Bob joined the Nanoracks in 2011 and is the Director of Safety Assurance in support of all Nanoracks on-orbit programs with a specialty in system design and system safety. He was formerly a NASA Branch chief and Deputy Division Chief and was a primary negotiator with the Russian International Space Station Partner for the development of the Joint Cargo Certification Team.  After leaving NASA, he worked as a Deputy Department Head for Lockheed Martin and was later a Vice President of Operations and Safety Assurance for SPACEHAB, Inc.  Bob has over 38 years of experience in the integration of space flight hardware and systems.