Jason Stones

Management of anomaly resolution, maintenance and user support for all the Sentinel satellites. • Management of system anomalies and spacecraft issues • Assessment and approval of system maintenance • Coordination of support for user activities • Reporting on management of the Copernicus Space Component to Airbus and ESA Coordination of all entities representing the operations teams and system elements, key stakeholders and industrial consortium of the Space Component for real-time Copernicus operations.

Mission operations specialist in mission planning and image processing for the Sentinel-1 mission of the Copernicus Programme. • Mission operations, satellite data acquisition • Reporting to ESA on mission status • Problem solving, resolution of issues • Installation, testing, maintenance, evolution of subsystems • Coordination of Copernicus user services • Mission Planning with ESRIN • Liaison with ESOC Flight Control Team • Center Expert for the Image Chain • Deputy Leader of the Mission Operations Team

Deployment and use of cloud technologies to address the Big Data challenges surrounding Copernicus DIAS (Data and Information Access Services). Development and operation of the Airbus DIAS platform, Sobloo, developed in accordance with the ESA vision to serve the Earth Observation data made available by Copernicus. • Operations, maintenance, evolution of the Sobloo platform • Harvesting of Sentinel satellite data • Scripting to enhance routine operator tasks • Reporting to Airbus and ESA on DIAS operations

Spacecraft operations engineer in the flight control team responsible for the launch and placement of telecom satellites into geostationary orbit during the Launch and Early Orbit (LEOP) phase, as well as routine in-orbit operations at the Toulouse Satellite Operations Centre. Validated spacecraft control procedures for survival and recovery scenarios, Sun/Earth acquisition, in-orbit testing of subsystems including attitude (ADCS), star tracker, power, thermal (TCS), on-board computer (SCU) and fault mgmt.

On-site at the centre of operations for the Galileo satellite navigation mission to deploy, integrate and verify the control systems designed to operate the first Galileo satellites. Gained experience in ESA flight operations infrastructure, including the SCOS-2000 system. The role required liaison with, and travel to, space agencies and subcontractors across Europe. Managed the hardware deployment, maintenance and evolution of the global control system, including for satellite tracking stations worldwide.

Involvement in administration of the PSC and government initiatives supporting European space policy. Attendance at events in Westminster and across London. Developed a website to raise online awareness of activities, events and parliamentary issues relating to space, along with a communications solution for parliamentary staff of the Committee. Compiled space constituency briefings and published 'Space for Europe', a handbook on European space policy for the European Interparliamentary Space Conference.

Continued the design and implementation of a resource management system for satellites and associated communication infrastructure, based on work achieved for the final placement of the completed Graduate Development Programme of EADS Astrium. Supported the development of a bespoke Java software application, in order to handle real-time operational satcom service orders.

Passed selection and completed the two-year Graduate Development Programme, having experienced a range of technical and managerial placements in departments throughout the Astrium business in the UK, to understand and participate in the British space industry. Involved the frequent completion of general and on-placement training programmes in support of personal and professional development.

Student liaison for Microsoft at the University of Manchester. Responsible for knowledge building and on–site training, technology transfer, increasing public awareness of Microsoft tools and technologies through public relations and event organisation, and writing regular technology articles for online publication. Presented and attended meetings at the central London office to learn Microsoft technologies including Windows Vista and the Office 2007 system.

Delivered bespoke web, print and graphic design solutions part-time during university to a range of local businesses and individual clients; secured several projects as a result of interest in visual communication and online communities. Designed, implemented and optimised a range of websites; deployed web optimisation techniques and metrics. Improved time management and project development.

Duties at Daresbury Laboratory involved maintenance and testing of a cyclotron particle accelerator for synchrotron radiation research. Produced and maintained digital documentation and files relating to experimental data, and assisted scientists with research to understand their informatics requirements.

Ground control segment review with a focus on Operations and Earth Observation mission profiles, for my current operational role on the Copernicus Programme. Ground Systems Engineering • Antennas • Radio Frequency • Upstream Ground Segments • Integration, Verification & Validation • Security • Customer Support and Ops • Satellite Control Centers • Telecom Mission Control Centers • Earth Observation • Mission Chain • Image Chain • Synthetic Aperture Radar • Copernicus Operations Support Center

Orbit Sequence • In-Flight Satellite Support • Operator Tasks • Satellite System Architecture • Data Handling • Telemetry, Command and Ranging • Attitude and Orbit Control • Chemical and Plasmic Propulsion • Electrical Power • Thermal Control • Antenna Tracking System • Payload • On-Station and Survival • LEOP Operations • Station Keeping • Seasonal Operations • Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery • Databases On-console training: Toulouse Satellite Operations Centre • Flight Ops Procedures

Flight Dynamics • Mission Planning • Project Mgmt • Mission Ops • Satellite Subsystems • Telemetry, Command and Ranging • Data Handling • Attitude and Orbit Control • Propulsion • Power and Thermal • Scientific Instruments • Flight Experience • Human Spaceflight Mission Ops: ISS-Columbus • Space Environment • Satellite Design • ATV Operations • Interplanetary Mission Ops • Ground Stations • Satellite Control Centres On-console training: Main Control Room • Flight Dynamics • Mission Planning

Accompanied an expedition of the European Space Agency to the Arctic, to learn about the effects of space weather in the context of space situational awareness.

ESA Summer School in GNSS. Attended lectures and led a team to 2nd place in a project to develop a GNSS application. Satcom Systems • Radio Freq • Satellite Navigation • GPS • Reference Systems • Satellite Orbits • Observation Techniques • High Precision Positioning • Telematics and Geolocation • Signals • Receivers • Reflectometry • Assisted GNSS • Indoor Positioning • Multi-Frequency, Multi-Constellation • Sensor Fusion • Ionospheric and Tropospheric Effects • ESA Tech Transfer • Leadership

Spacecraft Systems • Space Environment • Celestial Mechanics • Mission Analysis • Propulsion • Electrical Power Raising and Supply • Thermal Control • On-Board Data Handling • Software • Telecommunications • Ground Control • Assembly, Integration and Test • Product Assurance • Mechanisms

Theory: Principles of Flight • Operational Procedures • Aviation Law • Meteorology • Aircraft Technical • Human Performance • Navigation and Flight Planning • Practical: 60 flight hours

Databases and Data Modelling • Object–Oriented Analysis and Design • Visualisation for High–Performance Computing • System–Level Hardware Design • Mobile Computing • Computational Biology • Computer Security • Robotics

Lived in Montreal for half a year as participant in the Study Abroad programme of Keele University. Studied equivalent modules in Computer Science and Business Administration. Operating Systems • Information Systems Security • Marketing • Managerial Accounting

Programming & Program Design • Hardware and Software • Data Structures • Applications of Computing • Database Systems • Systems Dev • AI • Distributed Computing • E-Commerce Management • Markets, Hierarchies & Networks • Organisational Behaviour • Ops and Quality • Organisational Psychology • Marketing Comms • HR • Business Strategy Thesis: Reactive Autonomous Robots (2006). Study into robot autonomy, including computer vision and path planning algorithms of the NASA Mars Exploration Rovers.