Engineering At Scientific Engineering Corporation

Larson, E., & Gray, C. (2010). Project management, the managerial process. (5th ed., p. 158).

Demonstrated Strengths through Achievement the projects successfully with highly skilled in leading functional teams to manage projects accurately, ability to excel in very hard Environments, maximizing Projected Profits and cut costs to a minimum, Surveillance the Progress to show critical priorities, Preservation Completion the projects on-time though tight schedules and limited Budgets while maintaining to Quality Standards, Communicate and effectively Coordination with contractors and external agencies and best understanding of general engineering

The space industry has produced many amazing technologies in the past from the development of fireproof material that makes up the modern firefighter suit to new forms of power generation. This is based on the fact that the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA)

The Orion Shield scenario presented a novice project manager’s actions, inactions and subsequent results during a project to produce materials for an orbiter’s launch booster rocket.   While the contracted company eventually succeeded in producing a product, the project was plagued with numerous challenges that could have resulted in failure and did indeed result in the demotion of the project manager.   There were business strategy, structural, contractual, ethical, and communication issues that impacted the successful completion of the project, causing cost overruns, strained internal relationships and customer distrust and dissatisfaction.   Various solutions are recommended to decrease the incidence of issues in the

Allison’s boss, Henry Larsen. Because this is a process which should occur prior to project planning, it serves as the foundation of all processes to follow. The inception of the Orion Shield project was founded on shaky ground. An ethical issue displayed itself from the very beginning when Mr. Larsen coerced, beyond comfort, Gary to accept and issue a dishonest statement regarding the successful functionality of the product. The scientific evidence, realized by Gary, suggests the inability of the Shield to operate successfully at the temperature range provided as a necessary measure by the customer, Space Technology. When a project manager does not support the project it is responsible for, the project will inevitably fail. With faith in execution comes the driving force perpetuating a project forward in compliance with milestone achievement. The process of planning seems to be almost completely non-existent in this scenario. Here is where roles of team members are defined, a scope is drafted and agreed upon by all involved stakeholders, and contractual metrics are realized and mapped out. There are various tools and techniques

- Member of NASA's 2016 Student Launch, a program where we had to build a rocket around a research or engineering payload and go through an extensive design review process. Along with our initial proposal, our team wrote four design documents and gave corresponding PowerPoint presentations to a team of NASA engineers. Our research project involved examining the effects of he extreme gravitational forces from a rocket launch

One of the biggest misconceptions of NASA is the idea of a homogeneous organization. NASA is, in fact, a conglomeration of different groups with various aims. Sometimes these groups can be at odds with each other over various organizational resources. The nature of space operations split these groups within NASA into two general categories: the “Human Destiny” camp with human spaceflight and colonization of space as the ultimate goal and the “Science in Space” camp focused on using robotic spaceflight to perform space science.

New inventions are a key factor in the growing popularity of NASA. NASA’s inventions always find a way into the american economy, and help to improve daily lives. NASA has been providing economic impact flyers across the U.S. to show their improvements in technology over the recent years. From sending out these flyers, more and more businesses have teamed up with NASA; not only in aerospace but in other departments as well. Some of the technological advancements that have been made from NASA and other businesses are: inflatable antennas, screening devices that detect vision problems, other medical devices, electrolyte formulas, and also whole aircraft parachute recovery systems. Many other advancements made by NASA have helped other industries such as businesses that produce planes. New blended winglets that NASA created were redesigned to be used on modern day airplanes, and saved the airline industry billions of dollars in fuel costs

Gary worked at SEC after completed his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering for the last 14 years and is a respected and talented project engineer. He accepted the position of Project Manager on the Orion Shield Project that was offered to him by Henry Larsen, director of engineering. During the preliminary testing, Gary identified a problem area where the design would not function within the technical specifications stated of between -65 degrees F to 145 degrees F. He tried many approach but was unable to get the design material to operate above 130 degree F. Concerned about the inability of the design to operate with the proposal’s specifications, Gary met with Henry Larsen a week before final proposal due. Henry Larsen advised Gary

Reflecting on this particular case study, the group consisted of four individuals, they were John Crumpton, Lonnie Griffin, Rosa McAllister-McRae, and Jonathan Wirt. Since Griffin already has a working relationship with Hercules Steel Industry, he suggested that the group research the Industry as its case study. The group completed preliminary research on Hercules Steel, and decided to accept Griffin’s suggestion. Based on the preliminary research, the company would be a good fit for the group’s project. However, the group had not yet received approval to research Hercules Steel, however once they received approval to move forward in completing a case study with Hercules Steel, the group began the assignment. The entire group was excited

There is an ancient Chinese proverb, "A fish rots from the head." Nowhere is the wisdom of this phrase more evident than in the management of large projects or organizations. In the Orion Shield scenario provided, a variety of critical decisions made by a novice project manager jeopardized the success of the project and resulted in his demotion. The project consisted of producing materials to improve the components of the Shuttle Launch Booster, thereby increasing life span and new temperature demands. Though the Orion project was ultimately successful a myriad set of managerial, technical, ethical and legal issues significantly impacted the course of development leading to budget overruns and customer dissatisfaction. By understanding these missteps, a student of management can learn important lessons regarding managerial planning, coordination and overall system design.

The Blue Spider Project that Gary Anderson managed for Parks Corporation was a good example of an unsuccessful project. There were many aspects that increased project risk and contributed to the problems encountered. Some of those problems could have been prevented or resolved if Gary Anderson applied proper project management methodology.

Team Name, Mission Statement, Communications and Conflict Resolution Plan, Pt1 and Mini-project Plan for Case Analysis Study 1

The task of managing a project of the magnitude Martens was assigned could either fail, succeed. The scope of the job contains extremely complex engineering feats combined with a rigid timeline. The only path for success was to find a project manager well versed in both aspects of the project. Instead Martens decided to split the responsibilities of the project with two managers with different experience and subject matter expert qualities. Patil was brought his PhD scientific experience to the table. While Wright brought the can do spark plug approach to the project. The two will be instrumental in the projects outcome (Salter 2004).

Presenting at National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce in 2005, Harvard University President Lawrence Summers contended that the underrepresentation of women in science in engineering results not from discrimination or socialization, but from genetic difference. Summers declared that “a large number of things that people thought were due to socialization weren 't, and were in fact due to more intrinsic human nature” to support his hypothesis. Summers argued that we see less women in scientific academic appointments because they are, on the whole, less qualified—not because of discrimination. A large portion of the audience were women, and some of them were angered by his