Nicholas M. Teti

P.O. Box 192

Grasonville, Maryland 21638

Email: nick@thermalengineer.com

Phone: (301) 802-1870

AEROSPACE/THERMAL ENGINEER

EXPERIENCE

1989-PRESENT

ATK/SWALES AEROSPACE, BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND

Senior Thermal Engineer, Manager, Thermal Systems Engineering

JOB RELATED DUTIES:

·         Specify Passive and Active Thermal Control System (TCS) for spacecraft and instruments

·         Prepare and present all phases of thermal design at design reviews and in proposals

·         Select and procure thermal flight and test hardware, thermal coatings and materials

·         Perform electronic component and circuit board thermal design and analysis

·         Extensive knowledge of thermal software: SINDA, TRASYS, TSS, SSPTA and Thermal Desktop

·         Develop and support TV/TB test plans, procedures and launch ops for ELV and Shuttle missions

·         Develop and manage tasks, schedules, cost analysis, test plans, procedures and work orders.

·         Thermal Systems Engineering Management Responsibilities

o        Promoted to Manager in 3/2006 (Asst. Mgr. 2002-2006)

o        Review and provide direction for Performance Appraisals and Development Plans

o        Manage and monitor task assignments including manpower updates and projections

o        Provide technical direction to junior engineers and project engineering teams

o        Hiring Manager (Experienced, New Grads and Co-ops)

2/02-PRESENT

Tracking Data & Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Thermal Support

·        Thermal Subsystem Flight Readiness Review Team

·         On-orbit thermal subsystem performance evaluation and trending analysis for TDRS H, I, J

·         Deployments and acquisitions support from White Sands, NM for TRDS-I, J

·         TRDS-I anomoly evaluation team team member

·         TRDS-J pre-flight visual inspection of thermal hardware

·         TRDS-I, J on-orbit thermal subsystem acceptance

·         Monitor and provide thermal status for all TRDS satellites

Operationally Responsive Spacecraft Modular Bus (ORSMB/TacSat-3)

·  Thermal System Lead for Phase I – Sr. oversight for Phase II

·  Jr. Thermal Engineer oversight

·  Presented PDR thermal design to AFRL

·  Thermal Desktop^TM and SINDA/FLUINT thermal models

·  Supported development of Plug-N-Play 1-Wire temperature sensor
and switch design

HST SM4 Support - Crew Aid Tools (CATS) and Testing Support

·       Review panel member for CATS PDR and CDR.

·       Thermal Vacuum qualification support

HST Robotic Servicing and De-Orbit Mission (HRSDM)

·         Lead thermal systems engineer in the thermal design, analysis and coordination of the HST Robotic Vehicle (HRV) system.

·         Oversight of more than 20 thermal engineers.

·         Coordinated delivery and evaluation of the HST, De-Orbit Module (DM), Ejection Module (EM), Robotic System (RS) and Science Instruments (SI) detailed and reduced Thermal Desktop (TD), Thermal Synthesis System (TSS) and SINDA thermal models.

·         Interface with NASA engineers, contractor engineers, support system level meetings, system requirement reviews, design reviews and peer reviews as required.

·         Support the management, definition, documentation and review of lower level requirements for the interface control documents.

·         Presented the HRV mission thermal analysis and design at the Mission Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

·         Established the HRSDM Thermal Model Guidelines document to support the development and transfer of thermal models.

THEMIS – SWALES MIDEX ( Proposal Awarded)

·         Mentor  Junior Lead Thermal Systems Engineer

o      Review and provide technical oversight of Junior thermal engineers including Thermal Desktop ^TM modeling

o        Support Technical Design Reviews

o        Support TV/TB Test Plans and Procedures

o        Support Launch Readiness

o        Successful Launch and On-Orbit Operations 2/2007

5/02 – 12/31/02

THEMIS – SWALES MIDEX Proposal

·         Proposal Lead for Thermal Subsystem Design and Analysis

o        TSS and SINDA/FLUINT Thermal Models

o        Defined thermal design and thermal hardware

o        Predicted heater Power Requirements

o        Provided proposal text write-up and images

Nicholas M. Teti

LWS/SET – Living With a Star / Space Environmental Testbeds

·         Lead Thermal Systems Engineer

o        Defined Level 3 requirements from Level 1 & 2

o        Developed Thermal Desktop^TM and SINDA/FLUINT thermal models (used Pro/E model for template)

o        System, box and electronics board level thermal analysis

o        Provided translation from Thermal Desktop^TM to TSS to satisfy host spacecraft requirement

o        Support weekly meetings with team members on design, schedule, costing and resolution of action items

o        Defined thermal control system hardware (heaters, thermostats, thermistors, coatings and MLI)

o        Developed thermal section write-ups for MRD and ICD.

