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Program Manager
  • Master of Science, Technical Management
    2011, The Johns Hopkins University - Whiting School of Engineering
  • Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy/Psychology
    1991, Muhlenberg College

25 years of experience as a Project/Program Manager.  Managed the development of real-time equipment and network management software for a variety of telephony and data applications. Led multiple Teams for several DoD Programs. Managed/Managing the development of 5 Probes, several Spacecraft, and 2 Instruments for various NASA and ESA Missions. Involved in all Product Lifecycle Phases and successfully achieved an array of assignments that span the following areas:

• Project/Program Management

• Spacecraft Management

• Instrument Management

• Risk Management

• Subcontractor Management

• Project Planning & Control (PP&C)

• Earned Value Management (EVM)

• Proposal Management and Contract Negotiations

• Production Planning/Management

• Product Management

• Vendor Management.

Notable Awards and Leadership

Year(s) Description
1991 Phi Beta Kappa
2020 SES Explorer Award

Scholarly Publications

Spaceflight Instrumentation Enabled by Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study Analysis with the JUICE/JoEE Instrument

Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2020
Becker, M.~C. and Presley, M. and Clark, G.~B. and Brand t, P.~C. and Parker, C.~W. and Battista, C.~C. and Jaskulek, S. and Peitsch, C.~M., (2020), Spaceflight Instrumentation Enabled by Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study Analysis with the JUICE/JoEE Instrument, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1736

The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) on The Europa Clipper Mission

AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017
Westlake, J.~H. and McNutt, R.~L., Jr. and Kasper, J.~C. and Battista, C. and Case, A.~W. and Cochrane, C. and Grey, M. and Jia, X. and Kivelson, M. and Kim, C. and Korth, H. and Khurana, K.~K. and Krupp, N. and Paty, C.~S. and Roussos, E. and Rymer, A.~M. and Stevens, M.~L. and Slavin, J.~A. and Smith, H.~T. and Saur, J. and Coren, D., (2017), The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) on The Europa Clipper Mission, AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2017, SH44A-03

The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) onboard the Europa Clipper Mission

AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #49, 2017
Westlake, Joseph H. and McNutt, Ralph L. and Kasper, Justin C. and Rymer, Abigail and Case, Anthony and Battista, Corina and Cochrane, Corey and Coren, David and Crew, Alexander and Grey, Matthew and Jia, Xianzhe and Khurana, Krishan and Kim, Cindy and Kivelson, Margaret G. and Korth, Haje and Krupp, Norbert and Paty, Carol and Roussos, Elias and Stevens, Michael and Slavin, James A. and Smith, Howard T. and Saur, Joachim, (2017), The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) onboard the Europa Clipper Mission, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #49, 219.18

The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) on The Europa Clipper Mission

AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #48, 2016
Westlake, Joseph H. and McNutt, Ralph L. and Kasper, Justin C. and Case, Anthony W. and Grey, Matthew P. and Kim, Cindy K. and Battista, Corina C. and Rymer, Abigail and Paty, Carol S. and Jia, Xianzhe and Stevens, Michael L. and Khurana, Krishan and Kivelson, Margaret G. and Slavin, James A. and Korth, Haje H. and Smith, Howard T. and Krupp, Norbert and Roussos, Elias and Saur, Joachim, (2016), The Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding (PIMS) on The Europa Clipper Mission, AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts #48, 123.27