SUMMARY: 30 years experience in vehicle design, composite structure, propulsion, and system integration from design through test. 22 yrs engineering management and program management experience on spacecraft and aircraft vehicles development. EDUCATION: CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA MARCH 1984 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Major Subjects: Analysis of Composites, Design Technique. 2014 ULA United Launch Alliance: Centennial CO Launch Vehicle Technical Training, Atlas V Familiarization 2004 – 2014 SNC Training: Poway CA and Louisville CO Program Management, Quality Management, ITAR, Intellectual Property, ESD Prevention, FOD 2003 UCSD Extension: San Diego CA Presentation and Marketing 1996 - 1997 LOCKHEED MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, Palmdale CA ICPM Institute of Certified Professional Managers; Certified Manager Course 1-10 1984 – 1989 LOCKHEED TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, BURBANK, CA Composite Analysis, Design, Manufacturing, Low Observables RCS/IR, Producibility, Maintainability, Combat Survivability, Aerodynamics, and Spacecraft Design EXPERIENCE: Director of Technology/Chief Engineer Sierra Nevada Corp, Poway, CA / Louisville CO 2009 - Present Dream Chaser Spacecraft and Advance Design Group • Sr Management / Key Technical Leadership from $110K study program to >$212M Flight Test Program • Co-Lead Failure Review Board of the ETA Landing Incident Investigation • Lead a Team on Modified Dream Chaser for Advance Design Group • Co-Chair Dream Chaser Program Engineering Review Board • Lead Integrated Technical Dream Chaser Tiger Teams on: Weight Savings, Launch Vehicle Improvements, Folding Wing Design, Controller for Flight Actuator Program Manager/Business Development Sierra Nevada Corp / SpaceDev INC., Poway, CA 2004 – 2009 Launch Vehicle, Satellites and Propulsion Systems, • Program Manager/BD Orbital Vehicle Development and Marketing of a Spacecraft derived from HL-20 Incorporating Hybrid and Liquid Propulsion system, TPS, ELCSS, Flight Controls with 14 Partners • PM and Lead Engineer for Nano Satellite Program AFRL, Concept to Preliminary Design Review • PM on awarded Solar Propulsion system and Nano Satellite Proposal Manager ($4.5M) • PM and Lead Engineer on Multiple spacecraft, launch integration and propulsion programs Program/Business Manager ATK - COMPOSITE OPTICS INC., SAN DIEGO, CA 1998 – 2004 Radomes, Antenna, Spacecraft Components, and Ceramic Division of COI • PM for (10+) NGC/Boeing’s MESA Radomes: $16.2 M program require FAA certification on B737 • PM on (250) EA-6B Radomes: $5.2 M, Increased Profit 23% and shorten schedule by 4 months • Lead Eng/Manf Team on E-2C composite landing gear door from design to first article fabrication • Business Manager for Start-up airborne wireless venture with Motorola and Pilatus aircraft • Engineering Lead & PM on multiple composite component programs for aircrafts, UAV’s, spacecrafts. Sr. Design Specialist Composite LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS, PALMDALE, CA 1996 – 1998 X-33 & JSF Program • Design Lead for Thermal Protection Support Structure (TPSS) for the body of the X-33 vehicle • Lead responsible for design staff of 15 Engineers for all composite TPSS from PDR to CDR. • Responsible for developing composite wing/fuselage design concepts on the JSF program Project Engineer/ Program Manager SCALED COMPOSITES INC., MOJAVE, CA 1992 - 1996 Engineering Dept. • Program Engineer/Manager for a proprietary project involving all composite aircraft and major prime • Program Engineer and Manager for A-3 tail radome modification for compliance with FAR's 25 • Project Engineer responsible for preliminary design through fabrication of a high altitude UAV • Company representative for UAV crash investigation by DOD investigation Sr. Design Specialist Engineer MARTIN MARIETTA ADTO, SAN DIEGO, CA 1989 - 1992 Air Vehicle Design Group • Key and Lead Composite Structural Engineer for manned VLO air vehicle program • Lead Structural Engineer from proposal, design, fabrication and RCS testing of composite components • Lead Mech/Struct Engineer for a missile program during IRAD, Proposal and Preliminary Design Sr. Design Engineer LOCKHEED CALIFORNIA CO., BURBANK, CA 1984 - 1989 Advanced Tactical Fighter/YF22A Program and Military Aircraft Airframe Group • Sr. Design