Summary of my journey
How much I can learn under pressure → how much I do under pressure → how much impact I can make at my best wellbeing
My journey began with a fascination for the universe, leading me to pursue a BSc in Astrophysics at Queen Mary, University of London. During this time, I explored topics such as dark matter and gravitation culminating in a thesis on the velocity profiles of dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
Building on this foundation, I pursued an MSc in Astrophysics, where I delved deeper into the mysteries of the cosmos. I loved my module on relativity and gravitation where the final homework assignment was to derive the shape of a gravitational wave, the announcemnt of the first detection by LIGO was that at that time! My dissertation focused on the Keeler Gap, utilizing Cassini mission data to analyse a small moon embeded Saturn's rings and searched for the cause of it's strange orbit.
Transitioning into the space industry, I joined OneWeb as a Mission Planner, where I contributed to the master scheduling system for coordinating satellite activities. I later advanced to roles in spacecraft operations and mission planning system architecture, supporting the operations of over 650 satellites.
Currently, I'm a Senior DevSecOps Engineer focusing on product security, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise-level security initiatives.
CV
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Acknowledgements
This website was inspired by the following resources and communities:
Special thanks to NASA's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (NAIF) for the SPICE toolkit, which has been instrumental in creating this website. References:
- Acton, C.H.; "Ancillary Data Services of NASA's Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility;" Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 65-70, 1996. DOI: 10.1016/0032-0633(95)00107-7
- Charles Acton, Nathaniel Bachman, Boris Semenov, Edward Wright; "A look toward the future in the handling of space science mission geometry;" Planetary and Space Science (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2017.02.013
The Cassini and Saturn model used on this site was provided by NASA's Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD) team.