Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Frank L. Knight, P.E.
EDUCATION:
Engineer in Mechanical Engineering,, December 1982
Master of Engineering,, August, 1979.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,, December 1977.
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE:November 1997 to Present
SENIOR ENGINEERING SPECIALIST,, Los Angeles, California - Vehicle Concepts Department.
Responsibilities and Nature of Work:
Concept development for satellite and launch vehicle systems.
Aug. 1995 to Nov. 1997
MANAGER,, Los Angeles, California - Advanced Systems Department.
Responsibilities and Nature of Work:
Management of the Advanced Systems Section of the Space Architecture Department. This section is responsible for computer graphics visualization, telemetry visualization and processing, and concept development for satellite systems.
Nov. 1988 to Aug. 1995
PROJECT ENGINEER, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, California - Space Test And Experimentation.
Primary Responsibilities: Project manager for the Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronic Experiments
(APEX)
Mission, which was successfully launched in August 1994. Tasks include: technical review and evaluation of all contractor deliveries, assignment and coordination of technical staff mission support tasks, counsel customer on recommended various technical approaches and design options, identification of spacecraft design, operational, and schedule concerns. Project engineer for the
Mission.
Secondary Responsibilities: Conduct mission planning, development, and programmatic support of small satellite payloads and spacecraft. Conduct liaison with DoD and NASA space experimenters, contractors, Air Force, NASA headquarters and centers, government agencies, and Aerospace laboratories/support divisions. Tasks include: experiment planning, mission synthesis, search for flight opportunities, support of development of various small satellite missions, support of orbiting experiment platforms.
July 1979 to Nov. 1988
MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL STAFF, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, California - 1979-1984: Design Integration (DI) Department; 1985-1988: Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Department.
Accomplishment Highlights:
CAE Department: Developed numerous design and analysis software tools in support of conceptual mechanical design group. Established corporate focal point for support of microcomputer users for CAE tasks. Developed local-area network for integrated CAE system, utilizing microcomputer and VAX-based hardware and software. Developed integrated CAE system for spacecraft conceptual design. Taught staff development courses on personal computer communications, and on integrated software.
DI Department: Assessed performance of various Space Shuttle mechanical subsystems as a part of a team tasked to evaluate the Shuttle's capability to meet Air Force needs. Formulated and developed design concepts for use in the Shuttle cargo bay. Served as member of a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Study Team which developed a corporate strategy for hardware and software acquisitions, and evaluated the relative merits of the products and services of various CAD vendors. Performed conceptual design of proposed Department of Defense spacecraft. Identified critical technologies involved in on-orbit service and maintenance of transportation vehicles for a proposed Solar Power System.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Registered Professional Engineer; California certificate number 22170.
Hobbies: bicycling, softball,,
home computing.
Department of Defense security clearance: Secret.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Knight, F. L., "
The Space Test Program APEX Mission - Flight Results",
10th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, 16-19 September 1996.
Knight, F. L., "The Space Test Program APEX Mission Satellite", Proceedings, 6th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, 22-24 September 1992.
Wolfe, M. G., and Knight, F. L., "Space Transportation System Interactive Conceptual Design/Cost/Model," Proceedings, 37th IAF Congress, Innsbruck, Austria, Oct. 4-11, 1986, International Astronautical Federation Paper IAA-86-435, Pergamon Press, October 1986.
"`FAT-DUCK': An Expert System for Fatigue Design," 1985 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibit, Boston, MA, August 4-8, 1985.
Knight, F. L., "Designing for Fatigue Resistance by Computer," Preceedings, Chautauqua on Productivity in Engineering and Design: Integrating the Islands of Automation'," Kiawah Island, SC, Oct. 29-31, 1984, pp. 51-73.
Knight, F. L., "Computer-Aided Fatigue Design - A Review,", Proceedings, 1984 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibit, Las Vegas, NV, Aug. 12-15, 1984, Vol. 2, pp. 431-441.
Knight, F. L., "Computer-Aided Design Software for Mechanical Engineering Design," Proceedings, 3rd International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibit, Chicago, IL, Aug. 7-11, 1983, Vol. 1, pp. 49-55.
"Computer-Aided Engineering at The Aerospace Corporation," 2nd International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, CA, Aug. 15-19, 1982.
Knight, F. L., "Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Mechanisms," Proceedings, 16th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, Kennedy Space Center., FL, May 13-14, 1982, NASA CP-2221, pp. 175-187.
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