Jon Michael Smith
Engineer, Person
1938 –
Who is Jon Michael Smith?
Jon Michael Smith is a scientist/engineer who developed the numerical integration technique known as T-integration.
He is the author of Mathematical Modeling and Digital Simulation for Engineers and Scientists, Scientific Analysis on the Pocket Calculator, Financial Analysis & Business Decisions on the Pocket Calculator and a class notebook Quantitative Methods in Business published by McGraw Hill.
Smith was born September 6, 1938. Mike worked for NASA on their Space Shuttle program. He was the first marketing manager for the Space Shuttle. His contributions included the preparation of the pricing and use policy for the Shuttle and the first launch agreements with commercial users. Later he managed the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite experiments program and the commercialization of the NASA polar communications network. Mike retired from the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas in January 2007.
When at NASA, he managed the special projects office in the Space Shuttle Program Strategic Planning office. His work dealt with NASA's response to the recommendations made by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board and with NASA's terminating the Space Shuttle Program.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1938
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Business School
- Seattle University
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on July 23, 2013
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