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06/28/2006
Chris Thayer , Vice President Operations/GM, R&M
  • Numerous accomplishments leading design and analysis teams, including managing the Airborne Fire Fighting System, composite automotive racing components, and composite energy absorption systems
  • Served as President and CEO for Integrated Composites, supervising staffing, training, budget control, ISO 9000 implementation, project proposals, and customer management

Brett Lindenfeld , Vice President Programs, R&M
  • Prior JPL experience as Cassini RTG integration lead engineer and Mars Pathfinder base petal structure cognizant engineer
  • Significant mechanical systems engineering experience at Alliance Spacesystems on numerous earth-orbiting and interplanetary spacecraft developments
  • Project manager and lead system engineer at Alliance Spacesystems on numerous earth-orbiting and interplanetary spacecraft developments

Scott VanderZyl , Director of Quality Assurance, R&M
  • 20 years flight hardware fabrication, CNC programming and manufacturing engineering experience
  • System architect for the manufacturing portions of JPL's re-engineering effort, including JPL's "Art-to-Part" paperless hardware development process used on Mars Pathfinder, Cassini, and Deep Space 1

Richard McKenzie , Director of Hardware Development, R&M
  • Over 20 years (including 12 with JPL) of combined manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and process creation experience
  • Senior Manufacturing Engineer for Mars Exploration Rover IDD robotic arm
  • Lean Manufacturing system architect developing manufacturing strategies

Last Updated ( 11/20/2009 )
 
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