![]() In 2000, he was selected as the SMA branch chief within the Shuttle Processing Directorate, providing surveillance of space shuttle ground operations.Īs his career progressed, he served as the shuttle processing mission assurance manager supporting ground processing, launch and landing. Returning to Kennedy, he conducted Reliability and System Safety analyses, as well as technical reviews and assessments of integrated ground systems, equipment, and operations for the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs. In this capacity, he developed transformative SMA approaches to enable the success of Kennedy as the world’s premier multi-use spaceport.ĭeLoach began his NASA career in 1987, on assignment as an intern in the Army Material Command’s Quality and Reliability Engineering training program. He previously held the same role at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where he was responsible for the planning and execution of center and program activities. His team worked to identify, characterize, mitigate and communicate risk to accomplish safe and successful human space exploration. Prior to this assignment, DeLoach served as the SMA director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he led a dedicated team of experts in assuring workforce safety and collaborating on smart solutions to human spaceflight risks since February 2019. Appointed to this role in January 2021, DeLoach is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of SMA policies and procedures for all NASA programs. William Russ DeLoach is NASA's chief of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA). Russ DeLoach CHIEF, SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE Nguyen is a first generation Vietnamese who enjoys traveling and drawing. Nguyen attended the University of Central Florida where he received a Bachelor in Science degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in business administration. He was also the Kennedy Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement manager, which oversaw the strategy and execution on how to properly and most effectively transition the 300+ facilities and over one million line items of personal property located at Kennedy. Nguyen served as the chief of the Fluids Test and Technology Development Branch at Kennedy in October 2009. ![]() In April 2014, Nguyen graduated from the White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ sponsored Senior Executive Service Development Program. He helped to identify overall Kennedy goals and objectives and then communicated and aligned center priorities to meet the objectives of the NASA Strategic Plan. Nguyen also served as the Kennedy senior strategic advisor, providing strategic guidance to all levels of leadership. ![]() Here, he provided leadership and direction for planning, organizing and leading special projects and assuring that safe, efficient requirements, policies, practices and processes were established. Previously, Nguyen was an office chief in Kennedy SMA Directorate. In this role, Nguyen provided project management leadership for the logistics missions for Gateway in the areas of budget, resources, workforce, governance, contract management, configuration management, Risk Management and life cycle schedule. Prior to this role, Nguyen was the associate manager for Integration and Analysis in Gateway Deep Space Logistics located at Kennedy Space Center. In addition, he provides the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance's primary interface with the NASA mission directorates and the center SMA organizations. In this position, he leads Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) activities in support of NASA's diverse portfolio of missions and programs, including spacecraft, science payloads, launch vehicles, technology development and aeronautics. Nguyen is currently the director of the Missions and Programs Assessment Division. ![]() Johnny Nguyen Missions and Programs Assessment Division Director
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