Summary
Michelle Redick is a Principal Engineer with 15 years of experience building mission-critical planning and scheduling software for academic and aerospace programs. She has deep hands-on expertise in Java, SQL, SPICE, MATLAB, and Python, and a track record of owning software across its full lifecycle from requirements through operations. Her work at LASP involved crafting path-finding and optimization algorithms that translate complex mission constraints into executable spacecraft schedules—experience she carried into leadership roles at Ball Aerospace and now BAE Systems. Michelle combines strong academic credentials (MS in Computer Science from CU Boulder) with long-term Unix/Linux and database practice, making her especially effective at bridging scientists, operators, and engineers. Notably, she pairs algorithmic rigor with practical operational readiness, having run weekly planning software and supported live spacecraft uploads early in her career.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder