Our Staff
Norfolk Office Wallops Island Office
Executive Director
Dr. Reed is responsible for executive management of spaceport design and development, development and negotiation of agreements, permits, and licenses, oversight of space launch operations at MARS, and new business development in the aerospace sector. Dr. Reed also holds an appointment as assistant professor of Engineering Management in the College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. Dr. Reed also serves on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee, COMSTAC.
Spaceport Manager/RSLP Range Support Manager
Primary
responsibilities include on-site management of spaceport operation,
maintenance, design and implementation of modifications and improvements
development, interface between spaceport users and the NASA Range, provision of
launch support facilities and services to spaceport users, and oversight and
compliance monitoring of designated spaceport activities related to FAA
spaceport licensing and NASA agreements.
Rick
holds M.S. –Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, 1993
and a B.S. – Physics, from American University, 1985
Deputy Director & Director of Operations
Construction Manager
As MARS Construction Manager, Sheilla Taylor represents the MidAtlantic Regional Spaceport today at scheduled meetings, design reviews and monitors all contractor/subcontractor progress during construction of the new Complex 0-A Launch Facility. Ms. Taylor did undergraduate work at Old Dominion University in Business Administration. Her thirty-four year career path included the area of Plant and Field Operations in highway/heavy civil construction culminating in executive management.
Executive Administrative Office Specialist
Project Manager
A Project Manager of more than 4 years managing mission objectives for orbital projects launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport supporting the following government missions: TacSat-2, NFIRE, HSA and TacSat-3 as well as our first commercial mission, Taurus II. Fifteen years of prior professional experience successfully directing complex US Navy Field Operations with Lockheed Martin Corporation at the AEGIS Surface Combat Systems Center (SCSC) as a Test Director. Educational background: Computer Programming.
