Heather is an accomplished space technology executive and licensed professional engineer with over 20 years of experience guiding technologies from concept through on-orbit deployment across the commercial and government space sectors. She is a subject matter expert in spacecraft mechanisms, with a track record of engineering mission-critical solutions for $1B flagship programs including NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, NOAA's GOES 16–19 weather satellites, and the Emirates Mars Mission. Heather Managed over 12 aerospace projects in senior roles at D-Orbit USA, Redwire Space (formerly Roccor), the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), and founder and business owner of VP Solutions LLC. She co-patented a space flight measurement device, launched two mechanisms now orbiting Mars, four x-ray sensors orbiting Earth and one x-ray sensor for a calibration rocket. Heather brings experience managing multi-million-dollar program budgets, supply chain oversight, regulatory navigation, risk management, and cross-functional team leadership. She is a published AIAA author and technical conference presenter, recognized for building high-performance engineering teams, standing up laboratory infrastructure, and advancing technology readiness across large-area deployable arrays, high-power apertures, and precision metrology systems.