CLEVELAND-Frank Robinson, Jr. recently was selected for the position of deputy director of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.
The directorate provides reliability, quality assurance and system safety management, and expertise to support Glenn technical divisions, project offices and contracted programs. In his new position, Robinson will assist the director in meeting the goals of the directorate.
“Frank will be key to the organization as we move forward in transforming our directorate to meet the Center’s current and future needs,” remarked Thomas W. Hartline, director of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate.
Robinson brings a wealth of management, technical skills and experience to this position. He was the project manager for the Thermal Energy Storage Reflight Experiment #2, which was a payload on the STS-72 mission, and verification test manager and electronics components manager for the International Space Station’s Electrical Power System. He has extensive experience in managing safety and mission assurance disciplines, including managing the Assurance Technology Center which was the predecessor to the NASA Safety Center.
Along with his technical work, Robinson is active in the community. He is a past-president of the National Technical Association, and the founding chairperson of the Consortium of African American Organizations in Cleveland, Ohio. Robinson is also a cofounder of the New Approach to Self Achievement Project which is a career awareness program for inner-city youth focused on the math, engineering, and technical fields.
Robinson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from The Ohio State University and received a Masters of Science degree in industrial engineering with a focus on engineering management from Cleveland State University. In addition, Frank has also completed a one-year executive training program and is the recipient of many awards including the NASA Exceptional Service Honor Award Medal.
