Kaiser Adeni

About Kaiser Adeni

As Division Chief of NOJMO at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, oversight and leadership define the crux of my role, ensuring technical compliance and management for JPL\'s spaceflight projects. With a rich history in project oversight, my expertise spans from Project Management to Safety & Mission Assurance to the facilitation of Technology Commercialization efforts. At the helm, my team and I champion innovation, fostering collaboration that aligns with the overarching objectives of NASA\'s Science Mission Directorate, Space Operations, and Space Technology goals. The commitment to excellence is paramount, ensuring that our ventures into the cosmos are executed with precision, responsibility, and a strategic vision that continually propels NASA\'s mission forward.

Experience

1. Division Chief, Nasa Office of Jpl Management & Oversight (Nojmo)

   NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

   May 2018 — Present · Pasadena, CA, US

   Provides leadership to ensure overall technical compliance & management oversight function of JPL’s spaceflight projects, Safety & Mission Assurance, Aircraft Management Operations, Environmental Management, Institutional Safety & Occupational Health, Facilities & Real Estate, Construction Management, Logistics Management, Export Control, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) and Technology Utilization and Commercialization. Provides leadership and supervision to a team consisting of multi-disciplined NASA Subject Matter Experts responsible for the day-to-day on-site government oversight performing inherently government functions. Responsibilities also include monitoring regulatory compliance of FFRDC contractor operations in accordance with Federal Regulations 48 CFR 35.017. Serves as the JPL Center Operations NASA Official liaising with NASA HQ on matters related to Facilities, Real Estate, Construction, Logistics, and Environmental Management. Serves as the Chair providing leadership to the Interim Response Team (IRT) for JPL missions in the event of a mishap. Responsible for performing critical inherently government functions related to mishap response and investigation process during the Lifecycle of a Spaceflight project.

Education

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Senior Executive Fellows Program, Executive Development

  2013 — 2013

• Northwestern University

  MS, Electrical Engineering

  1984 — 1986

• Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering

  1978 — 1983