Canaveral AFCEA

"Communications Changes and Challenges on the Florida Spaceport"

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Opening Remarks by Ed Boyd, SunComm 2011 Chairman

Ed Boyd, National Account Executive, NetApp Incorporated. Mr. Boyd is a lifetime member of AFCEA, active with the Cape Canaveral Chapter since 2007, and currently serving as Chapter Webmaster and General Chair for SunComm 2011. Download - PowerPoint

Status of Commercial Use of Kennedy Spaceport Panel

Mark Bontrager, Vice President, Spaceport Ops at Space Florida, Moderator. Mr. Bontrager leads the development of Space Florida's spaceport holdings including the development of Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Mark retired from the Air Force as the Commander, 45th Mission Support Group. Note: Pat McCarthy presented jointly with Mark Bontrager.

Patrick W. McCarthy, Director of Spaceport Operations, leads Space Florida's launch programs as their technical point of contact, providing process guidance related to launch vehicle, Spaceport, and Range Operations. Mr. McCarthy has utilized his extensive expertise in the operational arena to revamp Space Florida's interface procedures with the U.S. Air Force Eastern Range to smooth the flight safety analysis and launch approval processes for existing and potential commercial and educational customers. Mr. McCarthy was a catalyst for this effort, resulting in the Customer Assistance Service Program for the Eastern Range (CASPER), an integral part of implementing a key recommendation of the Governor's Commission on the Future of Space and Aeronautics in Florida.Download - PowerPoint or PDF

Scott Henderson. SpaceX, Director, Mission Assurance. Prior to SpaceX, Mr. Henderson held the position of Commander with the 45th Launch Group at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. He also held a variety of high level space operations and acquisition positions. Download - PowerPoint or PDF or Launch Complex 40 Tour and View Falcon Launches Video wmv

Joyce Riquelme. Manager, KSC Planning & Development Office. Ms. Riquelme provides strategic leadership and management integration of Center planning activities and partnership development initiatives to enable IKSC as a multi-user spaceport supporting both government and commercial launch providers and their customers. Download - PowerPoint

Sean Mahoney. Masten Space Systems Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Mahoney oversees all the non-engineering functions of the company. His background includes working with emerging technology startups, affording him the opportunity to work in a creative and flexible environment at the interstices between technology, business development, marketing and management. Download - PowerPoint or PDF and View Xombie Relight Video mp4

Gerard Close. ATK Aerospace Systems, Senior Manager, Launch Infrastructure, Strategic & Commercial Systems. Mr. Close manages Advanced Programs (ALV, Athena, MLV, Constellation, Liberty) launch site engineering and operations development, KSC and Range integration; ground segment and launch vehicle processing requirements, verification, procedures and planning as well as a myriad of other launch-related duties. Download - PDF

Chuck Hardison. Boeing, Production & Ground Systems Mgr. Mr. Hardison leads Boeing's manufacturing, assembly and test efforts for the commercial crew program, including the planning for program facilities and operations infrastructure. He ensures that innovations, efficient processes, and capabilities from across the Boeing enterprise are used in the manufacture and processing of space transportation vehicles to support NASA and commercial customers. Download - PowerPoint or PDF and View Commercial Crew Transportation System HQ Video wmv

Ed Mango. Director, NASA Commercial Crew Development Office. Mr. Mango is responsible for the multi-billion dollar Commercial Crew Program which will facilitate private industry development of commercial crew transportation services to and from low Earth orbit, for use by the US Government and other customers. Note: Carol Scott presented on behalf of Ed Mango. Carol A. Scott is the deputy mission manager for the Constellations Program's first test flight vehicle, Ares I-X, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. She is responsible for the design development, manufacture and execution of the Ares I-X test flight mission. Her focus is on the development of the ground systems and operations that lead to a successfully launch and recovery of the flight vehicle. Download - PowerPoint or PDF

Eastern Range Space & Cyber - Together into the Future" Communications and CyberSecurity Panel

