• Serve as NASA Liaison to Mississippi State University.
• Provide leadership in an aggressive organization focused on development, validation, and extension of remote sensing applications.
• Assist in the development of a national center of excellence in remote sensing and geospatial technologies at Mississippi State University.

Areas of NASA Expertise:


Policy interpretation and program development - Serving with NASA Headquarters to translate government policy into a national program.

Strategic planning - Leading and supporting strategic planning processes at NASA Headquarters and NASA Stennis Space Center.

Implementation development - Designing implementation approaches for a multi-agency, multi-center remote sensing research program.

Program management - Managing a multi-million dollar technology and applications development program focused on delivering remote sensing-based solutions to resource managers.

Team development - Developing multi-disciplinary teams that focus on requirements for information, implement technical approaches, test and validate applications, deliver final products, and assess economic impacts.

Performance assessment and reporting - Establishing goals, measuring performance, and reporting results.

Leadership - Representing NASA in a national program, managing program and project-level activities, and supervising employees.

Specialized Training

• RADAR Systems / GE
• NASA Senior Management Education Program - Class of 1994
• Various application software systems classes
• Several NASA sponsored management training courses

Work Experience:

• NASA Liaison to Mississippi State University - Remote Sensing Technologies Center (RSTC) - June 1, 1999 to present
  
  
• (Acting) Deputy Division Chief for NASA Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) - Applications, Commercialization and Education (Detailed from NASA Stennis Space Center to NASA Headquarters) - August 1998 to February 1999
  
  
• Deputy Program Manager, NASA Stennis Space Center Commercial Remote Sensing Program - 1994 to August 1998
  
  
• Division Chief, NASA Stennis Space Center Projects and Technology Applications Directorate - 1991 to 1994
  
  
• Senior Projects Manager, NASA Stennis Space Center Science and Technology Laboratory - 1984 to 1991
  
  
• Aerospace Technologist / Earth Science Remote Sensing, NASA Stennis Space Center Earth Resources Laboratory - 1978 to 1984
  
  

Degrees, Certifications, and Specializations:

• BS in Forestry, Mississippi State University - 1975
• MS in Wildlife Ecology, Mississippi State University - 1977

Highlights, Honors, & Organizational Affiliations:

• NASA Performance Award / Remote Sensing Applications - 1987
• NASA Special Act of Service Award - 1988
• NASA Performance Award/Commercial Remote Sensing Program Development - 1989
• Performance Management and Recognition System (PMRS) Performance Award / Technology Utilization - 1991
• PMRS Performance Award / NASA Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative - 1992
• PMRS Performance Award / Education (Workforce Development Program) - 1993
• NASA Performance Award - 1994
• Joint Commendation by the NASA Administrator and Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - 1994
• NASA Performance Award - 1995
• NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (bestowed by the NASA Administrator) - 1996
• NASA Performance Award - 1996
• White House National Performance Award (awarded by the Office of the Vice President) - 1997
• NASA Special Act of Service Award - 1998