Project Management Engineering

JOHN N. CAMPBELL

**** *. ********* **., *******, CA 92806 U.S. Citizen

Cell - 714-***-**** Secret Clearance

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging senior level position in a collaborative team environment where past work experiences can be leveraged for maximum productivity and continued professional growth.

CAREER SUMMARY

Over 25 years expertise as a project engineering specialist with 15 years in roles as a team lead at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Demonstrated experience developing and managing environmental qualification programs for space flight hardware. Led multi-disciplined engineering teams to develop well-coordinated environmental qualification programs to satisfy unique spacecraft designs, special mission environments, as well as cost and schedule constraints. Knowledge gained from project management classes was instrumental in providing insights to better organize and manage environmental programs from project initiation to hardware development, integration, test and launch. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with cross-disciplined team members, internal and external customers and suppliers. Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.

KEY SKILLS

Technical Project Planning & Leadership

Budgets and Schedules Management

Requirements Definition & Documentation

Requirements Verification and Validation

Requirements Change Management

Requirements Waiver & Risk Assessment

Environmental Testing & Failure Assessments

Contractor Performance Monitoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COASTLINE/IUSD 6/2016 – Present

Principles of Engineering (POE) course instructor with IUSD. Taught fundamental concepts in engineering that engaged and challenged students. Broad range of topics explored, including mechanisms, the strength of materials and structures, automation, and kinematics. Students developed skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for design process documentation, collaboration and presentation.

MANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION/Jet Propulsion Laboratory 6/2008 - 4/2015

Senior Environmental Reliability Specialist

Developed environmental reliability programs designed to ensure spacecraft compatibility, reliability and survivability within the natural and induced environments of space. Crafted unique environmental qualification programs for one-of-a-kind spacecraft. Managed budgets and schedules. Managed teams to implement developed programs from initiation of spacecraft design through hardware development, integration, test and deployment. Managed change processes. Managed processes to track verification progress of all spacecraft hardware. Resolved implementation issues and any associated risks.

THE BOEING COMPANY, Huntington Beach, CA 12/1996 – 6/2008

Senior Thermal Analysis Engineer

Analyzed thermal design configurations for thermal control of Boeing Delta Launch Vehicles and fleet of Space Shuttle Orbiters. Conducted detailed thermal analyses of integrated flight systems over critical mission phases to assess thermal compatibility and capability for planned mission trajectories.

JET PROPULSION LABORATORY, Pasadena, CA

Environmental Reliability Specialist

Developed robust, cost-effective environmental reliability design verification programs for the Cassini-Huygens deep space interplanetary spacecraft and its complement of science instruments.

EDUCATION

MBA, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA

BS, Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

Systems Engineering Certificate (Boeing); Project Management Certificate (CSUF).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Pepperdine Alumni Association.

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