Kirk Foster

Metrology & Calibration Laboratory Manager @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Provide management to employees in the Metrology and Calibration Laboratory (M & CL). Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions. Exerts influence in the development of overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization. Frequent contacts with equivalent level managers, industry peers, and customer representatives concerning projects, operational decisions, technical activities, schedules, contractual issues, and general overall performance of organizational unit(s). Conducts briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives. Responsible for all assigned projects to organizational unit(s). Acts as advisor to subordinate managers or staff members. Focuses on directing organization to meet critical schedules, resolve critical/complex technical or operational problems. Directly participates in establishing and administering many projects and assignments. Develops and administers budgets, schedules, quality, and performance standards. Accomplishes results through supervisors, exempt professionals or senior technicians. Subject to contractual restrictions, modifies the organizational structure of assigned central or program units. Applies engineering, scientific techniques, procedures, and methodologies and criteria to measurement and/or calibration responsibilities of the Metrology and Calibration Laboratory (M & CL).10/01/15: For Aerie Aerospace Inc.(JV Aetos Inc. and ERC Inc.)- Serve as Deputy General Manager, assisting the General Manager with day to day operations and management of the Marshall Engineering, Technicians, and Trades Services (METTS) contract.