Elizabeth Keller is seeking a permanent position and has over 25 years of experience in science management, research, and technical consulting. She currently works as a Science Management/Space Biology Project Officer at NASA Ames Research Center, where her duties include analyzing and managing space biology research projects. Previously, she founded and managed two successful businesses providing science education and technology consulting. She has a Master's degree in Experimental Psychology and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.

1. Elizabeth Evelyn Keller
6071 Kinglet Way
Gilroy, CA 95020 US
Mobile: 408-464-0366 - Ext:
Day Phone: 650-604-1174 - Ext:
Email: abkeller99@gmail.com
Availability:
Job Type: Permanent, Temporary, Term, Detail, Seasonal, Summer, Presidential Management Fellows, Recent Graduates, Multiple Appointment Types,
Intermittent, Internships, Telework
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Desired locations:
United States - CA - Moffett FieldUnited States - CA - MontereyUnited States - CA - Morgan HillUnited States - CA - Naval Post Graduate School,
MontereyUnited States - CA - San Jose
Work Experience:
Logyx, LLC-FILMSS
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035 United States
09/2012 - Present
Salary: 98,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Science Management/Space Biology Project Officer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Current position: Provide science and technical leadership for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center Space
Biology Project in a contract position including; analyzing research progress across multiple scientific disciplines employing diverse technologies and
approaches to molecular, cellular, and/or physiological research, working closely with NASA headquarters to provide reports and recommendations for long-
range planning of strategic research, representing NASA at major scientific and technical meetings, preparing technical materials for internal program
progress reviews and critical project decision-making committees, and providing internal advocacy for life sciences while promoting research in support of
NASA’s strategic missions. Currently developing communications products to advocate for the continuation of Space Biology research beyond the
International Space Station to all agency stakeholders, also preparing a comprehensive summary of my analysis of the agency’s research progress on the
Decadal Survey Recommendations.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*Initiate the comprehensive analysis of Space Biology programmatic progress and prepared and presented an integrated report covering cumulative
research across multiple scientific disciplines at the annual ASGSR meeting in Cleveland, Ohio October 26 through 30, 2016. My work is currently being
used by SLPSRA to report on NASA progress in space biology research to the National Advisory Committee.
*Analyze and prepare the annual Space Biology grant planning budget of up to $8M during the Project Planning, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) activities
for FY15, FY16, and FY17
*Participate in Space Biology NASA Research Announcement (NRA) development committee for the 2012 and 2014 NRAs and International Life Sciences
Research Announcement (ILSRA) and the Research Opportunities in Space Biology 2016 NASA Omnibus Research Announcement (ROSBio). Total
awards to date: 47 grants totaling over $30 million to fund new research.
*Manage the complete portfolio of Space Biology grant performance and research progress across the agency curating and reviewing over 400 peer-
reviewed journal articles from Space Biology-funded research, building a database of citations and metadata to manage the knowledge output of the
program office from 2007 to present (~10 years), building detailed schedules of research progress and identifying knowledge gaps, areas for future
research.
*Led the development of GeneLab; including coordinating a workshop to engage internal and external subject matter experts in the definition, developing an
early-phase concept of operations, communicating project objectives internally and to the extramural scientific community, and participating in the
development of the GeneLab Strategic Plan. GeneLab has since evolved into SLPSRA's highest priority initiative to support open-access science with a
project team and annual budget of $3M.
*Provide leadership on the FILMSS contract by performing the management of staffing and funding to ensure tasks, products and deliverables are
completed in compliance with their technical, schedule, and budget requirements, implementing appropriate planning and control techniques to ensure
effective use of personnel and resources and maintain appropriate mix of core/contract personnel to meet Task Request objectives.
*WetLab-2 Assessment Task Force: Participated in the evaluation of WetLab-2 qPCR enabling technology. The analysis and report resulted in resurrecting
development of this key scientific capability for future NASA missions, which was launched on SpaceX-8 was successfully validated aboard the ISS in May
2016.
*Created, developed, presented and represented the project with other groups at ARC, other NASA centers, and at 20 major technical-scientific meetings
across the United States from 2012 to the present.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Maintain knowledge of agency programs and initiatives related to human-system and biomedical risks in NASA human
spaceflight plans, the space biology science plan, grant portfolio, and research gaps and future work needed to achieve safe human space exploration.
Review grant performance metrics, flight hardware and experiment capabilities, grant spending, communicating project status and performance, evaluation
and analysis of the current grant portfolio to identify future research directions for the program and alignment of current research with strategic plans and
objectives.
Supervisor: Diana Ly (650-604-4153)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

