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Starting out as a GS-7, I rose in rank through the years to GS-14 step 10. I

also received many Center awards for my efforts, and was recognized by my
peers at Goddard and at NASA HQ for my dedication, professionalism and

excellence to the NASA mission.

I am Howard Dew, a United States Army and Army Reserves V eteran, and I
served at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA)

Greenbelt Space Flight Center (GSFC). I worked as an Electrical Engineer
and Aerospace T echnologist. I served overseas in the Army Signal Corps for
four years as a Communications Officer during the Vietnam era. I then stayed

in the Army Reserve for 10 years assigned to Fort Meade. My position at
GSFC was as a satellite ground systems engineer for 31 years. My combined
military and federal service spanned 35 years. In the Army , I was the Officer
In Charge of the U.S. European Command Headquarters T elecommunications

Center in Stuttgart, Germany , and then became Operations Officer for the
252nd Signal Company in Neu Ulm, Germany . At NASA, I supported over
20 spacecraft for launch preparation, post launch telemetry data capture and

storage, spacecraft command processing and science data processing. I also
created the Development T est and Training Facility at GSFC for antenna
signal processing upgrades to the Space Network’s White Sands Complex
located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I retired from NASA the year of the last

Space Shuttle mission, which I supported. For both Army and NASA
assignments, I controlled multi-million dollar assets and oversaw contractors
and civil servants while doing so. Basically I have served this country my

entire professional career first as an active duty officer, then as a reserve
officer and then as a public servant. I am proud of my contribution to this

nation.

I am Sajjad Durrani and I served at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) from 1974 to 1992. As an Engineer, prior to joining

federal service, I had taught at universities in Pakistan and the United States,
and worked in private industry for more than 20 years. At NASA, I split my
time between Goddard Space Flight Center and Headquarters. At Goddard, I
helped develop the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS), which reduced

the cost of data collection from several Earth Observation Satellites. At
Headquarters, I supported research projects at several NASA Centers, which
helped the communications industry in providing services at reduced cost to

consumers. I currently serve as Co-chair for the Resolutions Committee for

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