture Earth imaging satellite for the USAF.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2 008 Author of the Year, Lockheed Martin Enterprise Integration 2 008

Celebration of Excellence

L ockheed Martin Spot Award for commitment and contributions to the 2 007

NASA/JSC/MOD Programs

L ockheed Martin Spot Award for professionalism, commitment, and 2 007

outstanding contributions to OMEGA Consulting Services

L ockheed Martin Spot Award for delivering a successful product to the 2 007

ISC2 team under tight time constraints and for helping to keep the

program sold

L ockheed Martin Spot Award for outstanding effort contributing to Mission 2 006

Success on the Extended Area Protection and Survivability project

O utstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching 2 005

given by the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of

Notre Dame

A merican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Learn to Fly 2 003

Scholarship

A IAA Foundation Student Paper Conference 2003 third place award for 2 003

best paper and presentation

L andes Class Prize for Technical Communication, University of Michigan 1 999

R ELATED EXPERIENCE

L icensed Private Pilot with 80+ hours in a Cessna 172SP

T echnician Class FCC licensed amateur radio operator, call sign KB3OJE

C ertified open water SCUBA diver

P hytoplankton Monitoring Network Volunteer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

J SatTrak open source application creator and developer. JSatTrak performs spacecraft trajectory

calculations and displays results using various 2D and 3D graphical displays. Homepage:

http://www.gano.name/shawn/JSatTrak/

D eveloped two iPhone applications in the Apple App Store: Hot Air, Phyto

P rogramming Languages: Java, C, C++, C#, Objective C, HTML, MATLAB, Fortran, PHP

O perating Systems Experience: Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

S atellite Tool Kit (STK) experience including advanced training with maneuver targeting module

Astrogator

D oDAF and SysML training and experience using Model Based System Engineering Tools such as

Rhapsody, System Architect, and DOORS

C AD/CAM/CAE Software: Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD

C FD experience using state of the art NASA codes, both structured and unstructured solvers in 2D

and 3D, including: geometry creation, grid generation, flow solving, and post processing of results

B P Physics Challenge Day Mentor - Helped high school physics students with hands on

experiments and analysis. (2008-9)

P ennsylvania Regional Science Fair (Montgomery County) Judge in Engineering (2006)

I ndiana Regional Science Fair Judge in Engineering, Earth and Space Sciences (2002-5)

O ther hobbies: Astronomy, Photography, Woodworking, Model Rocketry, Basketball, Water Skiing

G raduate level course in computer security. Topics covered included cryptography, database

security, and network security (Fall 2003)

M EMBERSHIPS

A merican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

A ircraft Owners and Pilots Association

P UBLICATIONS AND PAPERS

G ano, S.E., Hunnicutt, R.K., Nelson, J.D., Dockal, R.J., 2008, Improving the Constellation Mission

Control Center System Design Using Integrated Executable Architectures and Visualization,

Proceedings of the ESA/EUMETSAT/AIAA SpaceOps 2008 Symposium, AIAA-2008-3505, Heidelberg,

Germany, May 12-16.

G ano, S.E., Kim, H., Brown, D.E., 2006, C omparison of Three Surrogate Modeling Techniques:

Datascape, Kriging, and Second Order Regression, Proceedings of the 11th AIAA/ISSMO

Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, AIAA-2006-7048, Portsmouth, Virginia,

Sept 6-8.

G ano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., Martin, J.D., Simpson, T.W., 2006, U pdate Strategies for Kriging Models

for Use in Variable Fidelity Optimization, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Springer-

Verlag, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 287-298.

G ano, S.E., Agarwal, H., Renaud, J.E., Tovar, A., 2006, R eliability Based Design Using Variable

Fidelity Optimization, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering - Special Issue on Uncertainty

Quantification and Design Under Uncertainty of Aerospace Systems, Vol. 2, Nos. 3-4, pp. 247-260.

R enaud, J.E., Gano, S.E., 2006, B ook Review: Numerical Optimization - Theoretical and Practical

Aspects, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 541.

