James E. Parker

James E. Parker received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, MD, USA, in 1988 and 1991, respectively. He began working at the Composites Materials Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), in 1991, where he spent nine years fabricating bonded assemblies for flight programs before moving to the Mechanical Systems Engineering Branch as a Product Design Lead the last 21 years. He has supported the Swift Mission, Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, and Deep Space Observatory in lead mechanical engineering roles. He is currently working as a Spacecraft Lead Mechanical Engineer with the Roman Space Telescope.