2018


Lead Engineer Power, Space and Cooling U.S. Air Force


Capt. Jason Fischbach is the fl ight commander of the Mission Support Flight and the lead power, space, and cooling engineer, 485th Intelligence Squadron, Mainz-Kastel Station, Germany. He is responsible for directing all support functions for a highly diversifi ed Intelligence Squadron comprised of 80-plus personnel from 18 distinct Air Force Specialty Codes. He is also responsible for validating power, space, and cooling requirements for IT Data Centers that support more than 3,500 users spanning three Combatant Commands’ areas of responsibility. His area of responsibility spans one-third of the globe in support of the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Central Command. Because the squadron often operates in constrained environments and locations where resource contention is a reality, he is relied upon to solve complex problems with innovative solutions. His commander called him “an expert communicator, which is extremely vital to validating requirements, oftentimes remotely, over such a large geographic area.” Capt. Fischbach is a Distinguished Graduate from Offi cer Training School, an honor earned by only the top 10 percent of the class. A Distinguished Graduate candidate must exemplify


person” concept. This concept is the overall assessment of a cadet’s performance and character, which is observed by their fl ight commander, peers, and staff , embodies, but is not limited to integrity, pride, loyalty, self-discipline, selfl essness, patriotism, and courage;


the “whole and


initiative, leadership; professionalism; determination;


enthusiasm; teamwork; winning attitude; and warrior spirit. In his fi ve years as an engineer, he has won several awards as well.


AWARD WINNERS


CAPTAIN JASON FISCHBACH Most Promising Engineer - Government


Most Promising Engineer - Government


MS. LAANDREA SEAY


Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Test Data Manager Missile Defense Agency


LaAndrea Seay holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Tuskegee University and a Master of Science in materialscience and engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She began her work experience


and government civilian service in 2012. Now, in her current role as Test Data Manager, she is responsible for planning and executing the fl ight test data collection architectures and verifying readiness of test instrumentation, test


communication architectures, test analysis infrastructure, and other test support assets for the Ballistic Missile Defense System fl ight testing. The main purpose of testing of a Ballistic Missile Defense System is to defend the homeland, deployed forces, and allies and friends from ballistic missile attack. In her leading role with


the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Controlled Test Vehicle-02+ (2016) and Flight Test Ground-based Interceptor-15 (2017), she delivered eff ective oversight, technical guidance, and outstanding leadership. The Ground-based Midcourse Defense System is one of the most technically complex of the U.S. weapons systems, designed to intercept ballistic missile threats against the homeland in the exo-atmosphere. She led a fl ight test data team geographically dispersed across fi ve time zones. LaAndrea’s rise as a highly successful Agency Test Data Manager is directly linked to her ability to take on new challenges and perform them to the very utmost of her ability.


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