G ano, S.E., Sanders, B., Renaud, J.E., 2005, H ybrid Variable Fidelity Optimization Using a Kriging-

Based Scaling Function, AIAA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 11, pp. 2422-2433.

T ovar, A., Gano, S.E., Mason, J.J., Renaud, J.E., 2005, O ptimum Design of an Interbody Implant

for Lumbar Spine Fixation, Elsevier Advances in Engineering Software, Vol. 36, No. 9, pp. 634-

642.

G ano, S.E., Agarwal, H., Renaud, J.E., Tovar, A., 2005, R eliability Based Design Using Variable

Fidelity Optimization, Proceedings of the 1st AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist

Conference, AIAA-2005-2135, Austin, Texas, April 18 - 21.

G ano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., Martin, J.D., Simpson, T.W., 2005, U pdate Strategies for Kriging Models

for Use in Variable Fidelity Optimization, Proceedings of the 1st AIAA Multidisciplinary Design

Optimization Specialist Conference, AIAA-2005-2057, Austin, Texas, April 18 - 21.

P atel, N.M., Gano, S.E., P rez, V.M., Renaud, J.E., Martin, J.D., 2005, A pplication of an Interior

P oint Sequential Approximate Optimization Method to an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, 1st

AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference, AIAA-2005-1982, Austin, Texas,

April 18 - 21.

G ano, S.E., Sanders, B., Renaud, J.E., 2004, Variable Fidelity Optimization Using a Kriging Based

Scaling Function, Proceedings of the 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Conference, AIAA-2004-4460, Albany, NY, Aug 30-Sept 1.

G ano, S.E., P rez, V.M., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., Sanders, B., 2004, M ultilevel Variable Fidelity

Optimization of a Morphing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Proceedings of the 45th

AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, AIAA 2004-

1763, Palm Springs, California, April 19 - 22.

P atel, N.M., Gano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., Martin, J.D., Yukish, M., 2004, S imulation Model of an

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Design Optimization, Proceedings of the 45th

AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, AIAA 2004-

2034, Palm Springs, California April 19 - 22.

R usnell, M.T., Gano, S.E., P rez, V.M., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., 2004, Morphing UAV Pareto

Curve Shift for Enhanced Performance, Proceedings of the 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC

Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference, AIAA 2004-1682, Palm Springs, California

April 19 - 22.

G ano, S.E., 2003, S ensitivity of Optimal Conforming Airfoils To Exterior Shape, Proceedings of the

AIAA Student Conference 2003, Univ. of Kentucky at Paducah, April 4-5.

G ano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., Batill, S.M., Tovar, A., 2003, S hape Optimization for Conforming Airfoils,

Proceedings of the 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials

Conference, AIAA 2003-1579, Norfolk, VA, April 7-10.

T ovar, A., Gano, S.E., Renaud. J.E., Mason, J.J., 2003, T opology and Shape Optimization of an

Interbody Fusion Implant for Lumbar Spine Fixation, Proceedings of the 29th Design Automation

Conference. DETC2003, Chicago, IL, USA, September 2-6.

G ano, S.E., Renaud, J.E., 2002, O ptimized Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Wing Morphing for

Extended Range and Endurance, Proceedings of the 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on

Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, AIAA 2002-5668, Atlanta, GA, September 4-6.

G ano, S.E., Hyland, D.C., Kabamba, P.T., et al., 2001, A B aseline Study of a Low-Cost, High-

Resolution, Imaging System Using Wavefront Reconstruction, Proceedings of the AIAA Space 2001

Conference and Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, August 28-30.

G ano, S.E., P rez, V.M., Renaud, 2001, D evelopment and Verification of a MATLAB Driver for the

SNOPT Optimization Software, Proceedings of the 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/ AHS/ASC Structures,

Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, AIAA 2001-1620, Seattle, WA, April 16-19.

P rez, V.M., Renaud, J.E., Gano, S.E., 2000, C onstructing Variable Fidelity Response Surface

Approximations on the Usable Feasible Region, Proceedings of the 8th AIAA/USAF/ NASA/ISSMO

Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, AIAA 2000-4888, Long Beach, CA,

September 6-8.

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