Nino Polizzi
Nino Polizzi is Vice - President of Customer Integration at Universal Space Network where he is responsible for the design, integration and test of the ground network infrastructure. Before joining USN in 2000, he served 18 years with McDonnell Douglas/Boeing where he worked on a wide variety of programs including the Delta expendable rocket, the DC-X reusable rocket and the International Space Station. Nino received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit and a BS in Industrial Technology from Eastern Michigan University. He holds a State of California certificate for teaching engineering.
Tom Shult
Tom Shult has been with Universal Space Network for 7 years and has managed the software development team 3 years. Through his leadership, software related problems have been dramatically reduced. Tom’s initial assignment at USN was as a senior software developer where he was instrumental in development of the current satellite ground monitoring and control system. Prior to USN, Tom worked for Sync Research doing low-level network protocol programming. Before that, he worked for Logicon developing missile testing simulators and performing nuclear safety testing on various missile systems. Tom has over 20 years experience in software development of monitor and control systems. He has a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Nebraska, Omaha. When not at work, Tom coaches his son’s sports teams emphasizing fun and teamwork over competitiveness and winning.
Becky Holzer
After a lengthy career in graphic arts and architectural drafting, Becky Holzer earned a BA in Applied Mathematics from California State University at Fullerton in 1996. Upon graduation, she became a systems analyst at Electronic Data Systems, programming software for a large airline reservation system. She has also decoded infrared signals for a universal remote control company. Becky formerly worked as a software engineer for Universal Space Network. She is currently a software engineer for Fidelity National Finance.
Al Paddock
Al Paddock retired after 20 years with Douglas/McDonnell Douglas/Boeing where he worked on the Spartan anti-missile, DC-X reusable rocket, Mast Mounted Sight optical sighting system and the International Space Station. His involvement in aerospace programs also included Pratt & Whitney (jet engines), Northrop (SR-71 navigation system), Ford Aerospace (Sidewinder missile), plus various work with start-up companies and consulting. Al is currently working at Hoyt Tooling in Fullerton. Al received a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology from California State University Long Beach and is a graduate of the U. S. Army Air Defense School (guided missile).
Lionel Grove
Lionel Grove just retired after 10 years at Raytheon Systems as a Project Engineer working in the areas of satellites and radar systems. Prior to Raytheon, he spent 20 years in the computer field in the areas of Computer Engineering, Sales, Program Management and Marketing Management. Products developed included: Computerized Police Mugshot Photo System, peripheral component cabinets, processors for ATM machines, computer disks drives and Computer Aided Design systems. The first 10 years out of college found Lionel involved in aerospace programs that included: Ford Aerospace (Shillelagh missile), Jet Propulsion Lab (satellite tracking stations), Ford (environmental emission testing). Lionel received a BS in Electronic Engineering Technology from California State University Long Beach and MBA from University of Southern California.
Lisa Du
Lisa Du came to United States 16 years ago from China as a first generation immigrant. Lisa overcame the language difficulties and adapted to a new culture and a new way of life. After working for four years as System Analyst at Kingston Technology Company, she pursued an advance degree and earned an MS in Computer Science from the University of Chicago in 2002. Since then Lisa has worked as a computer software engineer and is currently a software engineer at Universal Space Network. Lisa enjoys play badminton, snorkeling, hiking and mountain biking. She also enjoys teaching children Chinese at local church.
Bill Fugard
Bill Fugard is a native of Santa Monica, CA and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of '64. During his 24-year Navy career, he specialized in surface ship and ship systems design, engineering and maintenance. In his second career Bill was a Project Manager in the Power Generation Business Unit of Fluor Corporation in Irvine, CA. Bill has now retired, again, and joins RST this year as a new recruit. He enjoys working with young people, and he and his wife, Jean, are both very active in a local Huntington Beach church. When relaxing, Bill enjoys creating leaded-glass projects.
Dale Finke
Dale Finke received the BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. His employers have included McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell and Boeing. Dale has spent most of his career working on avionics for airplanes, missiles and rockets. Uplinks, Downlinks, and Telemetry are his favorite topics. Navigation is also an area of interest, perhaps because his uncle Howard was a navigator in World War II. Dale’s hobbies include mountain biking and river rafting.
Carl Glim
Carl Glim is currently a Systems Engineer at Boeing for the Global Positioning System (GPS) program. Previously, at Universal Space Network, Carl managed software development for 7 years. Prior to that at the Kennedy Space Center, Carl led a small team that developed the Control Center for the DC-X reusable rocket, as well as developing Space Shuttle and Delta rocket test systems. Carl has also developed computer control systems for laboratory test equipment, semiconductor testing, petroleum refineries, and medical applications. Carl has a BS in Electrical Engineering, an MBA from UCI, and has two patents for space communication systems. Carl grew up in Chicago, and enjoys hiking in the mountains, biking, skiiing, reading, doing crossword puzzles, and playing chess and cards. Carl also facilitates Summer Science sessions for kids with Team Science.
Claire Robertson
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Philip Duncan
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Monica Kim
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Gary Liaw
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Nick Merna
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Transon Nguyen
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Hiroshi Okabe
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez Perez, currently a second year graduate student at UCI, conducts research on ultrafast laser spectroscopy combined with scanning probe microscopy techniques to resolve the evolution of atomic/molecular orbitals in time and space . He obtained his BS in physics from University of Costa Rica. His teaching experience include: (1) high school teacher (2) instructor at a science camp (3) assistant program director at a science camp (4) physics and chemistry lab instructor at the college level.
Philip Thomas
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Sean White
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