Jeevan Perera

About Jeevan Perera

Dr. Jeevan Perera is a Senior Engineer and Manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in…

Experience

1. Aerospace Engineer

   NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

   Sep 1989 — Present

   Dr. Jeevan Perera is a Senior Engineer at NASA-JSC since 1989. He is currently the Deputy Branch Chief for the Dynamic System Test Branch focused on Robotic systems and simulators. He has had many assignments in varying technical and management areas and disciplines including as the risk manager for several manned space programs such as the International Space Station, the Orion Spacecraft and others. Other roles have included the shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of program business and project planning activities, management and assessment of project budgets, procurement, contracts, configuration management, security, information technology, project schedules, and others. His early focus area was in software development which included management/oversight duties over versions of the primary and back-up flight software for the Space Shuttle. Jeevan has also worked advanced countermeasure software systems to mitigate human health risks for future manned exploration missions. He has earned both a Jurisprudence Doctorate (licensed to practice law) and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. He received his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering with honors from Texas A&M University. He often presents at international technical conferences and enjoys working on research and development projects. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer, running, golf, flying, skiing, SCUBA, hiking and travelling. He is also working on his commercial pilot rating. Jeevan currently serves on the United Space School Board and has served on other boards previously. In addition, he has been on the dissertation committee for several PhD candidates. He was won many awards and recognitions from NASA, FBI, other agencies and academia.