Overview
- Highly qualified project/program managers
- Participation in center planning efforts
- Advocacy, formulation, and implementation of new projects
- Planning and control of flight research projects
- Membership in the Airworthiness Flight Safety Review Board (AFSRB)
- Membership in various institutional boards and committees
- Organization Chart
- Opportunities afforded partners
- Develop and maintain customer agreements for aerospace flight research projects/programs.
NASA Armstrong’s Programs and Projects Directorate achieves project/program management objectives (technical, cost, schedule) and assures project/program safety by providing:
- Highly qualified project/program managers
- Participation in center planning efforts
- Advocacy, formulation, and implementation of new projects
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Research Focus Areas
Armstrong plays a pivotal role across all aspects of the agency’s missions.
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Biography
Eddie Zavala
Eddie Zavala is Armstrong's director for Programs and Projects.
He assists the center director in the management of the NASA field center, focusing on strategy, business processes, and institutional management.
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Eddie Zavala