Steve Wall is currently program manager for advanced system modeling and analysis at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he originated early MBSE efforts. He is responsible for creating and maintaining laboratory excellence in advanced architectures and engineering design processes for the coming decade. He is also the deputy team leader of Cassini Radar Science team. He formerly served as the manager and facilitator of the Project Design Office and the Advanced Projects Design Team (Team X).
Mr. Wall served on six NASA planetary and earth sciences remote sensing missions including Viking, Magellan, Cassini, and the Spaceborne Radar Laboratory. He performed in the roles of mission operations director, instrument system engineer, science team member, and others. He has been a program manager for the National Reconnaissance Office and served as a member of the Air Force Science Advisory Board.
Mr. Wall has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, Exceptional Achievement Medal, and 12 NASA Group Achievement Awards. He earned his MS in optical engineering from the University of Rochester. He received his BS in physics from North Carolina State University.