Who I am
I’m a writer, gamer (board, RPG, video), miniature painter, conservationist, amateur historian, and beagle lover. I’ve also been declared a mensch. My spirit animal is the wolf, although red tailed hawks often show up to be helpful.
Stats:
Name
Class
Intelligence
Wisdom
Str, Dex, and Con
Charisma
Brian Chafin
Druid
Yes
I’d like to think so
Working on it!
No too bad
My previous life
I am retired from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. While there I
- Developed tools to help scientists plan observations for the Galileo, Mars Odyssey, and Mars Exploration Rover (MER) spacecraft.
- Developed science data analysis tools for the Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) spacecraft.
- Served as the systems engineer leading the development of science data analysis tools for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and OCO-2 spacecraft and the Carbon in Arctic Reservoirs Vulnerability Experiment (CARVE) mission.
- Planned science observations for the MER spacecraft.
- Managed teams developing and maintaining spacecraft management tools for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Psyche, and Europa Clipper.
- Managed the team that coordinated communications between Earth and spacecraft from NASA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Israel Space Agency (ISA), and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Contacts and socials
- Mastodon: @nightshadeqx@kind.social
- Board Game Arena: NightshadeQX
- boardgamegeek: bgchafin
- Meetup: Brian Chafin
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