Nelson Gay

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Huntsville, Alabama 35803

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Professional Summary:

Fifteen years of government project work in the areas of systems configuration and data management for the International Space Station (ISS) and US DOD/MDA at Redstone Arsenal. Experienced in all levels of the NASA and Army procurement processes (processing acquisitions, data requirements/configuration management). Finance and cost control experience. Frequent customer interface with key personnel at Army’s Redstone Arsenal/MDA/NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Special Skills:

Currently hold an active Security Clearance, SECRET.

National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) apprentice, as well as DAU CM diploma.

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification.

Extensive experience with maintaining/updating government process documentation.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Access, UNIX, and Dreamweaver Web Publisher.

Education:

Bachelors of General Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana – 1995

Professional Experience:

Configuration Data Manager - nLogic Huntsville, Alabama 07/2016 – present

Configuration/Data Management for Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD). Responsible for US DOD GMD (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense) program, writing/editing CM documentation procedures and configuration status accounting (CSA).

Configuration Data Manager - Tyonek Inc Huntsville, Alabama 08/2015 – 07/2016

Configuration/Data Management Manager for all Huntsville and Warner Robbins AFB operations. Responsible for all programs US DOD and commercial contracts, writing/editing all CM documentation for corporation customers.

Configuration Data Manager - Wavelink Inc Huntsville, Alabama 02/2008 – 02/2015

Configuration/Data management at Redstone Arsenal, maintaining configuration control of drawings, Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) Modification Work Order (MWO)/Retrofit Service Notice (RSN), Technical manuals, and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) documents for the Chinook, Kiowa, Apache, Blackhawk helicopters and Fixed Wing Aircraft, Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs).

Configuration Data Manager - Westwind Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama 04/2007 – 01/2008

Configuration/Data management for the LSFMA at Redstone Arsenal, maintaining configuration control of drawings throughout product lifecycle, MWO/RSNs, Technical manuals, and ILS documents for the Chinook, Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. Provided support to PEO AVN, Program Manager Utility, as well as PMO ASE for CMWS and PCAs.

Configuration Data Manager, - Colsa Corporation, Huntsville, Alabama 09/2000 – 01/2007

Configuration/Data management for the ISS and NASA’s Payload Operations Integration Function (POIF). Associate Network Administrator for the ISS Payloads Server. Web site design and daily maintenance. Developed and revised project/process manuals. Responsible for receiving/processing/distributing Data Requirements Documents (DRDs). Experienced in NASA contracting concepts, policies and procedures, Defense Federal Acquisition Requirements (DFAR) and Agency supplements.

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