The Boeing Company
Huntington Beach, CA USA
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Product Life Cycle Manager
I manage the oversight involved in the configuration of space crafts through the product life cycle.
We build satellites and space crafts here, so I am responsible for overseeing the configuration of those things as they get built. They are built in different phases, integrated together, and prepared for shipment to the launch site. I mainly provide system administration support for a specific gate event, which is a step in the build process. I manage a specific tool that programs use and help it move along the milestones it needs to meet. It involves creating criteria and providing security.
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