2. Self
7390 Crews Road
Gilroy, CA 95020 United States
08/1998 - 09/2012
Salary: 60,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Consultant
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Managed two businesses with great success, Extreme Science (internationally recognized and admired website with award-winning educational and
entertaining science education content) and Digital Blu Solutions (a technology consulting business helping small to medium-sized businesses employ
technology to manage and market their businesses).
LEADERSHIP: Provided advice and technical guidance to as many as 10 clients simultaneously, while also managing the Extreme Science enterprise.
Provided the vision to create and build ExtremeScience.com, an online media company that established a new standard for blending science education and
entertainment in a compelling and world-class brand. Managed portfolio of 350 grants covering projects throughout the entire State of California, reviewing
grant proposals, preparing annual proposals for committee review, liaising with project managers (about 30% of whom were conducting biological field
research) and managing grant budgets of more than $2M for the California Deer Association.
RESEARCH: Conducted extensive research into the latest science and technology to write compelling and educational science articles that appealed to a
global audience.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Applied technical skills in website front-end development and design, marketing communications, Enterprise Architecture,
eCommerce and systems administration. Continually evaluated website content, design and layout to maintain competitiveness in a constantly changing
environment. Served as a judge for domestic and international science competitions for elementary through high school students.
COORDINATION & COLLABORATION: Managed a portfolio of advertising partners and ad campaigns that included crosscutting industry, academic and
international commercial partners.
COMMUNICATIONS: Wrote countless web articles and delivered presentations to numerous public events. Negotiated contracts and gathered information
to identify and meet customer needs.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
*Singlehandedly created ExtremeScience.com, ranked in the top 1% of most-visited websites
*Received numerous awards from National Science Teachers Association, National Science Foundation and others
*Earned more than $300K total revenues from advertising sales and content licensing
*Extreme Science was rated number one it its category (Earth Science) by Ranking.com
*Earned $30K book contract with National Geographic Society
*Designed 20 fully integrated websites and eCommerce infrastructure for business clients
Supervisor: Self (408-464-0366)
Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Education:
San Jose State University San Jose, CA United States
Master's Degree 12/1992
GPA: 3.8 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 30 Semester hours
Major: Experimental Psychology Minor: N/A Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Postgraduate-level statistics, including ANOVA, MANCOVA, Correlation/Regression Analysis; Experimental Design and Research Methodology; Human
Factors Engineering; Physiological Psychology (Neurobiology)
Graduate thesis work at NASA Ames Research Center in the Aerospace Human Factors Division (co-author on the final NASA Technical Report that came
out of this joint effort). Conducted a bed rest study with astronaut analogs to examine exposure to bright light as a countermeasure to circadian
desynchronization from shiftwork in low Earth orbit. Learned to use NASA Ames Research Center’s VAX computer system and was given a shell account to
analyze the experiment data.
San Jose State University San Jose, CA United States
Bachelor's Degree 05/1988
GPA: 3.3 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 140 Semester hours
Major: Psychology Minor: Humanities Honors: Cum Laude
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Chemistry; Calculus; Computer Science; Research Methods and Experimental Design; Statistics (including CRISP and SPSS); Pre-Med Anatomy and
Physiology
Job Related Training:
Project Management Training, May 2016

3. Attend national scientific meetings, workshops and seminars, including:
*American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) Annual Meeting, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
*The Allied Genetics Conference, 2016
*Experimental Biology Meeting, NASA Workshop on International Space Station Research Results and Opportunities, 2014, 2015, 2016
*American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, 2016, 2015, 2014
*American Society of Plant Biologists, 2015
*International Space Station Research and Development Conference, 2015, 2014, 2013
*American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, 2016, 2015, 2014
*Space Science and Astrobiology Symposium at Ames Research Center, 2013
*ISS Science Webinars, 2013
*High Content Analysis Conference January 8-11, 2013
NASA Content Management System for Content Publishers, 2016, 2014
Professional Publications:
“GeneLab Research Platform to Expand Life Sciences Research on Station,” Aug. 2013, NASA ISS Blog
“A Portable Data Acquisition System for NASA’s Space Life Sciences,” Scientific Computing and Automation, Oct. 1993
“The Effects of Exposure to Bright Light on Cognitive Performance,” Master’s Thesis, Dec. 1992, SJSU Scholar Works
“Shiftwork in Space: Bright Light as a Chronobiologic Countermeasure,” NASA Technical Report, 1991
References:
Name Employer Title Phone Email
Jeffrey D.
Smith,
Ph.D. (*)
NASA Division Chief
Exploration Research
and Technology
321.867.5488 jeffrey.d.smith@nasa.gov
Douglas L.
Britt (*)
CSS-
Dynamac
President and Chief
Operating Officer
703-877-
3383
Sally Cahill,
Ph.D. (*)
Logyx,
LLC-
FILMSS
Program Manager 650-604-
5671
sally.a.cahill@nasa.gov
(*) Indicates professional reference
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
SUPERVISOR QUOTES AND CUSTOMER COMMENTARY:
“As the R&DT contract reaches a close, I want to personally thank you for your exemplary service to CSS-Dynamac and our NASA-ARC customer. You
have done a remarkable job. The selection of CSS-Dynamac as NASA Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, the funding of the contract above and
beyond the original contract value, and the numerous client commendations received for technical performance attest to the fact that you are part of a truly
talented and special group of people. But more than that, you have exhibited the professionalism, loyalty and collegiality in your work that reflects well on
NASA, CSS-Dynamac and especially on you as an individual.”
~ Douglas L. Britt, President and Chief Operating Officer, CSS-Dynamac
“Elizabeth has provided outstanding support to the Code SC management team. She has continued to seek new tasks and has been very successful
providing the customer with quality deliverables. Elizabeth is a valuable member of the management team and is highly regarded by all of the people she
works with. She spearheaded the new initiative GeneLab and helped formulate the initial project plan. She often has to identify tasks or deal with issues in
the very early stages of development. This takes insight and initiative that go way beyond the job description.”
~ Phil Davies, Program Manager, CSS-Dynamac
Additional Accomplishments:
*Ames Research Center’s 75th Anniversary Open House Event Planning Committee: Designed and installed a NASA Space Life Sciences window display
in downtown Mountain View, a photo of which appeared in the local Mountain View newspaper. This event attracted more than 120,000 attendees.
*Invited keynote speaker at the American Public University System Space Studies program Industry Advisory Council meeting on 10/10/2013. Presentation
title, “Life Sciences Research in Space.”
AWARDS:

4. *Spaceflight Awareness Team Award, May 2014
*CSS-Dynamac was named NASA Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, 2014
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
*Comprehensive knowledge of agency programs and initiatives related to human-system and biomedical risks in NASA human spaceflight plans, the space
biology grant portfolio, and research gaps and future work needed to achieve safe human space exploration
*Manage, coordinate and collaborate with intramural and extramural scientists in the performance of research
*Highly effective communicator, both through oral and written communications