Brenda Mulac

Current

• NASA Liaison, FAA UAPO at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
• Airborne Science UAS Manager at NASA Wallops Flight Facility

Past

• NASA Liaison, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office at LJT & Associates, Inc.
• Project Manager at LJT and Associates
• Science Mission Manager at Aerosonde North America

• Research Assistant at University of Colorado

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Education

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Colorado School of Mines
• Michigan Technological University

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Brenda Mulac’s Summary

NASA Liaison to the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office. Assisting with communications between the two agencies regarding NASA UAS mission requirements and how FAA regulations may affect those missions. Providing technical expertise on small UAS to assist with rule and regulation development.

Project Manager at NASA Wallops Fight Facility, speciallizing in UAV flight operations and new prototypical vehicles. Developing new processes and procedures for flying a variety of different UAV platforms at the Wallops Range.

Mission Manager for NASA aircraft (ie DC-8, P-3) science missions. Usher projects through NASA processes for planning and implementation. During mission, fly on airplane to act as liason between scientists and flight crew in order to achieve science goals in a safe manner.

Program Manager for LJT subcontract to prime contract at NASA Wallops FLight Facility.

Brenda Mulac’s Experience

• NASA Liaison, FAA UAPO

  NASA Wallops Flight Facility

  (Government Agency; Research industry)

  June 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Airborne Science UAS Manager

  NASA Wallops Flight Facility

  (Research industry)

  June 2009 — Present (7 months)

• NASA Liaison, FAA Unmanned Aircraft Program Office

  LJT & Associates, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Defense & Space industry)

  May 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  Facilitate communications between FAA and NASA regarding UAS missions and provide small UAS technical expertise to FAA for rule and regulation development.

• Project Manager

  LJT and Associates

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Research industry)

  November 2005 — April 2008 (2 years 6 months)

  Provided project management and mission management services for a variety of manned (DC-8, P-3) and unmanned aircraft projects at NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

• Science Mission Manager

  Aerosonde North America

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  January 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 10 months)

  Managed science mission for the Aerosonde UAV. Acted as liason between flight operations and science customers during field campaigns.

• Research Assistant

  University of Colorado

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  August 2000 — December 2003 (3 years 5 months)

Brenda Mulac’s Education

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  MS , Atmospheric Science , 2000 — 2003

• Colorado School of Mines

  MS , Metallurgical and Materials Engineering , 1996 — 2000

• Michigan Technological University

  BS , Metallurgical and Materials Engineering , 1991 — 1996

Additional Information

Brenda Mulac’s Websites:

• NASA WFF:

Brenda Mulac’s Interests:

Aviation, Unmanned systems, Atmospheric Science and Meteorology, Fly fishing, Knitting

Brenda Mulac’s Honors:

NASA Safety Award UAV flights operations into TS Ophelia, 2005
NASA Aviation Safety Superstar Award, 2007
NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal, 2008