1. Kenneth Alan Hicks
Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer, Project Manager, Technology Development/Risk
Manager, Business Developer, Independent Consultant andProgram/Project
Technologist
Address:10300 ArrowRt. Apt14-04, Rancho Cucamonga,CA,91730
Email:kenhicks50@yahoo.com
Contact: 909-660-2484
I am a successful Aerospace Engineerandleaderwithover28 yearsof experience insystemdesign,and directing
the developmentof high-payoff space and terrestrial systems. Ialsoparticipate in,orchair project/Program
reviewsandconsultwithcustomersandsponsors asaninternal partneror as a neutral-third-party. I workwell in
Project/ProgramdevelopmentandManagementsettingsandalsoworkeasilyin coordinatingfocused and
disruptive researchanddevelopment,technologymaturationandvalidationenvironmentsincludingdeployment
and operations. I workwell asa team leader,teamplayer,andasa principal orsoloactor in the field. Itravel
well, trulyenjoyworkingwithpeople.Ienjoychallenges.
SKILLS:
 Program, Project and Technology Management, Mission and Systems Quality Assurance, Requirement
Development and Negotiation, Strategic Planning
 SystemEngineering,Electronicsdesignanddevelopment,test,andqualification,RequirementsManagement,
Verification and Validation, Field testing and coordination
 Facilitatingtechnologyinfusionintocritical mission/sortieapplications (ITAR/IP/DOD/Competition Sensitive)
 Coordinatingnewbusiness development, CompletiveMarketAnalysis,Make-buydecisions,RiskManagement
 Team Formulationand Leadership, Team player, Team/Project Consultant, Proposal Development, Tackling
difficult objectives
 Networking in both Government and non-Government settings, Industry, Academia, Foreign Partners
 Solid computer and presentation skills
WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent Corporate Consultant
June 2013 to Present, Independent Corporate Consultant/Advisor
I am an independent consultant for both new business start-ups and established organizations that require
experienced outside views and consultation and either Chair or are a panel member at reviews, and am an
independent proposal evaluator. I am also the Vice President for Marketing and Contracts at South Sea
Incorporated, in California
Senior Systems Engineer, New Business Consultant, Technical Writer, Proposal Developer
Logyx LLC – MountainViewCalifornia,Personal Office inRanchoCucamonga,California –January2012 to June
2013
Senior System Engineer, proposal/project developer, proposal writer/new business consultant. I developed
business and personnel resource management practices tailored specifically for Logyx LLC in order to build
companyinteractions with Government and commercial sponsors. These guidelines included special attention
towardsrequirementsgenerationandverificationandvalidationpracticesthatare quantifiable inordertoensure
that products met customer standards and eliminated misunderstandings. Further attention was focused on
leadership and communications/staffing efficiencies, risk identification, avoidance and containment.

2. Manager for (NASA/JPL) Center Partnering and Flight Opportunities, Mission Science Directorate, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, CA - January 2009 to January 2012
Task Leaderforcommercial technology concept evaluations targeted to improve satellite deep-space and near-
earthcommunications anddataprocessingcapabilitiesforthe DeepSpace Network (DSN). I performed proposal
developments topromote more efficientcommunicationanddatadisseminationmethods for the DSN. Over this
time period I also championed new approaches for payload management and crew safety on board the
International Space Station (ISS) with a focus on payload and crew “situational awareness”, crew safety and
payload operations.
ProjectManager workingonthe behalf of the PaloAltoResearchCenter(PARC), teamingwiththe JetPropulsion
Laboratory (JPL), andthe NASA AmesResearchCenter(ARC) engagedina“technology race”thatwas solicitedby
the Defense AdvancedResearchProgramAgency (DARPA) inordertovalidate conceptual ideas of multiple
spacecraftcollaboratingand operatingas a single entity (F6). Thiseffortfocused“technically”onmicro-Satellite
developmentand cooperative autonomous operations. Myrole was to leadteamstodefine uniquerisk
containmentandoperational strategiesforcollaborative,cooperative, combativeanddistributedspacecraft
systems inorbitaroundthe Earth.
Manager for Technology Infusion and Flight Validation, System Modeling and Analysis Program Office, Jet
Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena CA – August 1998 through January 2009 (Multiple Roles)
Liaison betweenNASAAmesResearch Center(ARC),NASA DrydenFlight ResearchCenter (DFRC), and the NASA
Caltech/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This opportunity promoted partnering and competitive market
arrangements. Asa fieldagentIsetthe stage for new technologydevelopments,Programsand Projects between
NASA Centersandcommercial/industrialpartners. Thisworkincludedstrategic alliance planningandcompetitive
market analysis and substantial interactions with partnering agencies across the United States.
ProcessEngineerforthe developmentof newJPLFlightProjectPractices(FPP) targetedspecificallytoevaluate
technologyutilizationobstacles,andenhance technologyreturnsoninvestmentbyloweringtechnologyriskand
increasingthe utilizationof NASA sponsoredtechnologydevelopmentsthroughthe utilizationof comprehensive
(andefficient) technologyroad-mappingtoolsandmethodsdevelopedatJPLand fundedthroughinternal and
external resources.
Technology Development Advisor for the Strategic Systems Technology Program Office (SSTPO)
I leda pilotV&V projectthatfocusedonthe evaluationof advancedmanagementandproductdevelopmentIT
toolsintendedtostreamline productdevelopmentlifecycles.Ideveloped“stage-gate”trial processesandsuccess
metricsinorderto evaluate “realistic”value-addedif these practicesandtools if they were implemented in
commercial andGovernmentsettings. Thisworkwasperformedunderthe NASA Engineeringof Complex Systems
Program managedjointlyby the JetPropulsionLaboratory andthe GoddardSpace FlightCenter,andNASA HQ.
Overthistime period, Ialsomanageda multi-institutional teamof NASA engineers,testpilots, technologists,and
industrypartnersthatsuccessfullydemonstrated the feasibility IntegratedSystemHealthManagement(ISHM)
technologies(model andphysics-basedlearningengines) inreal-time applications. These seriesof technology
demonstrations flew successfullyonboardanF-18 fighterjetatEdwardsAFB/DrydenFlightResearchCenter. This
workledto the advancementof IntegratedSystemHealthManagementaswell asthe introductionof System
HealthPrognostics. Thisworkmayleadto $Billionsinsavingsinthe aeronauticsarenabyeliminating“schedule-
basedmaintenance”andreplacingthesepracticeswith“condition-based”practices. Thisworkisongoing.
Implementation Technologist, NASA Cross-Enterprise Technology Development Program (CETDP)

