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TGCC 2020

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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President - Abe Hudson
abram.hudson@barrios.com

Bio

AbeAbe Hudson is systems engineer at Barrios Technology working for the International Space Station (ISS) Program, Mission and Program Integration (MAPI) Contract. He has helped manage the operational ground rules, requirements, and constraints for the Space Station. Abe also worked on a Barrios contract for Transocean where he was a systems engineer on safety critical project.

 Prior to working for Barrios Technology, Abe was a requirements analysist for 11 years at United Space Alliance where he worked in the Space Shuttle Flight Software group. There, he worked with NASA Astronauts and the Astronaut Training Office to develop new flight displays for the Shuttle. Abe also performed Shuttle flight software verification and validation using a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5 process. 

Abe earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oklahoma in Aerospace Engineering.


Past President - Jason Baker

Bio
Jason Baker is a senior systems engineer at Transocean Offshore International in Houston, Texas. He is responsible for leading a team of systems engineers deploying MBSE for the development of safety critical systems. He received a B.S. in Human Factors from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a M.E. in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He has received various professional certifications including, INCOSE CSEP and TUV Rheinland Functional Safety Engineer. Previously he worked for Barrios Technology, contracted to BP, performing requirements development, analysis, integration and verification for various oil and gas systems. Prior to BP, he worked in NASA Mission Operations Division performing real time mission support for the International Space Station operations


Vice President - Anthony Bullion (CSEP)

Bio
Bullion_picAnthony Bullion is a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), with over 20 years of experience in both aerospace and oil and gas, working for Jacobs Engineering at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).  In his aerospace career, he has worked in the test and verification organization of Orion, program management on International Space Station (ISS) Program, and in Space Shuttle Upgrades organization.  In his oil and gas career, he has worked as a field engineer and chemist in drilling and milling operations as well as leading organizations in requirements management and systems engineering to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects.  

Anthony holds B.S. in Physics from Lamar University and M.S. in Physics and Systems Engineering from University of Houston at Clear Lake. 

 

Treasurer - Angie Bukley
 
Bio
ABukley Profile PictureDr. Angie Bukley is the Senior Project Manager for Biosciences and STEM in the Human Exploration and Space Flight Division, Civil Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation, Houston, TX. She is also a member of the NASA Engineering Safety Center Systems Engineering Technical Discipline Team. With over 35 years of professional experience, Dr. Bukley’s career has spanned a broad range of defense and space systems research, analysis, design, and technical management. She holds a PhD from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, having completed her MS and BS degrees at Mississippi State University.

Dr. Bukley worked at the NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center from 1990-1997 as an aerospace engineer. She then worked with The Aerospace Corporation from 1998-2003 in Albuquerque, NM serving as a systems engineer in the Airborne Laser Program Office. In 2003 she joined the Ohio University Russ College of Engineering as the C. Paul Stocker Visiting Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in Athens, OH and in 2005, assumed the role of associate dean for research & graduate studies for the College. Dr. Bukley then served from 2007-2009 as associate vice president and chief administrator of the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN. In 2009, she joined the International Space University (ISU) at their Central Campus in Strasbourg, France to serve as associate dean and Space Studies Program (SSP) director. In 2011, she was promoted to dean and vice president for academics and research. She re-joined The Aerospace Corporation in late 2014 as a member of the Civil Systems Group.

Dr. Bukley has nearly 100 technical publications to her credit, including four books, and has received nearly 30 awards for teaching and technical merit. She is a Member of the AIAA (Associate Fellow), American Astronautical Society, International Federation for Automatic Control, INCOSE, and several other professional societies. In addition, she serves on the boards of two universities, a non-profit, and a space start-up.


Secretary - Angie Bukley

Bio
ABukley Profile PictureDr. Angie Bukley is the Senior Project Manager for Biosciences and STEM in the Human Exploration and Space Flight Division, Civil Systems Group, The Aerospace Corporation, Houston, TX. She is also a member of the NASA Engineering Safety Center Systems Engineering Technical Discipline Team. With over 35 years of professional experience, Dr. Bukley’s career has spanned a broad range of defense and space systems research, analysis, design, and technical management. She holds a PhD from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, having completed her MS and BS degrees at Mississippi State University.

