Alan Tribble

    Alan C. Tribble

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Education

      Ph.D., Physics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Dissertation research involved a space flight experiment designed and built at the University of Iowa investigating the interactions between a spacecraft and its orbital environment.

       M.S., Physics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

       B.S., Physics; B.S., Mathematics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Employment Experience - Industry

Aerospace Industry Experience - Aircraft

Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: 1996 – present

Principal Systems Engineer, Advanced Technology Center

Responsible for leading research and development activities on advanced computing systems used in aviation.  Familiar with Flight Guidance System and Flight Management System designs and safety critical computing applications.  Duties involve new business development and solicitation of external funding.  Currently Co-PI on $3M NASA project funded by the Aviation Safety Program

Manager, Engineering Applications Development, Information Technology

Manager of three teams responsible for the Product Data Management (PDM) and Component & Supplier Management (CSM) software applications and their interface to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.  Led group of 35 people and managed multi-million dollar budgets.

 Business Relationship Manager to Engineering, Information Technology

Primary liaison between IT and Engineering.  Responsible for documenting engineering needs and translating them into IT requirements.  Worked directly with Vice President and Chief Engineer.

 Senior Systems Engineer, Engineering Information Systems

Responsible for new business development activities in support of expert systems software applications. 

 

  Aerospace Industry Experience - Spacecraft

       Boeing, Seal Beach & Downey, California:  1988 – 1996,  (Formerly Rockwell International’s Space Systems Division)

            Senior S

Responsible for performing spacecraft systems engineering duties for approximately one dozen spacecraft teams from the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to the International Space Station.  Proposed and secured funding for independent research from NASA and the U.S. Air Force involving national and international collaborators.  Expertise in environmental effects on spacecraft systems, including radiation effects and spacecraft charging.

 Program Manager, NASA LaRC Task Order Agreement Contract

Managed multi-million dollar contract between Boeing and the NASA Langley Research Center responsible for approximately 25 individual awards over the period of performance.  Oversaw technical execution and ensured adherence to cost and schedule requirements.

 Program Manager, Internal Research and Development

Managed internal research and development efforts in advanced topics, from thermal protection system design to computational fluid dynamics.

Employment Experience - Teaching

Instructor for a diverse group of technical courses, from introductory science classes for liberal arts majors to graduate level spacecraft design courses for aerospace engineering majors.

 Instructor for Professional Development Courses

Instructor for several professional development courses which have been offered internationally since 1992.  Many courses are sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), and several private companies.

Significant Achievements