Item talk:Q46683

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:55:52.962702'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/luis-a-henry-vazquez
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations:
   - 'Present Member, Project Management Institute (PMI): Project Management Professional
     (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)'
   education:
   - "M.M.S. in Military Studies from the Marine Corps University \u2013 Command\
     \ and Staff College"
   - M.S. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University
   - B.S. in Imaging Science from Rochester Institute of Technology
   - A.A.S. Optical Systems Technology from Monroe Community College
   email: lhenryvazquez@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Project Manager
   - PMP
   - Program Analyst
   - Image Scientist
   - Systems Engineer
   - Mentorship
   - Critical Thinking
   - Agile Development
   - Problem-solving
   - Process Documentation
   - Employee Training
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Luis Henry Vazquez is a Program Analyst with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals
     (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA.
   name: Luis  A. Henry Vazquez
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: null
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center
   organization_name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center
   personal_statement: Luis began his professional career as an image scientist with
     Lockheed Martin supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
     Image Quality and Utility division. After a few years supporting DoD projects,
     Luis converted to become a federal employee supporting the very same office
     as a systems engineer. He is a systems engineer/project manager/image scientist
     who has worked on, and managed teams focused on each stage of the system engineering
     lifecycle, from conceptual development to the decommissioning of remote sensing
     technologies.Luis joined the USGS in 2022 as a program analyst for the Geology,
     Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center. In this position he will be providing
     guidance and knowledge on establishing agreements and be the center liaison
     in establishing and maintaining technical and research agreements. He will also
     develop recommendations to improve center efficiency, operational effectiveness,
     and improve center communications channels.
   professional_experience:
   - "2022 \u2013 Current: Program Analyst, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM)\
     \ Science Center, Reston, VA"
   - "2011 \u2013 2021: Lead Systems Engineer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,\
     \ NGA, Image Quality and Utility, Springfield, VA"
   - "2008 \u2013 2011: Image Scientist, The SI Corp, Lockheed Martin, Reston, VA"
   title: Program Analyst