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SpaceTEC® Educational Points of Contact |
| Mel Cossette, Dir. Business & Education-Material Sciences |
| Edmonds Community College |
| Bill Fletcher, Instructor-Aerospace Technologies |
| Eastern Florida State College |
| Tad Montgomery, Lead Instructor, Technology Division |
| Calhoun Community College |
| Jean Frank, Assistant Professor of Industrial Technology |
| Thomas Nelson Community College |
POINTS OF CONTACT |
| Robert Mabry, Assistant Professor of Machining and Manufacturing Technology |
| Allan Hancock College |
| Jason Smith, Director of Credentialing Programs |
| Community College of the Air Force |
| John Floyd, Assistant Professor, Electronics |
| Eastern Shore Community College |
| Clark Jermain, Training Project Manager, Business and Industry Services |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center |
| Saundra Castillo, Division Dean Technical & Industrial Studies |
| Doña Ana Community College |
| Jeff Lowe, Industrial Coordinator |
| Tulsa Technology Center |
| Dr. Karen Cowell, Technical Programs |
| Antelope Valley College |
| Shirley Brown, Electronics Technology/Electro-Mechanical Technology Instructor |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald |
| Tim Kissel, Vice President of Education |
| MIAT College of Technology |
| Kim Alexander, Dean of Aviation |
| South Seattle Community College |
| Dr. Sallie Kay Janes, Vice President, Continuing and Professional Development |
| San Jacinto College |
| Dr. Diane Howard, Assistant Professor of Commercial Space Operations |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Jonathan Beck, UAS Instructor/Program Manager |
| Northland Community and Technical College |
| Sheree Utash, Vice President, Academic Affairs |
| Wichita Area Technical College |
| Pat Hoppe, Division Chair, Automation, Engineering, and Interior Design |
| Gateway Technical College |
Adrian Laffitte, President and Board Chairman
Retired, Director Florida Government Relations
Lockheed Martin
George Hauer, Vice President
GHauer & Associates
Patty Stratton, Secretary
IMCS Program Manager
Abacus Technology
Jerry L. Spruill, Director
Spruill Consulting Services
Retired, Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Richard Jolly, Director
Ph.D., PE
Chair, Eastern Florida State College Aerospace Advisory Council
| Mark Gaedcke, Chair, SpaceTEC® HQ |
| Mike Ennis, Harris |
| Jeff Manning, STC |
| Kevin Vega, NASA |
| Dale Ketchum, Space Florida |
| Dale Nash, Virginia Space Authority |
| Rick Serfozo, Orbital ATK |
| Larry Ostarly, AECOM |
| Steve Griffin, Vencore |
| Mike Powell, Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority |
| Dan Ciccateri, Sierra Nevada |
| Dan Gearinger, Sierra Nevada |
| Pam Underwood, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation |
| David Mandernack, Astrotech |
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Mr. Stewart Harris, Chair
Retired Deputy Director, Fabrication Technology Systems
NASA Langley Research Center (Retired)
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| Mr. Richard Beagley Retired VP, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance United Space Alliance |
| Mr. Mike Flynn VP, Apprenticeship and Training, International Assoc. of Machinists, Washington, DC |
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Mr. James Underwood
VP Business Development
URS Corporation, Merritt Island, FL.
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Dr. Ellen Gordon
Program Administrator
Air Washington
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Mrs. Patricia Harris
Thomas Nelson Community College (Retired)
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Mr. Scott Henderson
Orbital Launch Site Director
Blue Origin
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Mr. Robert Herman
Site Director, Space Launch Division, Huntsville, AL
Orbital ATK
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Captain Winston Scott (retired)
Senior VP for External Relations and Economic Development
Florida Institute of Technology
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Steve Kane
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc Executive Director
Email: stevekane@spacetec.us
Carolyn Parise
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc Certification Program Manager
Email: carolynparise@spacetec.us
Tom McCullough
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc Technical Operations Program Manager
Email: tommcullough@spacetec.us
Maria Peterson
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc Apprenticeship Program Manager
Email: mariapeterson@spacetec.us
Dr. Greg Mellema
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc Education Program Manager
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc., through its SpaceTEC, CertTEC® and Credential Testing Services (CTS) divisions, provides skill-based, nationally recognized professional credentialing. All SpaceTEC Partners, Inc. certifications are based on technician competencies identified and valued by industries competing in today’s global economic environment.
