October 20-22, 2010
Supply Chain 2010
4th Annual NASA Supply Chain Quality Assurance Conference
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Greenbelt, MD
Building 3 Goett Auditorium
Conference Theme: Innovation and Mission Success
Presentations for Supply Chain 2010 are available on the Agenda page. Click on the names of the speakers to download presentations in pdf format.
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Day One: October 20th, 2010
| Time | Description | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am | Visitor Badging (GSFC Visitor Center/Building 88) and Conference Check-In (Building 3 Goett Auditorium) | |
| 8:30am | Welcome and Conference Overview | - Judy Bruner, Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC - Mike Kelly, Chief, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC |
| 8:45am | Goddard’s Outlook | Robert D. Strain, Director, NASA GSFC |
| 9:15am | NASA’s Mission and the Space Industrial Base | Gregory L. Robinson, Deputy Chief Engineer, NASA |
| 10:00am | Networking Break / Refreshments | |
| 10:20am | Innovations in Assuring Mission Success | Wanda M. Austin, President/CEO, The Aerospace Corporation (invited) |
| 11:15pm | Developing the Next Generation: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series (GOES-R) Program | Michael L. Donnelly, GOES-R Flight Project Manager - Roman Kilgore, Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer, GOES-R |
| 12:15pm | Lunch Break (see listing of local lunch options) | |
| 1:30pm | Panel Session: Space Industrial Base Trends and Challenges | Facilitator: Jonathan Root, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC Panelists: - Brad Botwin, Director, Industrial Studies, Office of Technology Evaluation, U.S. Department of Commerce - Alan Tonelson, Research Fellow, U.S. Business and Industry Council - Mike Reopel, Partner, Deloitte Consulting |
| 2:45pm | Mission-Enabling Innovation | Thomas Gardner, Chief Technology Officer, Technical Services Group, ManTech International |
| 3:25pm | Networking Break / Refreshments | |
| 3:45pm | GSFC Supplier Assessments: Analysis of Findings and Determining Root Cause | - Charlie Robinson, Lead Auditor, NASA Contract Assurance Services (NCAS) - Brenda Brunello, Lead Auditor, NASA Contract Assurance Services (NCAS) |
| 4:25pm | Organizational Silence | Jay Pittman, Chief, Range and Mission Management Office, NASA Wallops Flight Facility |
| 5:00pm | Preview: Business Process Management Seminar | Claes Berlin, Quality Manager, RUAG Space (Sweden) |
| 5:15pm | Adjourn for the Day | |
| 5:00pm | Space Industry Supplier Social (Building 8 Auditorium) | Hosted by ManTech International, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. and Millennium Engineering and Integration Company |
Day Two: October 21st, 2010
| Time | Description | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15am | Today's Agenda | Jonathan Root, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC |
| 8:30am | Panel Session: NASA Supplier Assessments and Improving Operations | Facilitator: Mike Kelly, Chief, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC Panelists: - Ken Sivcovich, Director of Mission Assurance, DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems-California Division - Trenton Taylor, Flight Assurance Manager, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado - Melody Mutschler, Procurement Quality Senior Manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems |
| 9:45am | Implementing Counterfeit EEE Parts Risk Mitigation | Dan Dimase, Counterfeit Parts Control Specialist, Honeywell Technology Solutions |
| 10:20am | Networking Break / Refreshments | |
| 10:40am | Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) and NASA Advisories: Policy to Practice | - Michael Sampson, Program Manager, EEE Parts Assurance Group, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC - Robert Lasky, Parts Engineering Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| 11:25am | Challenges in Implementing Medium / High Risk NASA Payloads | Kim Plourde, Chief Mission Assurance Manager, Earth Science & Solar System Exploration Directorates, NASA JPL |
| Noon | Lunch Break (see listing of local lunch options) | |
| 1:15pm | Best Practices in Software Assurance | - Risha George, Senior Software Assurance Engineer, ManTech International |
| 1:45pm | Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Efficiencies in Supplier Performance | - Janice Mathews, Director, Supplier Quality, Raytheon Company |
| 2:15pm | JAXA's Approach for Mission Success | - Tetsuya Nakano, Deputy Manager, Safety and Mission Assurance Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| 2:45pm | Mission Success for JAXA’s Planetary Exploration Spacecraft | - Takeshi Oshima, Engineering Manager, Space Systems Division, NEC Corporation |
| 3:15pm | Networking Break / Refreshments | |
| 3:35pm | Engineering Conversations for Action | Dan Berry, Director, Quality Management Resources, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation |
| 4:15pm | NASA GSFC's Small & Small Disadvantaged Business Program | Ann Haase, GSFC's Small Business Specialist and Assistant Division Chief for GOES-R Procurement, Procurement Operations Division, NASA GSFC |
| 4:25pm | Open Mic and Discussion | Facilitator: Louis Thomas, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC * Contact Louis Thomas to sign up for a five minute spot to address a topic |
| 4:30pm | Closing Remarks | Mike Kelly, Chief, Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA GSFC |
| 5:00pm | Adjourn Conference | |
| 5:15pm | NAMT Meeting (Building 3, Room 200) | NAMT members only. |
Day Three: October 22nd, 2010
| Time | Description | Names |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 am to noon | Business Process Management Seminar: Making the “How” a Quality Advantage (Building 34, Room W105) | Claes Berlin, Quality Manager, RUAG Space (Sweden) |
| 9:00 am to Noon | Guided tour of GSFC’s Visitor Center and facilities. Tour begins at the Visitor Center (Building 88). Tour leader is Charles Kim of the Institutional Support Office, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. | |
| Conference refreshments sponsored by ManTech International, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. and Millennium Engineering and Integration Company | ||