Engineer from preliminary to fabrication of YF-22 Radomes and LO components • Technical Lead/Liaison with manufacturing and vendors for composite components • Production/Modifications Design of primary and secondary structure for P-3 and S-3 aircraft PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 2004 - Current AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Member and Chairman-Commercial Space Operation Subcommittee (CSOS) 2014 • Panelist, “Commercial Space Operations and Services as Stepping-Stone Enablers for Space Exploration”; Dan King (Moderator); Burleigh, Pomerantz, Benedict, Taylor; AIAA Space 2013 Conference, San Diego CA, Sept 2013 • Presentation, “Dream Chaser Spacecraft Before, Now and The Future”; AIAA Commercial Space Group; AIAA Space 2013 Conference; San Diego CA, Sept 2013 • Presentation, “Dream Chaser Spacecraft and Propulsion Overview”; JPC/AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego CA August 2011 • Panelist, “Human Rating Launch Vehicles”; Ken Wong (Moderator): Bryan O’Connor, Patton, Taylor, Penn; FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, 12 Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference, Arlington VA, Feb 2009 • Panelist, “The New Space Race”, Brian Hughes (Moderator): Eric Anderson, Franklin Chang, Frank Taylor, George Whitesides; Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT, Sept 2007 1992 – Current EAA Experimental Aircraft Association Member: • Panelist and Presenter: “Testing the Dream Chaser” EAA Air Venture 2013, Oshkosh WI, July 2013 • Panelist and Presenter: “Dream Chaser NASA’s Next Human Piloted Spacecraft” EAA Air Venture 2012, Oshkosh WI, July 2012 SIGNIFICANT PUVBLICATIONS: • Taylor, Allison, Lee, Gulliver, Ibold; “Challenges and Opportunities Related to Landing the Dream Chaser Reusable Space Vehicle at a Public-Use Airport”; 1st Annual Space Traffic Management Conference – Roadmap to the Stars; Daytona Beach, FL; Nov 2014 [http://commons.erau.edu/stm/2014/wednesday/24/] • Beames, Gravelle, Krevor, Taylor, Benzin; “The Stratolaunch-DC Architecture”; 65th International Astronautical Congress, International Astronautical Federation; Toronto, Canada; Sept 2014 • Andrews, Olds, Charania, Webber, Kollipara, Bowcutt, Beavin, Coleman, Khourie, Landeene, Odyssey, Nelson, Taylor, Lauer; “Examining Global High-Speed Point-to-Point Package Delivery: Recent Activities of the FastForward Study Team”; AIAA 2009-6530; SpaceWorks Enterprises Inc. 2009 [http://www.sei.aero/eng/papers/uploads/archive/AIAA-2009-6530.pdf] • Taylor, Howard; “Dream Chaser for Space transportation: Tourism, NASA and Military Integrated on an Atlas V”; AIAA 2008-7837; AIAA Space 2008 Conference and Exposition September 2008, San Diego CA. [http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2008-7837] • Taylor, Carpenter, Hacker, Hibbs, Thicksten, Hinkle; “Geostationary Small Satellite for Operationally Responsive Space Communications Missions”; SSC08-IV-9; 22nd Annual AIAA/USU Small Sat Conference; Presentation & Paper August 2008, Logan UT. [http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1377&context=smallsat] AWARDS Dec 2012 Frontier Team Award, Dream Chaser Program, Sierra Nevada Corp July 2011 Team Appreciation Award – Dream Chaser Engineering Test Article, Sierra Nevada Corp Dec 2010 Star Team Award, Hybrid Motor Firing, Sierra Nevada Corporation Dec 2007 Star Award, Employee of the Year; Spacedev Dec 2005 Star Award, Employee of the Year, Spacedev July 2003 Silver Supplier Team Award for MESA Radomes, Northrop Grumman Feb 2002 Remington Award, Employee of the Year, ATK/COI Dec 1999 EA-6B Program Recognition Award, US NAVY Dec 1992 Employee Commendation, Preliminary Design Review; Martin Marietta ADTO April 1991 Certification of Appreciation, Classified Proposal; Martin Marietta ADTO July 1987 Lockheed Product of Excellent Award, ATF Preliminary Design, Lockheed Aircraft June 1985 Lockheed Award of Achievement, Engineering Release Procedures; Lockheed Aircraft LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS or PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS May 1998 ICPM Institute of Certified Professional Managers: Certified Manager; Palmdale CA May 1986 to Current SECRET CLEARANCE, DOD USA, Updated Aug 2011 July 1983 Engineering In Training, California Feb 1976 to Current Single Engine Private Pilot License, FAA Sacramento CA