Mr. Vernon Roosevelt Sylvia
Orlando, Florida
PROGRAMS:
COMPANIES:
LOCATIONS:
Kennedy Space Center
POSITIONS:
January 1979 - November 1983 Associate engineer Planning Research Corp.
November 1983 - July 1996 Engineer to Senior Lockheed Martin
July 1996 - March 2013 Senior Engineer United Space Alliance
November 2013 to November 2017 Senior Engineer Engineering Service Contract
December 2017 continuing work for JACOBS/TOSC team with Pneumatics subsystems design
Responsible for new installation and modification of facility monitoring and control of the CCS/KCCS Complex Control System PLC's. Monitoring of 60 Hz Power , HVAC, Water, Pneu, O2 and Waste Water sensors leading back to the LCC room 1P9 consoles. Now continuing with same work on ML and VAB KCCS for the SLS program.
COMMENTS:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA. Responsible for new installation and modification of existing equipment to monitor and control Complex Control System (KCCS) for Space Shuttle processing. KCCS interfaces with HVAC, waste water, 60 HERTZ POWER, PAD PNEUMATICS systems, and other miscellaneous facility systems such as Oxygen Deficiency and Chlorine Injection. Perform analysis, provide concept, hardware selection, produce detailed drawings, and provide support during fabrication/installation and checkout. Support NASA, A&E firms, and other base contractors at design reviews. Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior engineers. Drafting done with 3.0 CAD SYSTEM and PC Windows for word processing.
As of 2018 currently working for JACOBS TOSC Team doing engineering work on Pneumatics (GHe, GN2 and GO2 subsystems to he Mobile Launcher.
This picture from May 1982 in the E&O Bldg
Awarded a Silver Snoopy Award May 8, 2008 for 35 years working with the KCCS System