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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John H. Glenn Research Center
Lewis Field
Cleveland, Ohio 44135

William R. (Randy) Humphries

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William R. (Randy) Humphries, Jr. is the Deputy Director for Space Flight Systems at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. In this position, he supports the Space Flight Systems Director in center-level planning, organizing, and directing of activities required to accomplish the directorate's responsibility to manage, conceptualize, develop, and integrate flight and ground systems in support of NASA's exploration and science objectives.

Prior to his appointment at Glenn, Humphries served as manager, Exploration and Space Operations at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).

Humphries joined NASA in 1991 working instrumentation on the Space Station Freedom program. He has held positions of increasing responsibility including lead instrumentation engineer for the space shuttle main engine at MSFC, subsystem manager for the solid rocket booster project at the NASA Kennedy Space Center, manager for space shuttle propulsion upgrades and deputy director of the Program Development Directorate at NASA Stennis Space Center.

During his career, Humphries has demonstrated exceptional skills in leading people, forming internal and external collaborations, and using keen business insight. Key among his accomplishments is successfully managing the implementation of the $3 billion Space Shuttle Safety Upgrade Program, leading the on-schedule launch of the $700 million Agency Pluto mission, and assembling a new organization at Marshall to support ISS and space exploration.

Humphries received his bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1982.

Humphries' awards include NASA's Outstanding Leadership Medal and the prestigious NASA Silver Snoopy Award.