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   John Bresina

   Senior Research Scientist
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
United States Of America


Education



High School: Bay View H.S., Milwaukee, WI



B.A. Honors in Computer Science & Mathematics, University of Wisconsin – Madison



M.S. in Computer Science, Rutgers University



Ph.D. in Computer Science, Rutgers University

Background Information

I have been working at NASA Ames Research Center since 1988 and have over twenty-five years of experience in planning, scheduling, and execution research. I decided I wanted to work for NASA when I was a high school student and being a member of the Mars Exploration Rover mission team is a true fulfillment of that long-ago dream.

Contributions to Mars Exploration

(1) Deputy Lead of MAPGEN/CE Project Team, which delivered planning & scheduling technology to the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover Mission to help the scientists and operations engineers plan the rovers’ activities each sol. [more contributions ...]