Donald Merritt
Formerly a Venus Express Science Operations Engineer, European Space Agency/European Space Astronomy Centre, Madrid, Spain.
As of 2016, Mars Express Science Operations Engineer.
Spacecraft operations and systems engineering specialist
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Utica, Michigan, USA
1975-1981: United States Navy, Electrician, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
1981-1986: University of Michigan. BS (honors) Astronomy, BS Computer Science.
1988-1989: University of Southern California, MS Computer Science.
1987-2002: Hughes Space and Communications (later Boeing)
2002-2005: Contractor, European Meteorological Satellite Organization (EuMetSat), Darmstadt, Germany.
2005-2008: Contractor, European Space Agency, European Space Technology Centre (ESTEC), The Netherlands.
2008-Present: Contractor, European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain.