Chester (Chet) N. Sasaki
Genesis Project Manager
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory — May 1986 to present
- Assistant Project Manager, Scatterometers Project Office
Responsible for definition, planning and execution of day-to-day operations of the SeaWinds instrument project.
- Assistant Project Manager/Instrument Manager for the NASA Scatterometer Project (NSCAT)
Responsible for the implementation and execution of the instrument design, fabrication and test of the NSCAT instrument.
- Senior System Engineer, SDIO/Pathfinder Project.
Served as the Pathfinder integration manager. Responsible for the development of the experiment integration implementation plan. Interfaced with McDonald-Douglas and JPL experiment cognizant engineers to develop and implement plan.
- Partner in Specialized Personnel Services
Sasaki & Associates — December 1984 to May 1986 Owner and Broker
- Performed business analysis, valuation, listing and sale for manufacturing, distribution, and service companies in the greater Los Angeles area.
- Instructor, California Polytechnic College, Mechanical Engineering Department
Taught engineering design courses.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory — 1976 to December 1984
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Technical Manager/Member of Technical Staff/Technology Program Manager
Managed Defense Space Technology Programs. Cognizant of approximately 70 small to medium sized tasks.
- STS Engineering and Ops Manager
Managed JPL's general support to the USAF's Space Transportation System activities. Established customer interface for adaptive budgetary/fiscal system, planning, and scheduling methodology. Developed work statement and cost estimates and negotiated each specific task with sponsor.
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IRAS Integration Engineer
Managed the IRAS telescope retrofit task for multinational program.
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Cognizant Engineer, Space Development Engineering Section
Developed launch vehicle adapter. Acted as division representative for Galileo/STS interface and as configuration engineer for ISPM preproject.
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Voyager System Mechanical Engineer
Served as system mechanical engineer for system assembly and test of Voyager 2 spacecraft and for RTG integration planning and implementation.
United States Air Force — 1964-1976
- Captain, USAF
Held positions as Flight Test Manager, Minuteman 3, Vandenburg AFB; Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Kansas State University; Project Engineer, Space and Missile Systems Organization (Titan SPO): Project Engineer, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory.
Ph.D. program (no degree) Kansas State University in Engineering and Pre-Med
M. S. Arizona State University, 1969, in Mechanical Engineering
B. S. University of Illinois, 1964, in Mechanical Engineering
Professional Military Schools: Squadron Officers' School; Command and Staff; Academic Instructors' Course: Ballistic Missile Officer's School
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