CHRIS N. HARDCASTLE 423 N. 4th St., Cocoa Beach, Florida 32931 (321) 783-3120, ch15b177a@westpost.

net PROFILE *Excellent problem solver, attacks routine and complex tasks aggressively. *Experienced in directing multifaceted design projects from initiation to implem entation. *Demonstrate leadership ability by resolving problems with suppliers, contractor s, engineers and technicians while maintaining positive relations. EXPERIENCE 12/00-Present Engineering Liaison Astronaut Office, Boeing/United Space Allia nce Responsible for pre-flight verification of International Space Station hardware for space shuttle and space station flight crew members for 12 shuttle flights. *Perform pre-flight testing and checkout of Space Shuttle payload flight systems and schedule participation in tests with astronauts and engineering with 100% m ission success rate. *Responsible for pre-flight verification of 3 European provided International Sp ace Station modules from Germany and Italy. *Coordinate identification, tracking and resolution of flight hardware discrepan cies with payload program and astronauts at the launch site and payload provider manufacturing sites domestically and internationally. *Verify flight hardware design and test requirements are satisfied by or prior t o scheduled milestones. *Perform photo documentation of all flight hardware prior to flight. *Awarded Silver Snoopy by astronaut office for excellence in job performance in 2009. *Develop detailed procedures for integration and test of flight hardware. 1/98-12/00 Senior Systems Engineer Space Station, Boeing Lead responsibility for integration of 3 International Space Station truss segme nts. *Provided engineering technical expertise for design changes, planning, scheduli ng and accomplishing assembly and crew testing of Space Station Truss payloads. *Composed detailed operational procedures necessary to integrate complex payload hardware onto truss segments ensuring satisfaction of design and test requirem ents. *Directed efforts of government and contractor engineers, technicians, quality a ssurance and scheduling for coordination of assembly and test tasks. *Material Review Board signature authority 11/93-1/98 Systems Engineer - Spacelab, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems/Boeing Lead responsibility for integration and deintegration of Spacelab flight systems for 6 shuttle flights. *Provided engineering technical expertise for design changes, planning, scheduli ng, integration and crew testing of Spacelab payloads. *Composed detailed operational procedures necessary to integrate complex payload hardware onto an experiment pallet and experiment module, ensuring safety to p ersonnel and flight hardware. *Directed efforts of NASA, technicians, quality assurance, scheduling and vario us subcontractors for coordination of assembly and test tasks.

5/92-11/93 Systems Engineer - Space Station, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Responsible for planning of Space Station Processing facility ground support equ ipment and facility integrated ground systems.

*Developed ground support equipment requirements for equipment used in access, h andling, testing mechanical and fluid systems of space station hardware at the l aunch site. *Analyzed subcontractors ground support equipment designs for implementation of launch site design and test requirements. 6/88-5/92 Design/Project Engineer, Boeing Managed the development of 36 pieces of mechanical ground support equipment for access, handling and test of international space station hardware. *Generated schedules, cost estimates, trade studies, design calculations and des ign drawings for flight hardware structures and mechanical ground support equipm ent for the Space Station program. *Analyzed designs to insure requirement compliance for mechanical ground support equipment developed by the prime subcontractor. EDUCATION Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Vanderbilt University, May 1988 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT *2D and 3D Intergraph solid modeling 1989 *ANSI Y14.5M-1982 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, 1990 *Project management course 2010, Webster University *Masters of Environmental Engineering Program 1994-1998, 2010-2011, University o f Central Florida COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT United States Rugby Referee, 1998-Present