Alan Rhodes

Alan Rhodes joined the Ames team in 2016 to manage science instrument development efforts for the largest airborne observatory in the world, NASA’s SOFIA program. He is currently a member of NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, (ACS3) team. Alan has a breadth of experience leading teams from project inception to close-out and all steps between. Alan has led efforts across numerous industries including: 

• acting as test director / project manager for the first series of quarter and full scale Orion tests studying post-landing behavior to determine rescue and recovery requirements
• leading the human in the loop test planning efforts for Orion; 
• developing the lunar dust/regolith test and mitigation strategies for the Constellation Program
• leading the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
• developing the procedures to allow power to be dynamically scheduled on the government owned electric power transmission system for the Bonneville Power Administration
• leading the testing required to integrate foreign technology into the US ballistic missile and fast attack submarine fleet

Alan has a BS in Electrical Engineering, a BA in Spanish, and a MBA in Global Management. According to Mr. Rhodes vast expertise, the Portland Thorns and Timbers are the greatest football teams on Earth.