Following Wayne's service in the Air Force, he embarked on a 38-year career in space technology with NASA contributing to the design, development and testing of critical components of our space program. His achievements have spanned from the first shuttle to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now involved in robotics used aboard the Space Station.
Wayne has worked on the design, development, assembly, testing and documentation of many hardware components used in space-to-space communication, robotic cameras, GPS navigation and wireless video systems. His work on the Mars Orbiter antenna is crucial to the way the orbiting satellite communicates with the rovers on Mars, and relays the data to Earth.
Wayne has received the prestigious Silver Snoopy Ward; given personally by the Astronauts to a NASA employee whose contributions have improved flight safety and mission success. This award cannot be given to more than 1% of all those eligible. He has also won the Lockheed Martin Lightning Award for excellent technical ability as a principle in in design, development and integration of Space Navigation Systems.
