Mars Exploration: Zip Code Mars

I started my career in space sciences as a mechanical hardware developer for NASA's EUVE project while completing my undergraduate studies. I continued on the EUVE project post graduation. I have always been interested in building things and my life long interest is in scientific understanding of the world around us. Working as an engineer developing vehicles for scientific exploration is a perfect fit for these two passions. I came to work at JPL in 1990 and led the science instrument integration efforts for the Cassini mission to Saturn. After the launch of Cassini I started work on the Genesis mission in project system engineering and worked on Genesis through launch in 2001. Since then, I've been a member of the spacecraft development team on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter which is scheduled for launch in August 2005. I currently live in Simi Valley California with my wife Charlotte.

Contributions to Mars Exploration

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) project is the first Mars mission I have had the privilege to work on. I began working on MRO in 2001 as a member of the spacecraft development team. As a systems engineer for MRO I have the opportunity to participate in the development of the spacecraft system with a focus on ensuring that the spacecraft is developed to achieve the specific performance requirements that are driven by the scientific objectives of the mission. [more contributions ...]

Personal Reflections

Focus your efforts on the things for which you have a real passion and then dedicate yourself to those things. I think this advise can be worthwhile both professionally and personally. [more personal reflections ...]