Karl Gallagher 	
phone: (817)306-4156       
email:  karl.gallagher@alum.mit.edu 	

Education:      	
University of Southern California  2000 - 2002 Los Angeles, CA 
Master’s degree in Systems Architecture and Engineering.  
Focused on top-level design and control of complex systems and software development.  3.9 GPA.   
-Software development:  spiral development, cost and schedule as independent variable, risk management, C++ programming, CMM level 5 processes.  
-Architecting: domain heuristics, analysis of user needs, impact of political and economic factors.  
-Project management: scheduling, budgeting, systems engineering, requirements management, configuration management, market-focused design  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  1985 - 1989 Cambridge, MA 
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, with a minor in History.
Included graduate courses in orbital mechanics and space propulsion.  GPA Jr. & Sr. years:  3.0/4.0  	

Employment Experience:       	
Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems     Fort Worth, TX   October 2003 to present  
Systems Engineer.  
- Coordinate configuration management of program plans and critical parts on Joint Strike Fighter program.  Document requirements for upgrades to database software for requirements and interface management.  Provide technical support to database users.  

Northrop Grumman Space Technology  Redondo Beach, CA  August 1999 to September 2003  
Systems Engineer.  
-Led trade studies to develop a new architecture that was key in winning a $4.5 billion contract for the NPOESS weather satellite system. Performed other architecture and orbit analyses.  
-Coordinated risk management activities for $17 million study project.  
-Wrote proposal sections for large federal government contracts.   

Pioneer Rocketplane  Vandenberg AFB, CA  November 1997 to July 1999  
Systems Engineer.  
-Developed genetic-algorithm based trajectory analysis code to support mission analysis.  Ported NASA OTIS Fortran code to Windows system. 
-Performed market analysis and developed growth options to determine most profitable system payload.  
-Controlled system engineering process for Reusable Launch Vehicle development company.  Conducted trade studies to increase vehicle performance.    

TRW Space & Electronics Group  Redondo Beach, CA   February 1995 to October 1997  
Systems Engineer.  
-Maintained and upgraded legacy Fortran applications for orbit and mission analysis. 
-Authored proposal section for communication satellite system and supported several other proposals.  
-Selected orbits, developed architectures, analyzed requirements, and performed other general systems engineering tasks for government and commercial satellite programs.   

USAF Space Command  Fairchild AFB, WA / Offutt AFB, NE  May 1991 to January 1995  
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operations Officer.  
-Developed requirements for replacement mission planning software working with contractor personnel-existing software had no documented requirements and could not support mission-essential capabilities. 
-Tested new versions of operations software before approving deployment  	

Computer Experience: 	
Familiar with Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. Also familiar with UNIX, Macintosh, and Data General AOS operating systems.  Programming experience in FORTRAN ( legacy code maintenance and upgrades), Visual Basic (postprocessing macros), C (genetic algorithm based trajectory optimization tool), and C++ (classwork in USC course).  	

Other:	
DoD Secret clearance.    
Paper AAS 99-129.  "Optimization of Ascent Trajectory"  AAS Space Flight Dynamics Conference, 1999.  
Patent US 6,173,178B1  Satellite Beam Pattern for Non-Uniform Population Distribution	

More detailed information available at http://www.kelthaven.org/karlgallagher/