Through training institutions across the country, SpaceTEC® Partners, Inc. offers Aerospace, Aviation and Advanced Manufacturing skills validation for the U. S. defense, aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors.
SpaceTEC Partners, Inc. has successfully certified technicians employed in civil, defense, and commercial organizations worldwide. The SpaceTEC® Certified Aerospace Technician® Core is recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Office as one of three certifications the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) operator may use for RLV Aerospace Maintenance Technician (RAMT) training during forthcoming rating assessment processes.
The SpaceTEC Certified Aerospace Technician® Core is recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) for 24 college credits toward a technical degree. Passing the SpaceTEC exam enables Certified Aerospace Technicians® to earn degrees at an accelerated pace.
CertTEC® and Credential Testing Services third-party ASTM NCATT certifications offer varying levels of college credit as well.
Developed from aerospace transferrable skills in related specialties, CertTEC® provides knowledge and skills validation in the core capabilities employers need, such as Advanced Composites, Basic Electricity and Electronics, Aviation Manufacturing, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Aviation Structures, Aviation Mechanical Assembly, and Avionics. CertTEC® offers a proven process of objective, performance-based evaluations across a broad spectrum of high technology areas in the core capabilities most employers want by “Certifying what you know AND what you can do™”!
Third-Party credentials offered through the CTS division include ASTM NCATT Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) and Endorsements, Foreign Object Elimination (FOE), SAE PRI Aerospace Coatings Application Specialist (ACAS) and Precision Metalforming Association Precision Metalforming Technician.
For more information on individual certifications or workforce professional development options, contact the SpaceTEC® team: Contact Us
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SpaceTEC® is a National Resource Center for Aerospace Technical Education, created in part through a grant from the National Science Foundation. SpaceTEC® programs provide industry-driven, nationally recognized credentials reflecting competencies employers demand for aerospace technicians seeking employment in the aerospace industry. SpaceTEC® certification program curriculum and examinations are offered through a nation-wide consortium of community and technical colleges, universities, business and industry organizations, and government agencies.
Located in Titusville, Florida, SpaceTEC® validates technical knowledge and skills for Spacecraft and Missile technicians in six principal areas:
- Applied Mechanics
- Introduction to Aerospace
- Aerospace Safety
- Basic Electricity
- Materials and Processes
- Tests and Measurements
To learn more about SpaceTEC®, click the links below:
- SpaceTEC® provides the only FAA-recognized national performance-based certifications available for aerospace technicians in the United States today.
- SpaceTEC® and its partner colleges offer aerospace curricula for two-year degree programs, workshops, seminars, and prep courses for aerospace certifications.
- SpaceTEC® develops Knowledge Skills Inventories (KSIs) that provide an objective survey of knowledge and skills to screen candidates for hiring or promotion.
- Using its National Aerospace Technology Advisory Committee (NATAC), SpaceTEC® validates and publishes Workplace Practices and Performance Standards.
- For the technical workforce outside aerospace, SpaceTEC® supports and endorses performance-based certifications and customized Industry Aptitude Surveys (IASs) through CertTEC®, it’s commercial industry credentialing division.
- For K-12, SpaceTEC® performs outreach nationwide to primary, middle and secondary school students and STEM educators through its Schools-to-Space division with presentations, a resource website at www.schools-to-space.com, and teacher workshops which introduces the Certified Aerospace Technician® STEM career pathway.
- SpaceTEC® is accepting sponsors at all levels and your organization can join us by contributing tools, supplies, equipment, internships and cooperative learning opportunities, faculty support, subject matter experts or funding for any or all of these items. We guarantee national exposure and the chance to promote your company’s participation. To learn more, please contact our staff.