o        Provided manpower, cost estimates, weekly and monthly status reports

1/02-5/1/03

NRL EUV Imaging Spectrometer Thermal Design & Analysis Support

·         Thermal Design for Clamshell Door

o        Developed TSS and SINDA models

o        Converted models to THERMICA, ESARAD, ESATAN

o        Aperture Filter Thermal Gradient Predictions

o        Actuator Mechanism Thermal Shield Design & Analysis

o        Manage flight hardware coating application with Swales Thermal Coatings Lab

1/01-2/02

ICONE Proposal Team Thermal Lead

·         Joint effort with Saab/Ericsson for NRO

o        Developed concept thermal design for proposal effort

o        Developed simplified TSS and SINDA thermal models

o        Provided thermal section write-up for proposal

o        Supported meetings and telecons

11/01

HST Thermal Design and Analysis for ARUBA Box

Hubble Space Telescope Repair Mission

·         Problem: TV test indicated that heaters would not cycle – 100% duty cycle

·         Solution: Designed ARUBA Box Isolators for mounting to NICMOS Radiator

o        TSS Thermal Model

o        SINDA Thermal Model

·         Mission Success –  ARUBA performed as designed

8/01 – 10/01

CO₂ Black carbon Radiation and Aerosols (COBRA)

·         Supported NAS/GSFC Code 916 Proposal Effort

o       Developed TSS and SINDA thermal models

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o        Optical Instrument thermal design  for 150K detector

o        Supported ISAL at NASA/GSFC

8/01

TRIANA STS Safety Analysis Support

·         Developed JSC Safety Data Package for NASA/GSFC

o        STS Abort Landing Analysis

o        STS Safety Analysis

o        Provided Hazard Report responses

o        Provided technical direction to junior engineer

4/01

STPSAT-1 Proposal Thermal Lead

·         (STP) Satellite Mission 1 (STPSat-1) for the Air Force Space Command, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).

o        Developed thermal analysis design for proposal effort

o        Developed storyboard, write-up and cost estimate

Nicholas M. Teti

Important Milestone: Completed “cradle to grave” for both ELV (EO-1) and Shuttle (Spartan 207/IAE) payloads.

Approximately two weeks following the success of Spartan 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment I joined the EO-1 engineering team. After a few months of supporting the concept design effort I was assigned as the lead thermal engineer for EO-1.  My responsibilities included all aspects of spacecraft thermal engineering. I developed analytical models using SSPTA, FEMAP, TSS and SINDA and presented the results to the project and at all design reviews. I worked closely with EO-1 engineering team, attending meetings, traveling to experimenter sites and reviewing documents. I maintained a professional and integral relationship with the experiment thermal, mechanical and electrical teams, understanding and developing the thermal interface requirements (EO-1 Thermal ICD, SAI-ICD-048) that would ensure the spacecraft and instruments requirements were met safely and with margin (EO-1 Thermal Design and Analysis Report, SAI-RPT-322). I selected, procured and supported the installation of all thermal spacecraft hardware, including heaters, thermostats, thermistors, thermal louvers and multi-layer (MLI) insulating blankets.  I coordinated and developed the Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Balance test plans and procedures which details are available in these documents: EO-1 TV/TB Test Plan (SAI-PLAN-412), EO-1 TB/TV Test Procedure (SAI-PROC-619, EO-1 TB/TV Test Report (SAI-RPT-319). I supported all pre-launch operations, final closeouts at the launch site and supported all launch and post launch operations. The mission was a complete success and the thermal subsystem continues to perform as designed.

5/96 - 1/01

·          EO-1 mission officially ended on 11/21/01 after completing it’s scheduled 1-year mission. However, its flawless performance has allowed NASA to continue the mission into FY ‘03+*. I continue to provide thermal subsystem support on an as needed basis.

