Paul Mogan, Equal Accessibility Officer

Paul Mogan is the Equal Accessibility Officer for Earthzine

Paul Mogan is the Equal Accessibility Officer for Earthzine. Paul holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering. He has worked for NASA Kennedy Space Center since 1987 in a variety of engineering and Project Management positions. His experience also includes leading a computer support group as well as webpage development for his group. As someone who has been legally blind for many years, Paul has gained a wealth of experience in promoting accessibility of information.

Although Paul is not a “rocket scientist”, between 1987 and 2002 he designed and fielded Ground Support Equipment and facilities and launch processing areas across KSC, started and managed a laboratory for applied R&D work in sensors and instrumentation, and spent several years developing specialized tools to make Space Shuttle processing safer and more efficient. This work was in KSC’s Engineering Directorate.

Between 2003 and 2005 Paul worked as a Project Manager for projects ranging from a small portfolio of weather related research projects to a multi-million dollar project to install a centralized control and data system for KSC facilities, utilities, and energy management. Between 2005 and 2007 he participated in the NASA Administrator’ s Fellowship Program during which he created and taught a senior-level course in biomedical engineering at Morgan State University.

Since 2007 Paul has worked as a Systems Engineer in NASA’s Constellation Program and he is now involved in planning for the new program replacing Constellation.

Paul participates in a NASA-wide working group of blind employees involved in identification and removal of Section 508 compliance issues.

____________________________________________________________________

Favorite Earthzine Articles

The Human Security Index: Potential Roles for the Environmental and Earth Observation Communities

If a nation’s GDP is not enough to define human welfare, what is? Author David Hastings explores the idea of a human security index, and shares progress on creating a standard measurement for human well-being.

David Hastings, posted on May 4th, 2011
Articles, Earth Observation, Politics, Sustainability | Edit