Nicholas Waldram

Experience

1. Simple Planner Lead

   NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

   May 2024 — Present

   Facilitating roll-out of the \"Simple Planner\" con-ops for implementation in Perseverance operations. Simple Planner (SP) incorporates autonomy into the rover software such that fewer resources (workforce, cost, time) are consumed by the ground planning team, and more science can be done per sol on Mars due to on-board resource optimization in scheduling. Led planning and testbed execution decisions for the SP Operational Readiness Test (SP-ORT) which exercised end-to-end mission system capabilities across most operations teams and systems, involving planning rover activities, and executing tactical plans on JPL\'s high fidelity Vehicle Systems Testbed (VSTB). Lead weekly SP Working Group (SPWG), prioritizing and delegating SP capabilities “stop-list.” Brief M20 Project Team on SP status in operations weekly.

Education

• Occidental College

  Bachelor of Arts in Physics with Distinction, magna cum laude, Minor in Mathematics, 3.78 GPA

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Research
• Physics
• Mathematical Physics
• Mathematics
• Idl Programming
• R Programming
• Image Processing
• Data Analysis
• Budget Management
• Java
• Matlab
• Electronics
• Mathematica
• Solidworks
• Python
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Powerpoint
• Unix
• Social Media
• R
• Sql
• Oracle Database
• Microsoft Office
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Visual Basic for Applications (Vba)
• Magicdraw
• Sysml
• Systems Engineering
• V&V
• Doors
• Doors Ng