Russell Doucet

Russell Doucet started their work experience in 1998 at Boeing as an Ordnance Engineer, where they inspected, tested, integrated, scheduled, and installed Ordnance on the Inertial Upper Stage Space Vehicle. Russell also contributed to various launch-related continuous improvement teams and provided training and support to technicians during launch activities.

In 2004, Doucet joined Science Application International Corporation as a System Safety Engineer.

In 2005, they became the Engineering Manager at Artic Slope Regional Corp, where they managed and coordinated all administrative and technical operations of the Systems Engineering & Integration branch of the Constellation Ground Support Directorate. Russell also planned, analyzed, and evaluated ground support system and subsystem requirements.

Doucet then joined Vencore Inc. in 2011 as a System/Project Engineer, specializing in Hypergol Service Equipment and Hazardous Gas Detection System. In this role, they translated concepts of operations into requirements and design criteria, managed project control accounts, and presented design reviews and change orders to Chief Engineer Review Boards.

Most recently, Doucet joined APT (A-P-T Research, Inc.) in 2017 as a Mission Assurance Engineer. In this position, they supported the SMASS III contract, showing proficiency in learning the Launch Service Program's fleet of launch vehicles, ground support equipment, and occasionally spacecraft. Russell also provided extensive travel and onsite support at the Kennedy Space Center.

Russell Doucet earned a Master's Degree in Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Russell attended this university from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Southern Mississippi from 1981 to 1986. In addition to their formal education, they also obtained certifications including a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute in August 2010, and a United States Coast Guard Operators License, 100 Ton from the Homeland Security Foundation of America (HSFA) in June 2019.