Terrill L. Burlison PO Box 5246 Kent WA 98064 (425) 413-1371 (home) tburlison @this domain (Click here for a shorter, printer-friendly version of this resume)

• Eighteen years aerospace experience working for both government (NASA Johnson Space Center--Flight Dynamics Officer), private industry (Boeing Aerospace--Guidance & Navigation Senior Specialist Engineer) and Kistler Aerospace Corporation (Flight Dynamics Lead), and as an aerospace contract engineer.
• Twelve years business experience starting and running my own software company (Six String Software).
• Six years as a private aerospace consultant/contract engineer (for several companies).
• A wide breadth of aerospace, computer, and business skills.
• A creative and inquisitive approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• An absolute commitment to honesty and integrity in my work. I am not afraid to challenge preconceptions nor think "out of the box."
• A "bottom line" business perspective.
• A life-long love of aerospace and space exploration.

I have consistently provided guidance and leadership in identifying needs (and solutions) in areas within and beyond my specified work area. My work is original, creative, and thorough, and I am not afraid to challenge established preconceptions. Not only do I accept responsibilities assigned to me, but I undertake new responsibilities on my own initiative.

My former lead at Kistler recently told me, "If everyone had shown the creativity and quality in their work as you, we might have succeeded."

• Seven years experience in real-time mission operations, as a Flight Dynamics/Trajectory Officer in NASA's Mission Control Center, and as an Inertial Upper Stage Guidance Officer for Boeing.
• An in-depth understanding of launch/insertion, orbital mechanics, rendezvous and proximity operations, and entry/landing.
• Four years experience designing satellite constellations.
• An extensive background in simulation development and mission design.
• Skilled public speaker: I've given technical, business, and public education presentations across the country.

• I have worked extensively in the DOS, Windows, VAX/VMS, and TCP/IP programming environments.
• I am experienced in Assembly, Basic, FORTRAN, HTML, Pascal, C, C++, and MS Office.

• Scheduling, budgeting, overseeing work assignments, product design, customer interfacing, and product promotion.
• I understand how to interleave requirements and schedules in order to complete a product on time and within budget.
• I bring a "bottom line" business perspective to my tasks, whether I'm working at the system, subsystem, or component level.

I am also a published writer of fiction, non-fiction, and technical subjects. I work well on my own or with others. I am dependable, hard working, and a quick study. I am a long-time member of: Air & Space Smithsonian, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society (from whom I received a Top Recruiter award for 1997). I am married to Linda Burlison (also an aerospace/software engineer), and we have two children.

Kistler:

• Dean Misterek, Kistler Systems Engineering Manager
• Dick Kohrs, former Director, Space Station Freedom
• Valin Thorn, Deputy Manager, Commercial Crew & Cargo Program, NASA-JSC
• Bob Citron, CEO of Lunar Transportation Systems, Inc. and founder of Spacehab, Inc

Boeing/NASA:

• Craig Staresinich, Vice President, Northrup-Grumman
• Brad Sweet, Vice President, Binary Star, Ltd.

1974-1979	I graduated with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1979. I was elected to the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society and the Sigma Gamma Tau aerospace engineering honor society. I majored in Astronautics with a minor in Propulsion. I also had a minor in Mathematics.
1979-1982	I joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1979. I worked at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, as a Flight Dynamics Officer (FIDO) in the Mission Control Center (MCC). As a flight controller, my duties included: Real-time flight operations: Monitoring shuttle trajectory Planning and uplinking deorbit maneuvers Maintaining shuttle ground ephemeris Simulation development: On-orbit maneuver simulations Rendezvous planning and analysis Developing mission operations code for the Emergency Mission Control Center Developing Mission Operations guidelines Determining MCC rendezvous processor requirements and designing the displays (still in use today) Developing on-orbit emergency procedures
1982-1992	In 1982, I went to work for Boeing Aerospace in Kent, Washington, where I worked on projects such as Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV), Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), Lunar Scout, Expendable Launch Vehicle (ELV), and Silencer. My responsibilities included: Rendezvous mission analysis and planning Simulation development Satellite constellation design and analysis Lunar mission trade studies Guidance system mission design Real-time flight operations at the Satellite Control Facility (now Onizuka AFS) in Sunnyvale, CA Presenting my work to the Pentagon, Army Intelligence Command, NASA-Huntsville, Kirtland Air Force Base, and other customers.
1992-1998	In 1992, I started my own company for developing and publishing software for home PCs. Six String Software has produced over a dozen music and game products, receiving very favorable reviews from national publications. As president/owner, I am responsible for all aspects of product development and business operations, including: Product design User interface design Programming and testing Hiring and overseeing contract employees Budgeting Scheduling  Marketing and promotion (writing press releases, giving demos, etc.) Sales
2002-2003	Contracted with Andrews Space & Technology. My responsibilities included: Launch window analysis Rendezvous design Interfacing with Draper Labs to assure compliance with NASA requirements Presenting results to Marshall Space Flight Center
1999-2005	In March 1999, I joined Kistler Aerospace as a contract engineer. In September 2004, I joind the full-time staff as Flight Dynamics lead. My responsibilities included: Trajectory and performance analysis Developing rendezvous procedures and requirements for ISS resupply and other potential missions Launch window analysis and rendezvous design Developing trajectory tools using Fortran, C++, and Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) Interfacing with subcontractors
2005	Upon Kistler's shutdown, I contracted with Bob Citron and Walter Kistler at Lunar Transportation Systems to provide analyses to support their lunar mission architecture. My responsibilities included: Lunar trajectory and performance analysis Developing rendezvous procedures and requirements to support the LTS architecture Adapting the vehicle design to fit the dynamic envelope of the Delta II launch vehicle Overseeing and managing the subcontractor (IN Space, LLC) who provided the attitude jet design
2006	In January 2006, Rocketplane, Ltd. and Kistler Aerospace merged. I contracted with the new company, Rocketplane-Kistler, as acting Deputy Program Manager for Mission Operations. I was the primary technical writer for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Demonstration proposal, and provided virtually all technical analysis and deliveries during the eight month proposal effort. My work was deemed critical by NASA's technical review committee, culminating in RpK's $207 million award. My responsibilities included: Delivering numerous briefings, documents, and analyses to NASA Performing trajectory, loads, and thermal analyses for ascent/rendezvous/entry and aborts Defining manned and unmanned vehicle specifications and operational procedures Developing training and mission operations requirements Defining evolved vehicle concepts to meet future heavy-lift and Exploration needs (LEO, lunar, Mars) Verifying the RpK COTS vehicle would meet NASA ISS interface and systems requirements