Before moving to the Sim Sup position, I was a team lead for space flight training. As a team lead, I was responsible for leading the efforts of the training team in preparing specific crews for specific missions. Like a college class, for training we follow a training syllabus. The training flows go on for many months, training several days a week. As Sim Sup, I now help prepare the flight control teams.
Preparation is the key.
After high school, I went to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. I graduated in the spring of 1988 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. I sent out resumes that summer, and then hired on with Rockwell Space Operations Company, now United Space Alliance. With the mission, we are all learning new things, besides training for normal shuttle operations and activities. Along with training the astronauts, our organization trains the flight control teams too.