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A versatile engineer with a track record of complex decision-making skills and cross-functional team integration, and a major emphasis on communication and leadership.

Production Engineer @ Upstream Americas - Unconventionals - Permian Surveillance From October 2012 to Present (3 years 3 months) EECOM Flight Controller @ Responsible for aspects of the successful planning and execution of a space shuttle mission. •Preflight Analysis – Analyzed spacecraft thermal control system performance during planned and contingency mission stages and environments. •Real-time Data Analysis and Mission Support – Worked shuttle mission operations from the Mission Control Center. Monitored real-time data stream to determine system health status. Responsible for troubleshooting on-orbit issues and recommending adjustments for optimum system performance. •Team Integration – Responsible for soliciting input from various functional teams and management levels. Worked with other operations subsystem experts, management, sustaining engineering panels, and NASA International Partners to maintain full issue visibility. •Achieved certification at 5 different Mission Control console positions in only 5 years, including the Orbit EECOM (Emergency, Environmental, and Consumables Manager) console position. •Supported 16 shuttle missions from Mission Control, including 4 missions during the ascent/entry (launch/landing) mission phase. Ascent/entry teams are selected for their particular ability to make extremely quick and high pressure system decisions. From June 2006 to October 2012 (6 years 5 months) Engineering Intern @ Assisted in the design of an underwater semi-submersible (USS) vehicle. From December 2005 to May 2006 (6 months) Computer Operations Assistant @ From January 2005 to December 2005 (1 year)

BS, Mechanical Engineering @ University of Louisiana at Lafayette From 2002 to 2006 Chris Ledet is skilled in: Engineering, Spacecraft, Aerospace, Project Engineering, Space Systems