Greg Gardner. NetApp, Inc, Chief Architect Defense Solutions. Mr. Gardner leverages his decades of government service and IT experience to provide NetApp's US Public Sector team with all aspects of defense-focused support. Greg previously worked for Oracle Corporation and is retired from the US Army as a Colonel with 30 years of commissioned service. Download - PowerPoint or PDF

Dr. Michael Macedonia. SAIC, Vice President and Chief Scientist. Prior to his current position, Dr. Macedonia was the Director of the Disruptive Technology Office for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence whose mission is to advance the technological superiority of the US intelligence community. He has also served as the CTO for the US Army Program Executive Office for simulation, Training and Instrumentation and Special Assistant to the Chief Scientist of the Army for the Chief of Staff's Future Combat System technology study. No presentation available.

Lt Colonel Daniel Steele. Inspector General, 45th Space Wing. In his present position Lt Col Steele manages the personal complaints and fraud, waste, and abuse programs and monitors all congressional inquiries for the wing commander. He also leads the planning, developing, execution and evaluation of scenarios to test the wing's capability to respond to contingencies and assesses the wing's mission performance. He previously served as the 45th Space Comm Squadron Commander. Download - PowerPoint or PDF

Tony Anania. NASA, Sr. Program Analyst, NASA, Kennedy Space Center. Mr Anania supports the Office of the Chief Information Officer at KSC in establishing an automated IT asset discovery and application dependency mapping capability and coordinating the OMB-mandated data center consolidation activities. Download - PowerPoint

Colonel Jay Bruhl, Director of the Logistics and Systems Directorate, Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. He leads a 217-person directorate responsible for delivering cyberspace operations, logistics, program management, information management, and postal support for AFTAC. The directorate also operates and sustains the U.S. Atomic Energy Detection System, enabling AFTAC's global monitoring mission to support high-level national and Department of Defense customers. Download - PowerPoint

Dr. Richard Ford. Florida Institute of Technology. Dr Ford graduated from the University of Oxford in 1992 with a D.Phil. in Quantum Physics. Since that time, he has worked extensively in the area of computer security and malicious mobile code prevention. He is currently the Director of the Harris Institute for Assured Information, and the Harris Professor of Computer Science in Assured Information at FIT. His research interests include Biologically-inspired security solutions, Rootkit detection, Behavioral Worm Prevention, Security Metrics and Computer Forensics. Download - PowerPoint

Cloud Computing - A Federal Strategy in Action

Tracy Bierman. IT Knowledge Products Service Manager, NASA. Mr. Bierman is a computer scientist specializing in the development of knowledge capture applications hosted in NASA data centers and NASA cloud computing providers. He works for the KSC CIO and supports NASA's Office of CIO initiatives. He is currently working on initiatives to use cloud computing to help NASA capture and preserve Space Shuttle digital information and knowledge. Download - PowerPoint

Richard Folio. Director Business Management, Cyber Integrated Solutions, Harris Corporation. Mr. Folio leads strategy formation, business development, and execution activities focused on bringing Harris Cyber Integrated Solutions support to the vertical markets addressed by the broader Harris Corporation. Download - PowerPoint

General Lance Lord (Ret). Former Commander USAF Space Command (Retired). as Commander, Air Force Space Command during which he was responsible for the development, acquisition and operation of Air Force space and missile weapon systems. Overseeing a global network of satellite command and control, communications, missile warning and launch facilities to ensure the combat readiness of the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile force, he led more than 39,700 personnel who provided combat capabilities to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command. Lance is current CEO of L2 Aerospace. No presentation available.

SunComm 2011 Event Committee

• General Chair, Ed Boyd, NetApp Inc.
  
• Asst to General Chair, 1Lt Jessica Werling, 45th Space Wing
  
• Finance Chair, Celeste Gushee, Comprehensive Health Services
  
• Program Chair, Sheryl Glore, 45th Space Wing
  
• Sponsorship Chair, Minerva Stern, Spatial Technologies
  
• Registration Chair, Gerald A. Soltis, LTC, USA, Retired
  
• Publicity Chair, J.P. (Andy) Anderson, Retired
  
• Exhibits Advisor, Dick Russell, CCTS
  
• Audio Visual Chair, Bob Griffiths, Griffiths Broadcast Company