Senior Technical Program Manager at Amazon.com
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Senior Technical Program Manager at Amazon.com
- Past
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- Astronaut at NASA, Johnson Space Center
- Director, COTS & Commercial Systems at NASA, ESMD
- Acting Director, Directorate Integration Office at NASA, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
- Education
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- University of Houston
- The George Washington University
- US Naval Test Pilot School
- The University of Texas at Austin
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Neil Woodward’s Summary
Retired Navy and NASA Astronaut now working in the Information Technology field.
Neil Woodward’s Experience
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Senior Technical Program Manager
Amazon.com
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AMZN; Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Customer Engagement Manager for Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure division.
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Astronaut
NASA, Johnson Space Center
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
August 1998 — September 2008 (10 years 2 months)
Mission Specialist Astronaut
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Director, COTS & Commercial Systems
NASA, ESMD
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
July 2007 — May 2008 (11 months)
Responsible for oversight of and advocacy for ESMD's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program and associated commercial development efforts, including standards development, interoperability, and future non-traditional acquisition efforts.
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Acting Director, Directorate Integration Office
NASA, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for Cross-program integration, Systems Engineering & Integration, HQ Level Requirements Development, and inter-directorate technical processes for ESMD, the directorate tasked with developing the technologies and systems required to replace the shuttle and explore the Moon and Mars.
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Test Naval Flight Officer
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
July 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 2 months)
Conducted developmental flight test in EA-6B and F/A-18B,D, and F aircraft.
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Bombardier/Navigator in A-6E Intruders
US Navy
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
March 1990 — July 1995 (5 years 5 months)
Was A-6E B/N assigned to VA-95 "Green Lizards" and Naval Strike Warfare Center "Strike U".
Neil Woodward’s Education
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University of Houston
1998 — 2000
Completed Masters' Entrepreneurship Program at U of H Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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The George Washington University
MEM , Engineering Management , 1996 — 2000
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US Naval Test Pilot School
Systems Flight Test 1995 — 1996
Graduated with Distinction
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The University of Texas at Austin
MA , Physics , 1984 — 1988
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS , Physics , 1980 — 1984
Additional Information
Neil Woodward’s Interests:
Commercial Space Operations, technology management