3. NASA HQ Level-2positionasa Program“TechnologyImplementationSpecialist”. Iparticipatedinthe formulation
and implementationof thisNASA Programthatwasresponsibleforthe majorityof all new NASA technology
developmentsand integrationintosystemsbothinside andoutsideof NASA. Asatechnology andengineering
advocate,I utilizedmyspace avionicsandsystemengineeringskillstoassist inthe developmentof several tools
and methodologiesthataided intechnologyroad-mappingintoprojectsettingsfortargeted applications.
Responsibilitiesincluded:Proposaldeveloper, reviewer,andadvisortoNASA, Industry,andAcademiaasa neutral
thirdparty. NASA Code-S
March 1995 to August 1998
Jet Propulsion Laboratory – Pasadena, CA
Lead Engineer for the NASA X-33 Avionics Flight Experiment (AFE)
Leda teamtaskedwiththe developmentandvalidationof anintegrated avionics systemandanadvancedinertial
navigationsuite of technologies forthe experimentalX-33Reusable LaunchVehicle. Thisprojectdemonstrated
(2X) improvements inperformance, power,mass, andcost efficiencies overcurrentspace-qualified Inertial
NavigationsSystems,andthisspurredindustrycompetitionandGovernmentpartneringthatledtosignificant
technologyimprovementsandcostsavings forInertial NavigationSystems(INS) usedincritical/high-risk
applications.
Task Manager/Senior Engineerfor the DOD sponsored Space Technology Research Vehicle – II
Electronics Test Bed (ETB) Project
Coordinateda multi-interestteamformedfromUSindustry,academic,Governmentscientists,researchers, and
engineersthatdevelopeda suite of six specialized spacecrafthealthmonitoring experimentsthatwere literally
gluedorboltedontothe vehicle asballastorutilized unusedmassandsurface area on the spacecraft. This
experimentflew flawlesslyandincreasedourunderstanding of in-situspacecraftenvironmentalhazardscaused
by solaractivity,andprovidedin-situmonitoring,atverylow cost. This pavedthe wayfor inexpensive vehicle
situational awarenessand protectionfromthesekindsof space environmental hazards.
Lead Engineer /Task Lead for the Clementine spacecraft - Radiation RELiability and Assurance
eXperiment (RRELAX) project, 1994 to 1996
Formedand leda team that rapidlydevelopedacompactspace environmentmonitoringsysteminorderto
establishthe robustnessof newApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuit(ASIC) technologiesinthe hazardousspace
radiationenvironment. The experimentsflewin1996 and workedflawlesslythroughoutthe ClementineMission.
Computer Science/Electrical Engineer and Technology Developer March 1985 through January 1994
DesignedcustomVery-Large-Scale-Integration (VLSI) circuits/sensors thatwere highlyspecializedforuse inspace
systems. These were flownonMissionssuchasthe CombinedRadiationReleaseandExperimentsatellite
(CRRES),The Mid-course Space eXperiment(MSX),andthe Space Technology ResearchVehicle-Isatellite. This
workpioneeredthe use of inexpensive andlightweightspacecrafthealthsensingtechnologies. Atthistime I also
workedwith ateam contractingto the Federal AviationAdministrationincreatinga“shadow”systemthat
demonstrated thatsolid-state technologiescouldsafelyreplace mechanical switchingsystems, software,and
operations, withoutdowntime orre-trainingimpactsoncommercial ormilitaryair trafficcontrol. Once
demonstratedtobe feasible,thisworkledtoacomplete overhaul of the airtrafficcontrol infrastructure atthe
FAA ATC Centerlevel.
Education: B.S. Computer Science and Engineering. University of La Verne, 1987

4. Technology Management Certificate, California Institute of Technology, 2003
Sergeant/Instructor – NASA/JPL Fire/Urban Search and Rescue, FEMA certified
Awards: NASA/JPL Technology and Applications Program: Two Exceptional Achievement awards for team
leadership, U.S. Government Exceptional Achievement Medal for NASA/JPL Constellation Project Leadership,
Seven NASA/JPL Group Achievement Awards