Brian Larman
Born in Chemainus B.C. Canada
Education Level: BSEE and MS Management Science
Who worked for and at what positions?
1) University of Alaska – Technical Support Engineer NASA Satellite Tracking Facility, Fairbanks, Alaska
2) Bendix Field Engineering - Telemetry Systems Engineer, NASA Space Tracking & Data Acquisition Facility, Tananarive, Madagascar
3) Caltech Jet Propulsion Lab: Various positions designing and operating various planetary spacecraft (Primarily Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) – retired after 25 years.
4) Carnegie Mellon University Soft ware Engineering Institute – 12 years as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff consulting with clients on implementing process improvement and providing related training plus courses related to Product Development Capability Maturity Models – currently continuing work there as a Visiting Scientist on a part time basis.
While in Alaska, I spent about 6 years in the Alaska Army National Guard and was the CO of the 216th Transportation Company for the last several years of that time.
Married with 2 adult sons from a previous marriage (Kevin & Keith) and 2 adult step children from my current marriage (Alex and Juli)
Three grandchildren by Kevin & Keith, one granddaughter by Alex. Wife’s name is Elisabeth. She is very active in the community and is the current president of the Edmonds Floretum Garden Club.