CEO at Flight Development Corp.
Houston, Texas Area
- Current
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- CEO at Flight Development Corp.
- Past
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- Consultant at Independent Contractor (Self-employed)
- Engineer, Avionics Software Verification & Test at Rockwell Shuttle Operations Co.
- Volunteer, Solar Sail Fabrication & Newsletter Writing at World Space Foundation
- Jr. Co-op at NASA Johnson Space Center
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- The University of Texas at Austin
- California Institute of Technology
- Connections
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- Industry
- Aviation & Aerospace
- Websites
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Summary
Co-founded Flight Development Corp. in 1987 (incorporated 1988) to do leading-edge research of enabling technologies for commercial space, including advanced system theory and personal & organizational productivity from a systems perspective.
Co-developed initial version of the FDC Life Structure Model™, a generalized functional system model, 1987-1990. Developed related psychological-typing applications of LSM, 1987-present.
Developed enhanced versions of LSM 1990-93 and subsequently. Several application/field-specific models based on LSM currently under development. Developed FDC Resource Model™ 1990-2000.
Author, AeroGo blog [http://www.xanga.com/AeroGo], directed toward aerospace and other engineering students, 2005-present. Currently developing additional web sites & services to make aerospace career paths more accessible to the coming generation of students, and writing a series of books on life structure research.
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Specialties:
Life structure research
System modelling & applications
Commercial space research & development strategy
Aerospace engineer
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Experience
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CEO
Flight Development Corp.
(Aviation & Aerospace industry)
1988 — Present (21 years )
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Consultant
Independent Contractor (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 1987 — September 1990 (3 years 9 months)
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Engineer, Avionics Software Verification & Test
Rockwell Shuttle Operations Co.
(Aviation & Aerospace industry)
1986 — 1987 (1 year )
Testing of flight-control and guidance/navigation software in Shuttle Avionics Integration Lab, NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Volunteer, Solar Sail Fabrication & Newsletter Writing
World Space Foundation
(Aviation & Aerospace industry)
1982 — 1984 (2 years )
Helped construct prototype solar sail, wrote articles for newsletter.
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Jr. Co-op
NASA Johnson Space Center
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
1981 — 1982 (1 year )
Worked in Propulsion & Power Div. tracking SSME test data, later did thermal vacuum chamber testing for a high-altitude piston aircraft engine research project.
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA Extension: Integrated Avionics for Advanced Aerospace Vehicles 1988 — 1988
Optics for avionics applications, fiber-optic sensors, ring laser gyros, fiber-optic gyros and accelerometers. Avionics architectures, sensor fusion, applications of artificial intelligence to avionics, avionics conceptual design & integration, case studies.
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
Electro-Optics, Management 1986 — 1986
Holography, optics, accounting, management.
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The University of Texas at Austin
B. S. , Aerospace Engineering , 1984 — 1986
- Activities and Societies:
- UT Flying Club, Sigma Gamma Tau aerospace engineering honor society.
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California Institute of Technology
Engineering & Applied Science 1981 — 1984
Completed 2-year core science & math curriculum. Other courses incl. Asian History, Intro to Solar Astronomy, Deep Space Network, Economics of Innovation, Hughes Communications Satellites.
- Activities and Societies:
- Caltech Christian Fellowship, L-5 Society.
Additional Information
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Websites:
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Interests:
Research, Aerospace engineering, Space, Aviation, System modelling, Psychology
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Groups:
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Ars Technica Readers
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Honors:
Eagle scout.
Gordon R. Vaughan’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
