Engineer Engineering
Resume:
Kenneth L. Wentland
Laurel, MD 20723
Cell: 301-***-****
*******@***.***
SECURITY CLEARANCE
Active Secret Clearance
WORK HISTORY
Risk Management Analyst May 2020 to February 2021
Peraton, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
Develop analytical techniques and methodologies for problem solutions.
Develop and manage risks for the Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network (NEN), and Peraton
Monitor and analyze historical and current threat activity.
Monitor the implementation of mitigating projects and their impact in reducing risk, assessing the impact to risk mitigation.
Apply reverse engineering and re-engineering disciplines to develop migration strategic and planning documents.
Coordinate application of resources to mitigate risks and minimize impact.
Monitor and control the probability or impact of adverse events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.
Systems Integration and Test Engineer April 2011 to May 2020
Peraton, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
Represent the NASA Communications Network as a subject matter expert.
Execute program management functions to provide oversight and promote the efficient development of all assigned government systems, with the full responsibility for the planning, development, integration, testing, and sustainment.
Develop NASA project control tools to manage costs and follow integrated project schedules to meet mission’s milestones.
Guide missions on the Near Earth Network (NEN) and/or Space Network (SN) services to best meet the needs of each program.
Coordinate testing to verify the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) capability to meet all mission requirements.
Develop requirements to ensure all projects services are satisfied.
Develop test plans to verify all project requirements.
Execute mission verification in preparation for launch activities and operations for NASA assets.
Liaison to government agencies (USGS, JAXA, ULA, CONAE, JPL) to ensure interagency success.
Team building experience with organizational and verbal/written communication skills for consensus building and coordinating work across multiple areas.
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Technical document preparation and review expertise.
Ensure the optimal use of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) communication services.
Organize mission teams to streamline meetings with NASA to improve efficiency.
Deliver comprehensive requirements and documentation sets for challenging space missions such as GPM, AIM, ICESat-2, Restore-L, OCO-2, Landsat-8, Landsat 9, PACE, SAC-D, RADARSAT-1, SeaHawk-1, GOES, MMS, SMAP, NOAA, and AGS offload.
Monitor and maintain network services to assure mission communications Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C).
Successfully conducted failure recovery services for contingencies and spacecraft emergencies declared such as AIM’s CMD failures and SAC-D transponder anomaly.
Mentor and develop new Network Operations Managers (NOM) and Mission Commitment Engineers (MCE) to prepare them for certification within 12 months.
Mission Commitment Engineer (MCE)/ NOM June 2006 to April 2011
Honeywell, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Accomplished in providing services for many Launch Vehicle (LV) and Robotics launches such as GOES, NOAA, ST-5, SeaLaunch, Delta IV, and Pegasus.
Successfully provided services for all contingencies and spacecraft emergencies for NASA and various mission such as ST-5, SeaLaunch, and GOES.
Aggressively pursued all aspects of the NOM responsibilities which permitted more growth potentials.
Assumed the MCE responsibilities while continuing my NOM responsibilities.
Worked with missions to define their requirements for testing in preparation for launch.
Network Operations Manager (NOM) February 2005 to June 2006
Universal Space Network, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
The first NOM to be cross trained on both Robotic and Launch Vehicle (LV) missions.
Responsible for ensuring the optimum use of NEN and/or SN services.
Integrated new missions into NEN and/or SN.
Worked with the mission to delineate testing requirements and conducted testing in preparation for launch.
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EDUCATION
MS, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT December 2014
University of Maryland University College
MASTER CERTIFICATE, DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA AND WEB DESIGN May 2005
CCI at Johns Hopkins University
BS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT August 2000
University of Maryland University College
AA, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING May 1992
Prince George’s Community College
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Team leader for group projects, dealing in problems with hardware and software, policy and procedures, and security issues.
Develop project controls to meet customers' needs
Subject Matter Expert on the Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network, Flight Dynamics Facility (FDF), Earth Observing System Data Operations System (EDOS), and Communications Program (CP).
Supported procedure and work instruction development, risk management, and various process improvement efforts.
Specialist in developing document templates for a variety of program needs.
Experience with schematics, equipment layouts, and traditional graphic designs.
Familiarity with Microsoft SharePoint
Extensive experience with MS Office.
Trained new MCEs and NOMs to meet certification requirements
Full understanding of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, Ad Designs, Branding, Production, and Digital Prepress.
Designed programs in C++, UNIX, Visual Basic, and HTML.
Extensive experience with personal computers using CAD software and other graphics packages.
AWARDS
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Group Achievement Award AQ/SAC-D
Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
Group Achievement Award OCO-2
OCO-2 Mission Operations Systems Team
Group Achievement Award MMS
Space Network Scheduling and Operation Team
Group Achievement Award OCO-2
OCO-2 Mission Planning and Science Team
Group Achievement Award GPM
Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
Group Achievement Award LDCM
Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
Group Achievement Award RBSP-A/B
Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
Group Achievement Award ICESat-2
Launch, Early Orbit Ops, and Commissioning Team
Group Achievement Award NOAA
Launch Support
Group Achievement Award ST-5
Launch and Early Orbit Ops
Group Achievement Award AIM
AIM Mission Operations Systems Team
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