Ross Bagwell is currently the Deputy Manager for the Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS), where he has been since September 2023. He was a Principal Systems Engineer for the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project from 2010-2023. He was awarded the 2021 Robert H. Goddard Honor Award for Customer Service, as well as the 2021 NASA Langley Research Center Honor Award as part of the Earthdata Forum team. He is a member of the International GNSS Service and the American Geophysical Union. He has a Master's of Business Administration from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he holds a B.S. in Geographical Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Ross E Bagwell
(Deputy Manager)
Email: | ross.bagwell@nasa.gov |
Phone: | 301.614.6643 |
Org Code: | 61A |
Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 61A Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
Employer: | SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC |
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS)
https://cddis.nasa.gov
Positions/Employment
Deputy Manager
SSAI - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
September 2023 - Present
Organize and facilitate quarterly User Working Groups and in-person meetings with domestic and international members, stakeholders, and partners. Prepare weekly reports. Lead weekly staff meetings when the Civil Servant is unavailable, addressing any questions that each team member has and aligning the work priorities of each team member to the needs of project. Prepare project monthly performance reports (MPR). Prepare quarterly reports to Civil Servants in MD, Headquarters, and various other NASA entities to which the program reports. Address emergencies as they arise, raising the alarm for relevant personnel and communicating situational reports to the Civil Servant until the emergency is resolved. Provide liaison support to the project team and Federal Task Monitor, to include weekly status of each team member assignment. Coordinate with the Federal Team Project Lead to strategically plan and monitor technical projects. Be available to mentor team members as needed, both technically and interpersonally. Facilitate and resolve any interpersonal work-related disputes amongst team members.
Principal Systems Engineer
CTS, SSAI - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
October 2010 - September 2023
System development lead in designing, developing, implementing and integrating of science data processing technology for flight, in-situ and ground-based systems. Support all phases of system development for Earth science customers. Areas of expertise include data visualization, distributed systems, information fusion and the development of data analysis tools. Coordinate with the project office in managing schedules, requirements, milestones, and deliverables. Collaborate with partners in other organizations, industry, and customers to insure compliance and agreement on interfaces, requirements, deliverables, and milestones. Manage system development by implementing the technical details necessary to insure development meets technical requirements and schedule milestones, including close coordination with project members, project systems engineers, and other organizations who have a stake in the science data processing system development. Continually insure interface compatibility with other systems. Perform requirements verifications and generate critical system documents such as interface description documents and user guides. Managed NASA’s Earthdata website for 10 years, enriching the content and features since inception, including an evolution from a Drupal-based content management system (CMS) to an in-house custom-designed CMS, and a major architecture evolution involving navigation changes/updates, architecture changes, and URL updates, changes, and redirects all throughout a single transitional period without interrupting business operations.
Education
MBA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 2008.
B.S. Geographical Information Systems, University of Wisconsin-Madison, December 1995.
Professional Societies
American Geophysical Union
2010 - Present
International GNSS Service
2023 - Present
Project Management Institute
2022 - Present
Awards
- 2021 Robert H. Goddard Honor Award
- 2021 NASA Langley Research Center Honor Award (Earthdata Forum Team)
- Army Meritorious Service Medal - 2018, 2014
- Order of Saint Maurice - Centurion, 2017
- Army Commendation Medal - 2014, 2013, 2009, 2008
- Army Achievement Medal - 2008, 2005, 2004, 1999, 1998
- Army Good Conduct Medal - 2005
- Illinois Military Long and Honorable Service Medal - 2004
- Theta Tau - 1991-1995
- Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal - 1990
- National Honor Society - 1987
Other Professional Information
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9346-1978
Selected Publications
Refereed
2012. "Improving Data Quality Information for NASA Earth Observation Data." Improving Data Quality Information for NASA Earth Observation Data [doi:10.13140/2.1.4914.5608] [Report]
1996. "Summary of Biological Investigations Relating to Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan." U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4263 [Report]
1996. "Ground-Water Quality in the Western Part of the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan." U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4231 [Report]
1996. "Water Quality Assessment of the Western Lake Michigan Drainages – Analysis of Available Information on Nutrients and Suspended Sediment, Water Years 1971-90." U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4012 [Report]
1996. "Comparison of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Samples Collected Using Different Field Methods." U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-216-96 [Report]
1995. "Water Quality in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan 1992-95." U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1156 [Report]
1995. "National Water-Quality Assessment Program, Western Lake Michigan Drainages-Summaries of Liaison Committee Meeting, Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 28-29,1995." U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-163 [Report]
1994. "Water-Quality and Lake-Stage Data for Wisconsin Lakes, Water Year 1994." U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-190 [Report]
Non-Refereed
2018. "Flood Analysis of the Thomas Fire in California Using NASA Data in a GIS." Esri Map Book 34 [Article in Book]
2018. "Fire Analysis of the Thomas Fire in California Using NASA Data in a GIS." Esri Map Book 34 [Article in Book]
Talks, Presentations and Posters
Other
The Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) – Updates and Future Developments
August 1, 2024
International GNSS Symposium and Workshop, Bern, Switzerland
Enabling Data Dexterity Among Students Using a NASA Data Pathfinder
2022
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Analysis of the 2019 Midwest US Flooding Using NASA Data
August 2019
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
NASA Earthdata Forums: An Interactive Venue for Discussions of NASA Data and Earth Science
2017
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Transforming Science Data for GIS: How to Find and Use NASA Earth Observation Data Without Being a Rocket Scientist
August 2017
Esri User Conference
Who Uses NASA Earth Science Data? Connecting with Users Through the Earthdata Website and Social Media
September 2015
Earth Science Information Partners Summer Meeting
Enriching Earthdata by Improving Content Curation
February 2015
Earth Science Information Partners Winter Meeting
Going Beyond the Earthdata Website: Connecting with End Users Using Social Media and Webinars
2014
American Geophysical Union
Sharing Earth Science Data Using the Earthdata Collaboration Environment (ECE)
February 2014
Earth Science Information Partners Winter Meeting
Creating a Collaborative Environment for Earthdata
July 2013
Earth Science Information Partners Summer Meeting
Applying GIS for Integrated Discovery, Access, and Analysis
March 2012
Earth Science Information Partners Winter Meeting
Using NASA Remote Sensing Data in a Geographical Information System
March 2012
Earth Science Information Partners Winter Meeting