Fri, Dec 17, 2004
Named Marshall Center Deputy Director
Charles B. Chitwood has
been name the new Deputy Director at the Marshall Space Flight
Center in Huntsville, AL. Chitwood will succeed Rex Geveden who
recently became NASA's Chief Engineer at its headquarters in
Washington, DC.
"I'm pleased that Charles Chitwood is joining NASA's senior
leadership team," said William F. Readdy, Associate Administrator
of the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in
Washington. "As we ready the Space Shuttle to return to flight and
work to realize the Vision for Space Exploration, this is a
critical time for NASA. Charles' management and leadership skills
and his experience in industry make him a great addition to the
NASA team."
Prior to accepting this position with NASA, Chitwood
(right) served on the Board of Directors for the Schafer
Corporation and led the system engineering and integration
division.
As general manager for
Schafer's Huntsville Operation, he led the development of the
company's system, software, test and specialty engineering
processes.
Prior to his experience with Schafer, Chitwood served in varying
management and engineering positions with other technology and
systems development companies and programs. He worked for the
Computer Sciences Corporation as the technical director for its U.
S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Scientific, Engineering
and Technical Assistance Contract. Prior to that he served as
general manager of the Huntsville Division of Coleman
Technologies.
"Charles comes to NASA with impressive business and technical
capabilities that will make him a valuable addition to our
leadership. I look forward to working closely with him to help the
Marshall Center play a key role in fulfilling NASA's Vision for
Space Exploration," said King.
Chitwood has authored more than 20 articles for scientific
journals on basic research in high energy heavy ion nuclear
physics. He holds a B.S. in Physics from Tennessee Technological
University and has completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in Physics
at Michigan State University
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