Engineer Quality Assurance

ADAM THODEY

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AEROSPACE / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Disciplined, focused, and detail-oriented Engineer, experienced in supporting all project phases - design, build, test, and

delivery, including on-orbit and operations support. Possess strong understanding of space systems and satellites and

experience in developing creative solutions. Pa rticularly skilled at developing an integrated and supported team to ensure

project success.

Ground Systems Command and Data Handling Space Systems Database TCL Scripts Automation

Integration and Test Regression Testing Hardware Testing Functional Requirements Testing

Resource / Schedule Management Launch / Operations Support Troubleshooting Problem Resolution

Needs Assessment Strategic Planning Project Management Tec hnical Writing Process Improvement

Team Leadership / Motivation Quality Control / Quality Assurance Budgeting Business Development

Expense Control Internal Controls Consulting Start Ups / Turnarounds Event Planning Vendor Relations

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Recipient, NASA Group Achievement Award for Kepler Launch and Commissioning Team.

Awarded NASA s Deep Impact Public Service Group Achievement Award for ensuring Mission Support Are a was

created and prepared for launch and on-orbit operations. Efforts ensured synchronization of ground system, proper

operation and availability of telecommunication lines, and timely and rapid resolution of support issues.

Created and implemented timeline/schedule to facilitate team members efforts in completing concurrent

assignments.

Successfully relocated computers, hardware, and transferred responsibility from HST SITS facilities in Colorado,

Maryland, and Goddard Space Flight Center to another government agency.

AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Ground Systems Engineer -

Tasked to assemble mission support area, including communications, computers, and count -down/count-up mission

clock. Provided test support in clean room and other test facilities; collaborated with software developers in resolving

problems and updating database; and supported launch activities.

As database manager, worked with development team to create test benches, also designated for use on flight, for

Kepler. Database testing and testing of and on test benches, provided useful results in helping scope out the

telemetry and command requirements for the project.

Created ground system databases in preparation for flight operations by installing updates on facility s test benches,

and providing same ground system database for use by JPL.

Provided OASIS-CC ground system support on Kepler project, interfacing with QA to create each ground system

database and provide them in a timely manner to test benches, racks and other required users.

Furnished updates to telemetry and command databases from flight software updates and errors encountered in

tests.

Member of two-member team charged with ensuring Control Center System operated properly at Goddard Space

Flight Center. Installed updates to various test facilities, and assisted users in identifying and resolving issues.

Hardware Engineer -

Collaborated with clients and field support engineers to determine reasons for issues and a current work around until

resolutions could be developed or features added.

W rote and executed Release Regression tests to ensure stability and efficacy of systems upon release.

Participated in troubleshooting issues; developed and implemented solutions; and unit and function tested fixes to

ensure correct implementation.

Managed rewriting of users manual, from concept and design, to print and updates for each release.

Monitored use and location of government and company-furnished equipment and updated/maintained property

location database.

Interfaced with Quality Assurance to ensure adherence to appropriate processes and procedures.

Developed test template used by Flight Software program, testing algorithms and ensuring adherence to all written

and other functional requirements not listed for hardware and/or software.

Key player in system maintenance and enhancement activities.

Served as the HST W ide-Field Camera 3 database manager, developing telemetry and command tables and

operations definitions, assigning individual bits for specific telemetry required in the downlink for ground system

display and later analysis, and defining commands for use in the science instrument.

ADAM THODEY

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Boulder, Colorado 10/2003 - 05/2006

Ground Systems Engineer / Mission Support Area Developer - Deep Impact Project

Database Manager / Ground Systems Engineer - Kepler Project

LOCKHEED MARTIN, Gaithersburg, M aryland 10/1998 - 10/2003

Hardware Engineer - Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Science Instrument Test Systems (SITS)

DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION, Elizabeth, South Australia 06/1997 08/1997

GIS and Remote Sensing Internship - Embedded the ATREM code, developed at University of Colorado, into ENVI to

get true ground reflectance on images in multi-spectral images obtained by the DSTO to then analyze the resulting

image for target detection.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

DATA DIPLOMAT LLC, Lyons, Colorado 05/2011 - 04/2012

Owner, Data-Driven marketing solutions company

Promoted business through networking, cold calls and warm calls. Managed budget; prepared proposals; and

processed accounts payable / receivable. Installed WordPress and Joomla for website build clients and served as

technical back end in installation and troubleshooting issues.

PURPLE AVOCADO CATERING, Denver, Colorado 02/2004 - 05/2010

President, Corporate Catering and Social Events

Managed and directed all sales, operations, and financial functions of corporate and special event catering business.

Assisted sales staff in developing individual sales plans; collaborated with kitchen personnel to reduce costs and

increase safety; and managed all accounting / budget functions.

Accomplishment:

Increased sales at least 50% per year since 2005, and increased revenue from $100K in 2006 to equivalent of

$750K in 2010 when business was sold.

EDUCATION

Masters of Engineering in Space Systems

Masters of Engineering in Applied Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Systems

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering

University of Michigan, College of Engineering - Ann Arbor, Michigan

COMPUTER SKILLS

Digital Image Processing

ArcView ArcInfo IDRISI NIH Image ER Mapper TNT TransCAD Desktop Mapping System

CAD and Laboratory Software

LabTech Notebook SDRC I-DEAS Master Series

Programming Languages

C FORTRAN MATLAB TCL HTML CSS Java Javascript PHP

Other Engineering

Sigma Plot Visio MathCAD ClarisDraw / ClarisCAD Deltagraph DOORS

Business Applications

Microsoft Office PageMaker WordPerfect Open Office CaterEase QuickBooks FrameMaker

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Roger B Chaffee Scholarship Fund Award Dinner featured Guest Speaker, 2005

Roger B Chaffee Planetarium, Van Andel Museum, Grand Rapids, Guest Lecturer, 2005

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