2026 Earth and Space Professional Profile Synopsys: Owner
Kim E Moore
Professional Roles
Field Scientist
Orion Avionics Project Manager
Senior Instrumentation Specialist
Senior Engineer
Company / Web Links
Corrigan Consulting, Inc (now Kleinfelder)
Hamilton Sundstrand (now Collins Aerospace)
Hamilton Sundstrand
Industry / Location
Environmental / Ellington Office, Freeport Site
Aerospace / NASA Johnson Space Center
Aerospace / NASA Johnson Space Center
Aerospace / NASA Johnson Space Center
Program Manager / Aerospace Engineer / Writer
Professional Experience
• 15+ years engineering and management at NASA Johnson Space Center for:
- Orion Manned Spacecraft Avionics (Hamilton Sundstrand at NASA, Johnson Space Center Office).
o Project Manager of the four Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Avionics Sections (C&DL, SE, D&C, C3I).
- Inertial Components Laboratory (ICL) (Lockheed Martin at NASA-Johnson Space Center Laboratory and Office).
o Lead / Designed, Developed, Implemented Test and Flight Hardware & Software.
• Field Scientist / Oversight of Chemical / Metallurgical Plant Environmental Construction and Logistic
• Port Bulk Material Handling Dock, Wharf, and Crane / Conveyor System Construction Oversight and Logistics.
Experience and Proficiency
• Aerospace Engineering
• Spacecraft Systems
• Hardware and Software Development, Evaluation, and Implementation
• Inertial Navigation Sensors and Systems Design, Development, Test, and Evaluation - HW & SW
• Laboratory Development and Management.
• Engineering Project Management
• Space Sciences
• Business Development.
Relevant Accessory Experience
• Environmental Field Scientist and General Environmental Site Construction Oversight and Logistics.
• Construction – Port, Plant, Hospital, Shipbuilding (US Navy Destroyers, US Navy / Marines LHA Carriers, Supertankers)
• Writing and business development financed with personal investments and heavy industry skills.
Education
Lockheed Martin/Johnson Space Center Professional Training
Selected Publications and Professional Presentations
Honors and Awards
Pre-Professional and Skilled Experience
Hobbies
2007: Microelectronic Reliability Qual Workshop .
2007: Kepner-Tregoe Project Management Cert.
2007: Systems of Systems Seminar.
1996: NMA Ten Course Supervisor and
Management Series completion.
1996: Practical Thinking and Decision Making.
1996: Sys. Engineering for Project Management.
1990: Navigation - Methods and Sensors.
1988: NAS 9-17900 Job Order/Project Control.
1986: Modern Numerical Methods.
1984: Calculus of Variations.
1983: Dyn. & Contr. Large Space Structures.
1983: Optical Information Processes.
1983: Dynamics of Flight Vehicles.
1982: Struct. Analysis & Design in Aerospace.
1982: Smart Sensors.
1982: Concepts of Vibr. & Modal Analysis.
1981: Perturbed Motion of Flight Vehicles.
1981: Applied Digital Electronics.
• "Dual Laser Gyro Test Program," Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference, Monterey, CA. American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), August 1987, 1331-1345. Presented synopsis of electronic, software, and mechanical designs and methods for testing and evaluating two ring laser gyroscopes and the results. Coauthored with Malcolm E. Jones/NASA-JSC.
• "Space Station Freedom (SSF) Inertial Sensor Assembly (ISA) Component Development Unit (CDU) Evaluation," JSC-32289,
Engineering Directorate: Navigation, Control, and Aeronautics Division, Feb. 1993.
• "High Accuracy Inertial Navigation System Accelerometer Test and Evaluation," JSC-22244, Engineering Directorate: Avionics Systems Division, Dec. 1987.
Sample of Personnel Publication (as a personal thank you for this role model): “Mr. McGregor”, Guideposts, 44-48, Oct. 1999.
• Recognition of Excellence for Outstanding Expertise and Dedicated Support for the SAFER Project, NASA EVA Office Manager
Stephen C. Doering, 2006.
• Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue, NASA
Director of Engineering Leonard S. Nicholson, 1996.
• Superior Assistance Award in Recognition of Excellent Support of Rate Table Retesting of the MIR-3 SAFER during Pre-Ship Anomaly Resolution, NASA JSC Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division Chief Walter Guy, 1996.
• Outstanding Contribution toward the Successful SAFER Test Flight, NASA Space Shuttle Program Director Brewster Shaw, 1994.
• Group Achievement Award to SAFER Detailed Test Objective Development Team for their creativity and innovation demonstrated by conceiving and developing an EVA system for increased crew safety which met the challenge to be “faster, cheaper, better!”, NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin.
• Group Achievement Award to MMD Development Team for their outstanding efforts in the development of an ultra sensitive,
3-axis microgravity instrumentation system for the STS-60 WSF experiment, NASA JSC Center Director Carolyn L. Huntoon.
• Group Achievement Award to Space Shuttle IMU Program Support Team in recognition of their engineering excellence in the development and operation of the IMU for the Space Shuttle Program, NASA JSC Center Director Gerald D. Griffin.
• Group Achievement Award to Shuttle Body Flap Deflection Measurement Team for their outstanding engineering and development efforts in reconfiguring the PDAP needed to record OV-102 body flap data on STS-50, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin.
• Junior Associate Civil Engineer for Alabama State Port Authority - Port of Mobile, Mobile, AL.; Port of Houston dock and wharf construction (Mccarthy and ATS Drilling); chemical plant construction; US Navy destroyer and LHA shipbuilding (Ingalls Shipbuilding); supertanker shipbuilding (Kaiser Aluminum); construction diving; heavy construction equipment operation.
• 5K through Marathon Runner/Boston qualifier January 2008, mountain bike trail riding, Astronomy.
• Volunteer: Local environmental and public safety; College business, math and sciences volunteer tutor.
• Siberian Husky enthusiast (admire their incredible determination, endurance, teamwork, creativity, and outlook).
• Soccer ( USSF C National License - Chicago, NSCAA National soccer coaching license - Penn State, and International Licence of
The Football Association of Ireland - West Texas A&M, Canyon, TX