·         NASA/GSFC decision to give the MAP project priority over EO-1 had a direct impact on the planned thermal activity at the launch site. In an effort not to delay schedule and cost I installed several flight blankets, including the critical NiCd battery bay MLI enclosure, on the spacecraft without the support of the EO-1 blanket technicians.

NiCd Battery Bay Blankets

Final closeouts at launch site

Lead Thermal Engineer, Earth Observing-1

·         ELV Launch on 11/21/00

·         Developed the TV Test Plan and Procedure “Earth Observing-1 (EO-1)
Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Test II Procedure “, (SAI-PROC-867)

·         Designed/Analyzed/Installed Test Setup

·         Developed ISO 9001 procedures for installing and testing heaters, thermostats, thermistors and silver teflon for radiators

·         Completed EO-1 Thermal Subsystem Final Report – SAI-RPT-322, Rev A (8/2000)

·         Launch Site Operations (August 2000 through November 2000)

o        Final closeouts on launch pad

o        Launch Support (November – December 2000)

o        24 months in orbit and no limit violations

o        S/C thermal systems working flawlessly

·         Post Flight Thermal Status Report

o        SAI-RPT-500

o        Thermal subsystem performing as designed Launch +2 years

·         Thermal Louver installation and final spacecraft checkout at the launch site.

EO-1 Launch 11/21/2000

Performing Final Closeouts at Pad

Nicholas M. Teti

2/93-5/96

Lead Thermal Engineer, Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE)

·         Shuttle Launch on STS-77

·         Thermal Design, Analysis, Test, Flight

·         Developed Website for Spartan 207

·         Shuttle Integration with NASA Centers: GSFC, JSC and KSC

In May 1996 I was part of a team that celebrated the successful deployment of the Spartan 207 payload and the Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE) aboard STS-77. As lead thermal engineer for SP207/IAE it was extremely gratifying to be part of such a successful and highly visible project. Making headlines on CNN and the front page of Space News were just some of the news media that highlighted this spectacular event. Prior to the launch of STS-77, I developed the highly acclaimed website for Spartan 207/IAE mission and provided live updates to the website from our payload control center in Houston. This was the first of its kind for GSFC’s Spartan project and has yet to be duplicated. In addition, I provided an innovative thermal design approach to the Spartan 207 battery radiator plate. In an effort to reduce the effective emittance of the battery radiator to achieve the desired temperature in orbit, I placed the letters “I”, “A”, “E”, (Inflatable Antenna Experiment) using a calculated area of aluminum tape on the radiator surface. During on-orbit sequence of the mission this effort proved to enhance the already spectacular photos taken by the crew on STS-77. (Look closely at the image below.)

For Spartan 207/IAE I was responsible for the complete design, analysis, test and launch support. I developed the SSPTA, TRASYS (required JSC reduced thermal and safety analysis models) and SINDA thermal models. I prepared and presented the thermal design and analysis results at PDR, CDR, JSC Safety Reviews, environmental reviews, flight readiness and post flight reviews. I directed all flight hardware procurement, fabrication and installation. I completed final closeouts in the payload processing facility and while on the orbiter at the launch pad. I also supported the launch and on-orbit operations at NASA/JSC. The mission was a complete success and the thermal subsystem performed as designed.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Thermal Engineer

·         Lead Thermal Engineer on Spartan 251/XSS-10

Nicholas M. Teti

Spartan 251/XSS-10

After the completion of the Spartan 207/IAE mission, I took it upon myself to keep in contact with the Spartan project at GSFC, expressing my desire to have the opportunity to lead another Spartan project. I know this initiative was instrumental in obtaining a request from GSFC to lead the Spartan 251/XSS-10 thermal support. A task was put in place in March 1998, where I was the task monitor for Spartan 251/XSS-10. Presented the preliminary thermal design to NASA/GSFC review panel. Shortly afterward, the program was cancelled when NASA HQ could not provide a manifest on the shuttle.

An important footnote to this support effort is that I developed the thermal models, supported project meetings, safety reviews and presented at design reviews while maintaining my lead thermal engineer role on Earth Observing-1.  I believe if you can manage your time, your support personnel and your responsibilities properly, there is no reason you cannot support more than project concurrently.

