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Diana
Manent Calero
NASA
Kennedy
Space Center
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Integration Engineer
Ms. Diana Manent Calero is an
Integration Engineer in the Systems Engineering and Integration
Branch of NASA's Launch Services Program (LSP). As an Integration
Engineer, she is responsible for interfacing with the Spacecraft
customer and Launch Services Contractor to establish technical
requirements for the spacecraft to launch vehicle interfaces.
She serves as the System Engineer and primary technical lead
for the Mission Integration Team to ensure the interface requirements
for mission unique hardware and software are properly defined,
documented and validated during integrated processing.
Ms.
Calero is a member of KSC's Strategic Alignment Team which
was established to guide the development of an implementation
plan for responding to the many changes and initiatives that
are occurring at KSC and ensure alignment with Agency strategies.
She is currently leading an Organization Development project
called Leadership Communication. This project is geared at
enhancing leadership communication and feedback throughout
each of the center's directorates. Ms. Calero has worked as
a Communications Engineer, Telemetry Engineer, and Design
Engineer for LSP's Communication and Telemetry Branch where
she was responsible for designing systems in support of LSP
launch operations, overseeing all telemetry processing for
LSP missions, and ensuring that the launch site communication
requirements for NASA LSP missions were successfully implemented. Ms. Calero began her NASA career a student trainee in 1991.
Upon graduation, she worked for the Payload Processing Directorate
as a Design Engineer for the Checkout Systems Branch. Her
responsibilities were the hardware and software design of
systems in support of Shuttle payload ground processing. Ms.
Calero has received several honors including consistent Performance
Awards, On-The-Spot Awards for immediate recognition of contributions
incorporated into NASA processes, Employee of the Month, Group
Achievement Awards for being an important team member in developing
successful products designed and used for the Space Shuttle
program, and Certificates of Appreciation handed out by upper
echelon management. She has also received Certificates of
Recognition for the publication of articles in the highly
distinguished NASA Tech Briefs, a design and engineering technology
digest published by NASA. Ms. Calero is a first generation
Cuban-American, born and raised in Southern California and
South Florida. She graduated with a Bachelor's of Science
in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University
in Miami and a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from
the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
Her profile is also featured
on KSC
Biography website.
NOVEMBER 2005
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