Electrical and Electronics

·         Cryo-Tracker® electronics, PCB for commercial, test tank, and flight applications

·         Development of high-temperature strain, thermocouples, heat flux, flow, and multifunctional sensors

·         Thin film and ceramic sensor development, multifunctional thin film sensor designed and built in-house
(U.S. Patent 5,979,243)

·         Developed and implemented the low-gravity guidance system (LGGS 2), which has been installed and used on GRC Lear Jet 25, GRC DC-9, JSC KC-135, and JSC C-9

·         Designed, developed, and manufactured specialized instruments for thermal protection systems

·         PCB, embedded programming, micro-controllers, flight certified fabrication

·         High-temperature optical temperature sensors

·         Tools: Auto CAD Electrical, ProTel, Orcad

·         Avionics and electronics for Zero G Aircraft

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Sensor development for spacecraft thermal protection systems

Laboratory development of thin film sensors and SiC

Engineer tests thin film sensors in clean room

Information Technology, Software, Controls, Data Acquisition (DAQ)

·         Manage secure corporate-level network systems that support advanced technology development work for a workforce of more than 30 FTE occupying 18,000 ft2 engineering/office space

·         Engineering tools - design, modeling, simulation

·         Project management, business management

·         Knowledge management

·         At NASA Ames, Sierra Lobo maintains the thermo-physics branch LAN system

·         Develop MS SharePoint application for improvement of configuration and knowledge management

·         Develop specialized engineering simulation tools in support of R&D and engineering analysis

·         Design, program, and operate high and low speed data acquisition systems in support of R&D and T&E

·         Develop and operate process control systems for remote and critical system and hardware operations

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Design and build state of the art control rooms at test facilities

Design and operate DAQ and control for hazardous R&D and T&E

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