Applied Physical Laboratory (APL) Thermal Design and Analysis Support for the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX)

Prior to the installation and testing of the heat pipe system I accepted the lead engineer position for the NASA/GSFC spacecraft, Spartan 207/IAE. Warren Tolson took over my assignment at APL and a few years later he moved on to another NASA/GSFC opportunity as well. Julie Krein completed the installation and testing of this heat pipe system. The on-orbit results reported by APL verified that the heat pipe system performed as designed.

My first assignment as a Swales thermal engineer was to support the MSX spacecraft thermal design and analysis at APL. Specifically, I was responsible for the thermal design of a four-panel instrument deck. The challenge for this thermal design was to maintain structural stability over a wide range of operating temperatures keeping gradients below 10°C. After several failed attempts to obtain a passive thermal control scheme to accomplish this task, I proposed a thermal design using heat pipes. The heat pipes remove heat from the instrument mounting feet, dump it into the heat pipe system, and transfer the heat to two external radiators where it is radiated to space. The pipes embedded in the instrument section honeycomb panels were of a square 1/2-in. trapezoidal axially grooved (TAG) design, as are the pipes mounted to the external radiator. The heat pipes that connect the instrument panels to the radiators above them are of a 3/8-in. TAG design.

Nicholas M. Teti

EDUCATION

1985 B.S.M.E.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

B.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SPECIAL TRAINING

·         Knowledge of software codes including Fortran, Visual Basic, HTML, Perl, PHP, ASP and C/C++.

JOB RELATED

·         Secret Clearance granted May 2002

SPECIAL ACHIEVMENT

·         In 1989, I obtained a copyright for the Simplified Space Payload Thermal Analyzer (SSPTA), called SSPTA/386. A radiation and orbital heating rate thermal analysis software program that is currently being used in both government and industry.  In 1995, the software was upgraded and renamed to "SSPTA for Windows". A new release is planned for Spring 2003.

TECHNICAL PAPERS

·         Teti, Nicholas M., Krein, Steve, “EO-1 Spacecraft Thermal Vacuum Testing: An Innovative Approach to Cost Effective Verification” ”, 30^th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 2000

·         Teti, Nicholas M., “EO-1 Spacecraft Thermal Design and Analysis: Using the Thermal Synthesis System (TSS) and SINDA/FLUINT”, 30^th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 2000

·         Teti, Nicholas M., "Spartan 207 Inflatable Antenna Experiment Thermal Analysis Using Multiple Submodels with SINDA '85", 27^th International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 1998

·         Teti, Nicholas M.," Simplified Space Payload Thermal Analyzer for Windows 95", 26^th  International Conference on Environmental Systems,  July 1996

·         Teti, Nicholas M., Birsa, Brent D. "Geometric Archetype Design System (GADS)", 25^th  International Conference on Environmental Systems,  July 1995

·         Teti, Nicholas M., "Microcomputer Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Routines (MSTAR), Phase I & II: The Geometric Model Generator", 24^th International Conference on Environmental Systems and  5^th European Symposium on Space Environmental and Control Systems,  June 1994

·         Teti, Nicholas M., "Microcomputer Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Routines (MSTAR), Phase I: The User Interface", 23^rd International Conference on Environmental Systems, July 1993.

·         Teti, Nicholas M., "Spacecraft Thermal Analysis Using the Simplified Space Payload Thermal Analyzer (SSPTA)", 4^th European Symposium on Space Environmental and Control Systems, ESA SP-324, October 1991

·         Colbert, E.J.M., Teti, Nicholas M., "Preliminary Spacecraft Thermal Design on a MS-DOS Microcomputer", 20^th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, SAE Technical Paper Series (901373), July 1990

INTERESTS

High School Reunion Committee Chairman (10,15 & 20), MD TERPS, family, boating, sailing, water sports, biking, golf, roller-blading, computers.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

6/85 - 5/89

Thermal Engineer

·         Lead Thermal Engineer on Spartan 202

9/79 – 5/85

Engineering Coop

·      NKF Engineering, National Bureau of Standards (NIST) and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

• Work assignments included reduction of vibration and shock data, mechanical design, heat transfer analysis and software development.