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Mindy B. Jacobson
email: jacobson.mindy@oscsystems.com

Education
-University of Colorado at Boulder -- M.S. Aerospace Engineering, May 1999
-Colorado State University -- B.S. Civil Engineering, December 1997

Employment History
-Orbital Sciences Corporation, Germantown, Maryland (July 1999 - Present)
-Structural Engineer: Performing static and dynamic analyses of imaging satellite primary and secondary structural components. Supported thermal vacuum test for acceptance of a small science satellite for JPL.
-BioServe Space Technologies (March 1998 - June 1999)
-Research Assistant (University of Colorado at Boulder): Designed passive thermal control system and structural configuration of a self-contained habitat for the scientific study of simple organisms in extraterrestrial environments.
-Center for Aerospace Structures (May 1998 - August 1998)
-Research Assistant (University of Colorado at Boulder): Applied rudimentary knowledge of dynamic system identification processes to the results of an experimentally damaged truss structure.
-CTA Incorporated, Englewood, Colorado (October 1993 - February 1995)
-Junior Engineer: Developed detailed logical characterizations of all systems inherent to two types of general aviation aircraft. Originated formal acceptance test procedures for Advanced General Aviation Research Simulator, under contract to the Civil Aeromedical Institute.

Internships
-Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems, Fort Worth, Texas (June 1997 - August 1997)
-Junior Engineer: Developed detailed logical characterizations of all systems inherent to two types of general aviation aircraft. Originated formal acceptance test procedures for Advanced General Aviation Research Simulator, under contract to the Civil Aeromedical Institute.
-Space Life Sciences Training Program, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida (June 1996 ? August 1996)
-Junior Engineer: Developed detailed logical characterizations of all systems inherent to two types of general aviation aircraft. Originated formal acceptance test procedures for Advanced General Aviation Research Simulator, under contract to the Civil Aeromedical Institute.
-CTA Incorporated, Englewood, Colorado (May 1993 ? August 1993)
-Junior Engineer: Developed detailed logical characterizations of all systems inherent to two types of general aviation aircraft. Originated formal acceptance test procedures for Advanced General Aviation Research Simulator, under contract to the Civil Aeromedical Institute.