Edward George Rieck

01-11-1953Date of Birth | Lansdale, Pa.

PROGRAMS:

U.S. Space Shuttle Program

COMPANIES:

LOCATIONS:

Kennedy Space Center, Edwards AFB, White Sands New Mexico, All European emergency landing sites, (Spain, France, Morocco).

POSITIONS:

Advanced Space Shuttle Systems Technician

COMMENTS:

Senior Advanced Systems Maintenance Technician on the Space Shuttle. Responsibilities included Technician / Assistant Manager / Lead Technician/ Engineering Technician / Move Director duties which include the following.

  • Ensure all tasks, modifications and repairs are completed in accordance with Engineering and NASA requirements to meet timely schedule issues.
  • Closely interface with upper level Managers, Schedulers/Planners, Engineers, Logistics and Inspectors to address all concerns.
  • Interpret drawings and disposition discrepancies documented.
  • Distribute work and verify satisfactory completion by qualified technicians.
  • Verify / ensure that all work is documented properly and on time.
  • Provide direction and guidance to a technical crew of 10-150 personnel.
  • Ensure technicians are properly trained and qualified.
  • Direct hazardous operations including Hypergolic, launch preps, landing recovery operations, handling of highly toxic / flammable chemicals and critical movements of flight hardware components.
  • Ensure all work performed by personnel under my direction is carried out within Company and Customer (NASA) policies and procedures.
  • Travel to offsite locations world wide to support recovery operations.
  • Perform scheduled / unscheduled maintenance, pre-flight and post flight inspections, stacking, launch and landing operations of the NASA Shuttle Fleet.