Michael Hoover is a space mission expert with over 12 years of experience in the US Air Force managing satellite command and control operations. He has a top secret security clearance and experience training others. Currently he works as a SBIRS Systems Crew Chief for Northrop Grumman, ensuring safety and adherence to procedures for satellite and ground systems.

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MICHAEL J. HOOVER
719.200.9605
MichaelJ8H3@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hoover-50262978
TS/SCI clearance – SSBI 2012-09-26
MOTIVATED – STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVER
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Space missionsexpertin space defense and satellite command and control operations with 12 years of active-
duty Air Force service; over 5 years of supervisory experience as SBIRS Systems Crew Chief, GPS mission chief
and maintenance crew chief. Managed all aspects of satellite command and control for 1000s of contacts,
includingsatellite vehicle contact checklist, emergency procedures, resolution of 100s of ground and satellite
anomalies,andmissionplanningandscheduling, anddebriefs;supervisedprocesses to ensure team effectively
communicated and to hold people accountable, while also holding responsibility for safety of personnel and
assets.Conductedspace defense operationsinMiddle Eastandexhibited dynamic,time critical problem solving
to successfullymonitor,detect,characterize, and geographically locate sources of EMI on high-priority signals.
Trained new mission chiefs and mission commanders on GPS operations.
KEY SKILLS AND CLEARANCE
 Top Secret(TS) / SensitiveCompartmented
Information(SCI) Clearance
 Organization/Communication
 GPS Constellation/TT&C
 SATCOM
 Satellite CommandandControl (C2)
 Signal Assurance
 Trainingand Development
 SSO,GSO Certifications
 satID-Satellite Geolocation
 PolicyImplementation
 Error Resolution
 Data Analysis
 ESD Scheduler
 Time Management
 ProblemSolving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northrop Grumman (viaPeopleTeccontract), SBIRS Systems CrewChief 2016 - Present
 Manage Satelliteandgroundsystem activities;ensure crew safetyand adherencetoEmergencyProcedures
 Maintainsituational awareness of groundandsatellitestoensure scheduled tasksare executed asplanned
 Coordinate withcrewandcontractor personnel to assignspace asset responsibilities
 NotifyCMDR (CrewCommander) of impendingscheduledelays andsystemactivitiesaffectingcollectionof
missiondata
 Coordinate withcrewforall scheduledandunscheduledgroundsystem configurations thatcouldresultin
lossof mission dataor Telemetry, TrackingandCommanding (TT&C) data
 PerformFaultDetectionFaultIsolation(FDFI)forpayloadorsatelliteanomalies andcoordinate recovery
actions
UnitedStates Air Force:Honorably Discharged 2004 - 2016
2nd
Space OperationsSquadron (2 SOPS) 2011 - 2016
GPSMissionCommander/MissionChief LeadInstructor 2015 - 2016
 Instructed MissionCommandersandMissionChiefstotheircertificationsforGPSoperations
 Createdlessonplansandrealisticanomalyscenariosinaccordance withAirForce Instructional System
Development(ISD)

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NoncommissionedOfficerinCharge (NCOIC) – GPS Weaponsand Tactics 2014 –2015
 Advisedateamof 8 officersincreatingmission-essential academicinstructional briefsandConceptof
Operations(CONOPS) plans
 CreatedinformationbriefsonresolutionsforGPSissues andmitigationtactics
Defensive Space Control (DSC) Operator – Operation SilentSentry(OSS) 2013 –2014
 Monitoredhigh prioritysatellitecommunicationsignalsforelectromagneticinterference andprovided
situational awarenessforsatellitesignal spectrumacrossfourCombatantCommands
 Operatedgroundantennasandusedsoftware togeographicallylocate sourcesof electromagnetic
interference andresolveissue toenduser
GPSMissionChief / Space Systems Operator (SSO),SchrieverAFB 2011 - 2013
 InterpretedspacecraftandmissionrequirementsandcollaboratedwithMissionCommander,Satellite
Vehicle Operator,PayloadSystemOperator,Space SystemOperators andNetworkAdministration Operator
(NAO) todevelop anddirectexecutionof Space VehicleC2plans
 SupportedAEPandLADO C2: Telemetry,Tracking,andCommanding(TT&C),MissionScheduling,State-of-
Health(SOH), GroundAntennas(GA),MonitorStations(MS),AirForce Satellite Control Network(AFSCN)
 AssistedinconstructingcommandformatandmissionobjectivesthroughScheduleExecution,Schedule
Promotion,andSchedule addition/deletionusingAEPsoftware
 DirectedandcoordinatedJointSpace TaskingOrders (JSTO) from14th AF/HHQand implementSpecial
Instructions (SPINS)ineffortstoenhance Precision AidedMunitionstosupportwarfighters
 Transmittedandverifiedcommands usingglobalnetworkof dedicatedgroundantennas(GA) andMonitor
Stations (MS) to performemergencyoperationalactiontoensure minimumspacecraftdegradation
 Operateddata-handlingterminalstoacquire andtrackspacecraft,includingreceiving,analyzing,processing,
storingand relayingdatareceived fromspacecraft/groundsystems;advisedpersonnelof operationalissues
 Led,built,andconductedpositionalchangeoverensuringmissioncontinuityto alleviatemiscommunication
that couldpotentiallyinterruptmissionoperations
 Ledand prioritizedanomalyresolutioninareal-timeenvironmentandrecord/reportaccordinglytoAirForce
Space Command (AFSPC)/STRATCOMviaOPREP-3/CCIRreporting
 Providedsupportforexecutionof satellitecommandingina24/7 missionoperation
374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron – Yokota Air Force Base
Crew Chief,Aerospace Maintenance 2007 – 2011
 FlyingCrewChief workingonaircraftinseveral Asiancountries
 Supervised multipleaircraftinspections
463rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base
Crew Chief,Aerospace Maintenance 2004 – 2007
 ConductedfieldoperationsinKuwait,Iraq,andotherMiddle Eastcountriesoverthe course of 3 deployments
CONTINUING EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
 Space Systems Operator(SSO) Certification;GroundSystemOperator(GSO) Certification (bothare required
inorder to be a SystemsCrewChief (SCCH)) - 2016
 SPACE200, Satellite SystemOperations,ASOPSatPetersonAirForce Base – 2015
 SupervisoryProfessionalEnhancementCourse,UnitedStatesAirForce – 2014
 ESD 3.0 Scheduler/User(SOC/MCC),Honeywell –2014
 CertifiedRaidersDeployable GroundSegment,Harris –2013
 CertifiedMissionReadyCrewmemberof the 39 Satellite GPSConstellations- 2011
 SPACE100, Satellite SystemOperations,TechSchool atVandenbergAirForce Base – 2011
 LeadershipSchool,UnitedStatesAirForce – 2009
 Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice,UnitedStatesAirForce – 2004