Carlo Niño

About Carlo Niño

Systems Engineer | TS/SCI Cleared | PMP | CSEP | Former USMC MajorStrategic • Operational • Technical • Active TS/SCI | 2+ yrs Special Access Program (SAP) experience M.S. Systems Engineering – GWU (2025) M.A. International Relations – St. Mary\'s University - Security Studies Monitoring & Evaluation – American University PMP® (#27•••19)| PMI-ACP® (#28•••13) CSEP® (#11459)| INCOSE (#401720) SAFe® 5.1 Agilist & DevOps | Advanced Scrum Master Certified Scrum Master (CSM)| Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt Current: Space Systems Engineer – Tasker lifecycle ops across TMT, EAMS2, JWICS, and APAN in support of USSF/SSC SETA / FMS / Security Cooperation – USAF, PEO, DoD, and State Department 20+ yrs leadership: Military, Civilian, and Interagency 10+ yrs USMC Officer: ISR, ScanEagle mission commander (VMU-2), COIN, crisis response Cross-functional program support – planning, M&E, and integration across Afghanistan, Liberia, Djibouti, Uganda, Bangladesh, and Haiti Highlights:• Built cost models & conducted trade-off analysis on $350M+ DoD• Led >200 program rollouts with integrated timelines and multinational coordination• Directed civil-military operations in Farah, Afghanistan with PRTs, USAID, UNAMA, ICRC• Delivered SES-level situational reports to State & Defense leadership• Advised Uganda’s APRRP force under AFRICOM / State• Chief of Party – Afghanistan | Deputy Director – Bangladesh• Authored: The Farah Provincial Handbook (IDS International, 2010)• MS Office & MS Teams Configuration Management Relevant Experience for Space Systems Engineering Roles• Direct experience with SSC/SN taskers, workflows, and acquisition documentation• Familiarity with PEO structures, milestone tracking, and TRL assessments• Cross-walked capability requirements across TMT/EAMS2 and APAN• Supported classified SATCOM and ground integration initiatives• Knowledge of Digital Engineering environments, SAFe workflows, and lifecycle planning• Coordinated government, FFRDC/SETA, primes, vendors—ensuring alignment on schedules, specs, and integration milestones.• Developed system CONOPS, requirements decomposition & traceability using structured frameworks and tools. • Architected and managed interface control documentation (ICDs) across space and ground segments.Target Roles:Senior Systems Engineer | System Architect | Technical Program Manager | DoD/IC PMPreferred Locations:El Segundo | Los Angeles | Redondo Beach | Manhattan Beach | Torrance

Experience

1. Sr Systems Engineer

   Stellar Solutions

   Aug 2025 — Present · El Segundo, CA, US

   Provide programmatic & acquisition leadership across the Missile Warning/Tracking (MW/MT) portfolio; align scope, schedule, cost, risk, and performance in CCaRs.Orchestrate Digital Engineering enablement: MBSE workflows (SysML), SABEL environment, licenses/tooling, model governance, and user access.Connect systems engineering outputs to contracting & budgeting (front- and back-end execution) to keep fully-funded programs on plan.Coordinate with SpOC Mission Delta-4 and ops users to ensure mission-thread traceability from requirements through V&V and fielding.Drive requirements baselining, ICDs, risk management, and technical reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR/IDR) for resiliency and deliverability.Support cyber & ground integration touchpoints (e.g, readiness for FORGE ground command/mission processing) and deployment/transition activities.Maintain stakeholder alignment with PEO, SSC leadership, FFRDCs, and industry; broker RAND and analytic community linkages for decision support.Selected initiativesFORGE ground integration planning: clarified interfaces, data rights, and test threads for mission processing readiness.Next-Gen OPIR MW/MT contributions: synchronized model artifacts, schedules, and funding profiles to retire delivery risk.MBSE toolchain uplift: packaged ~$1.2M in DE/MBSE/SysML/SABEL licensing and support to unblock end-user engineering teams.Methods & toolsMBSE / SysML, SABEL, DOORS/Jama, Confluence/Jira, CCaRs, Risk registers, TEMP/V&V planning, ICD/ICM management.Space Sensing (SN) is the program executive office within Space Systems Command responsible for delivering persistent, resilient all-domain awareness, directly enabling the warfighter to deter, defend, and win. The directorate leads the acquisition, development, and sustainment of missile warning, tracking, and defense (MW/MT/MD), space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM), and other strategic and tactical sensing capabilities.

Education

• National Protective Services Institute

  Level 2,3 & 4 - OFFICIAL STATE SECURITY BODYGUARD (PPO) w/ Expandable/Straight Baton and Shotgun, Personal Protection Officer (bodyguard/executive protection)

• HUMENTUM

  Certification, Finance and Financial Management Services

  2018 — 2018

• Project Management Institute

  Certification, Project Management

  2020 — 2020

• U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

  Certification, Anti-Terrorism Training

  2005 — 2005

• HUMENTUM

  Certification, USAID Rules & Regulations: Grants & Cooperative Agreements

  2018 — 2018

• U.S. Naval War College

  Military Security Policy and Strategy

  2002 — 2002

• Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape

  Certification

  2001 — 2001

• St. Mary's University

  Master of Arts - MA, International Relations and National Security Studies

• The George Washington University

  Master of Science - MS, Systems Engineering

• American University

  Certification, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

  2015 — 2016

• Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  Development Project Management

  2011 — 2011

• St. Mary's University

  Bachelor of Arts, International Relations

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Crisis Management
• Emergency Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Procurement Contracts
• Policy
• International Sustainable Development
• Dod
• National Security
• Fragile States
• Project Management
• Military Experience
• Humanitarian
• Foreign Policy
• Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Defense Systems
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Security Management
• Military Operations
• Military Liaison
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Security
• Counterinsurgency
• Procurement
• International Relations
• Government Contracting
• Civil-Military Relations
• Process Improvement
• Logistics Management
• Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Organizational Communication
• Strategic Planning
• Analysis