Dr. Bukley worked at the NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center from 1990-1997 as an aerospace engineer. She then worked with The Aerospace Corporation from 1998-2003 in Albuquerque, NM serving as a systems engineer in the Airborne Laser Program Office. In 2003 she joined the Ohio University Russ College of Engineering as the C. Paul Stocker Visiting Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in Athens, OH and in 2005, assumed the role of associate dean for research & graduate studies for the College. Dr. Bukley then served from 2007-2009 as associate vice president and chief administrator of the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN. In 2009, she joined the International Space University (ISU) at their Central Campus in Strasbourg, France to serve as associate dean and Space Studies Program (SSP) director. In 2011, she was promoted to dean and vice president for academics and research. She re-joined The Aerospace Corporation in late 2014 as a member of the Civil Systems Group.

Dr. Bukley has nearly 100 technical publications to her credit, including four books, and has received nearly 30 awards for teaching and technical merit. She is a Member of the AIAA (Associate Fellow), American Astronautical Society, International Federation for Automatic Control, INCOSE, and several other professional societies. In addition, she serves on the boards of two universities, a non-profit, and a space start-up. 

Communications - Rey Climacosa

Bio

Rey_CRey Climacosa is a systems engineer at Barrios Technology. He is responsible for implementing the use of IBM DOORS Next Generation (DNG) on the International Space Station (ISS) Mission and Program Integration (MAPI) Contract. He helps manage DNG upgrades in the NASA IT environment, performs system administration functions to ensure the DNG software is configured and operating, helps train personnel on the DNG software and is the project lead on the ISS documentation project.

Prior to working for Barrios Technology, Rey was a requirements engineer at TechnipFMC for 6.5 years where he worked on the Requirements Management System. Prior to TechnipFMC, Rey worked for 12 years at various NASA contractors working as a Test Project Engineer in the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Electronics Systems Test Laboratory (ESTL), Project Engineer on the Vehicle Health and Monitoring System (VHMS) Shuttle upgrade project, Systems Engineer and Project Manager on the Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) upgrade project and as a Systems Safety Engineer for the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS) also known as the Shuttle Robotic Arm.

Mr. Climacosa has earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. He also has an MBA from the University of Houston and is an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineer Professional (CSEP).


Programs Director (Aerospace) - Tim Brady
 
Bio
TBradyMr. Brady has over 30 years of experience at NASA.  He has worked in the NASA Engineering and Safety Center’s (NESC) Systems Engineering Office at JSC since December 2007.  In this assignment, he provides NESC support to the International Space Station and Orion Multi-Purpose Crewed Vehicle Programs.  He also participates in NASA initiatives to advance systems engineering capability within the agency.  

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Brady worked in the NASA Headquarters Office of the Chief Engineer.  During this year-long assignment, his primary focus was supporting improvement of Systems Engineering development at NASA.  Mr. Brady has also worked in the Space Shuttle Orbiter Project Office as the Project Manager responsible for developing flight hardware to perform on-orbit tile repair on the Space Shuttle.   Mr. Brady has extensive experience related to the development of extravehicular activity (EVA) flight equipment. 

Mr. Brady earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame and Master of Science degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Kentucky.

 


Programs Director (Oil & Gas) Nominee - Open
 



Membership Director Nominee - Open
 



TGCC Industry Ambassador - Heather Burchfield

Bio
BarriosMrs. Burchfield....BIO TBD

 

 




Web Master - Louis Huerta

Bio
Louis_HuertaMr. Huerta has over 13 years of experience at NASA.  He has worked in the NASA Mission Operation Directorate at JSC since October 2006.  He works in the Flight Procedures and Planning group providing console support for the International Space Station as ODF and OCA Specialists. He also leads the International Procedure Viewer Suite software project to supply the ISS Crew and International Flight Control Team with electronic procedures. He also leads the Electronic Procedures Application Software Suite - Library Administration Tool software project in support of Exploration missions.

Mr. Huerta earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Missouri - Rolla in 2005 and a Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering from University of Houston - Clear Lake in 2020.

 




Conference Chair Nominee - Open




Conference Technical Chair Nominee - Open