Karena Fiore

My main project was requalifying a solvent which was going obsolete. I wrote a position paper and test plan and coordinated with departments and personnel from all three NGIS plants to order material and execute the tests from the test plan. In another project, I digitized 150+ Problem/Failure Analysis Boards, in-depth investigations done by a group of subject matter experts, and stored the documents in the company network; this gave employees easier access to these documents. I also co-wrote a test plan for Shore A Hardness testing to qualify a digital durometer to replace a hand-held durometer. This requalification improved propellant hardness data acquisition.

I completed procedural assessments on commercial and Navy solid rocket motors. I contained and investigated nonconformances for Trident II (D5) and GEM63 programs. I analyzed nonconformance trends for CASTOR30XL and LAS programs and proposed long-term solutions based on those trends. I co-authored a GMIP-OOI document, Organizational Operating Instructions for incorporating Government Mandatory Inspection Points into work instructions. I also coordinated and led quality inspections for the GEM63 inert case.

I assembled 300+ certificates of compliance for products to provide traceability. I inspected finished parts from 150 jobs to ensure they were within the specified tolerances on the engineering drawings. I used calipers, micrometers, deltronic pins, and Smart Scope (a hybrid CMM/Optical Comparator) to inspect parts. I also organized hundreds of certificates of compliance and inspection records for protection, retrieval, and retention.

I led a team of eight engineers to form a mission concept proposal to orbit Saturn and obtain data of Enceladus. I formed a management plan to interpret the infrared images of the moon’s surface and mass spectroscopy data. I created schedule and cost budgets for flight hardware development, personnel, mission operations, and data archival. I also performed risk analysis to determine the top risks that could impact the mission’s success and created handling plans

I pored through literature on Advanced Life Systems (ALS) for requirements usable for a lunar space habitat. I compiled a list of requirements for crew member daily consumptions of oxygen, potable water, and food. I also accumulated storage requirements for a lunar space habitat atmosphere, food, water, and waste materials