Bryan is currently a section supervisor in the Space Systems Engineering Group at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He received his undergraduate BS degree from the United States Military Academy, and his MS in Space Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
During his time in the military, he was a UH-60L/M helicopter pilot, which most of you will know as a Blackhawk. He spent his career deploying to non-combat areas around the world with groups of 7-40 Soldiers doing real world training, indigenous training, humanitarian assistance, and force projection. After leaving the military he started work at APL as Deputy Verification and Validation (V&V) lead for Dragonfly, then became the V&V lead for 2 years around PDR. He has worked on civilian space and National Security Space missions filling roles across many of the Systems Engineering roles. He currently works on Parker Solar Probe, Dragonfly, MiniCOR, and multiple NSS missions.
When he is not at work Bryan loves spending time with his family, working out, reading, running, scuba diving, and traveling.
Education History
- B.S., GIS and Physical Geography, United States Military Academy
- M.S., Space Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Work Experience
Senior Professional Staff, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
Publications
B. Rupert, P. Pashai, A. Dolbow and A. Mirantes, “An Integrated Approach to Verification and Validation of NASA’s Dragonfly Mission,” 2024 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2024.
Professional Organizations
AIAA