Astronaut for Hire

C.V.

Below is an abbreviated version of my curriculum vitae. You might also want to check out recommendations colleagues wrote about me on my LinkedIn profile, writing samples on my Scribd profile, presentation samples on my SlideShare profile, videos of me on my YouTube channel, or media interviews with me on my Press page.

Work Experience

• 2010-Present:   Co-founder, President/CEO - Astronauts for Hire, Inc.
• 2005-Present:   Geophysicist (GS-13) - NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
• 2000-2005:   Research or Teaching Associate - Washington University, Earth & Planetary Sciences
• 1998-1999:   Geochemistry Lab Assistant - Northwestern University, Geological Sciences Department
• summer 1999:   NSF/NASA Fellow - Juneau Icefield Research Program
• summer 1998:   NSF-REU Intern (remote sensing) - University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Satellite Facility
• summer 1997:   NSF-REU Intern (physics) - Rice University and NASA JSC

Astronaut-Related Training Experience

• 05/2012:   NASA Flight Opportunities Program (80 parabolas on 2 reduced gravity flights)
• 01-08/2012:   Private Pilot and Human Factors training at Pacific Aerospace Training Center
• 07/2011:   NASTAR Suborbital Scientist Training Program (centrifuge, altitude chamber)
• 07/2011:   Survival Systems USA (emergency egress dunker and sea survival programs)
• 07/2011:   SIRIUS Astronaut Training (sensorimotor control, spatial disorientation)
• 01-02/2011:   NOAA “How Do We Explore” Workshop (telepresence, ROV operation, etc.)
• 02/2010:   MDRS: Mars Desert Research Station (Commander, 2-week mission in Utah)
• 07/2009:   FMARS: Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (1-month, Devon Island, NT)
• 2008-2012:   SCUBA: PADI Open Water, PADI Adv, PADI Rescue, & NAUI Master Diver

Field Experience

• 07/2012:   Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (NASA ISRU lunar analog testing)
• 08-09/2010:   NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (multibeam mapper, 15-day Guam-Hawaii leg)
• 02/2010:   MDRS: Mars Desert Research Station (Commander, 2-week mission in Utah)
• 07/2009:   FMARS: Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (1-month, Devon Island, NT)
• 05-06/2003:   MARIANA: Mariana Subduction Zone Seismic Imaging (installed 20 stations)
• 01-02/2002:   TAMSEIS: Trans-Antarctic Mountains Seismic Experiment (serviced 31 stations)
• 07/2001, 05/2002:   SAFT: Seismic Arrays in Fiji and Tonga (installed/serviced 27 stations)
• 05/2001 – 12/2001:   FLED: Florida to Edmonton Seismic Array (installed/serviced 26 stations)
• 07/1999 – 08/1999 :   JIRP: Juneau Icefield Research Program (2-month expedition in Alaska and BC)
• 08/1998 – 09/1998:   Sedimentology & Stratigraphy Field Camp (3 weeks in CO, AZ, UT)

Education

• 2012-Present:   PhD - University of Hawaii: Geology & Geophysics (astrobiology)
• 2007-2010:   MS - University of North Dakota: Space Studies (Mars exploration)
• summer 2005:   SSP - International Space University: Space Studies Program Certificate (policy & law)
• summer 2003:   NASA Planetary Sciences Summer School: The Mission Lifecycle Process (JPL)
• summer 2002:   NASA Summer School for High Performance Computing in Earth & Space Sciences (GSFC)
• 2002-2005:   PhD ABD - Washington University: Earth & Planetary Sciences (planetary geophysics)
• 2000-2002:   MA - Washington University: Earth & Planetary Sciences (geophysics)
• 1996-2000:   BA - Northwestern University: Integrated Science Program, Geological Sciences, Physics

Awards

• NASA Astronaut Selection, Highly Qualified (2012)
• NOAA Citation Award (2012)
• NASA Flight Opportunities Program, Collaborator (2011)
• NASA Spaceward Bound scholarship for MDRS (2010)
• NASA Astronaut Selection, Highly Qualified (2009)
• NASA Human Spaceflight scholarship for International Space University (2005)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention (2002)
• Carl Tolman Prize for outstanding graduate teaching assistant (2001)
• NASA Space Grant fellowship and NSF scholarship for the Juneau Icefield Research Program (1999)
• International Science & Engineering Fair: 3rd Place Physics (1996)
• Westinghouse Science Talent Search Semifinalist (1996)
• National Merit Scholar Finalist (1996)
• Yale Science & Engineering Association Award (1995)
• US Army and Navy science scholarship (1995)
• Eagle Scout with 5 Palms (1993)

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