Skyler La Buff
About Skyler La Buff
Skyler La Buff is the Lead Training Systems Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN, specializing in flight operations for advanced development programs. He has extensive experience in human spaceflight operations and mission support, having previously worked with NASA and General Dynamics Mission Systems.
Company
Currently, Skyler La Buff is working at BLUE ORIGIN as the Lead Training Systems Engineer for the Flight Operations Group of Advanced Development Programs. La Buff began this role in 2022.
Title
Skyler La Buff holds the title of Lead Training Systems Engineer within the Flight Operations Group Of Advanced Development Programs at BLUE ORIGIN.
Previous Experience at General Dynamics Mission Systems
Skyler La Buff worked at General Dynamics Mission Systems from 2019 to 2022 as Deputy Flight Operations Manager for the USGS Landsat Mission Operations (LMO) contract, situated at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. During this tenure, La Buff contributed to the development of the multi-mission environment Landsat Mission Operations Center (LMOC) for strategic land management and served as Operations Director on-console during critical phases of the Landsat 9 Launch, Early Orbits, and Commissioning.
Previous Experience at Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT)
Skyler La Buff's career at Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) included two significant roles. From 2014 to 2019, La Buff was a Human Spaceflight Operations - Environmental Systems Branch Instructor at NASA Johnson Space Center. From 2015 to 2018, La Buff served as Environmental Systems Branch Technical Area Lead (Manager) for the Integrated Mission Operations Contract II (IMOC II) at the same location. Responsibilities included training astronauts, flight controllers, and directors on ISS Environmental Control Systems and recruiting future leaders of human spaceflight ground operations.
Previous Experience at United Space Alliance
From 2006 to 2014, Skyler La Buff worked as a Human Spaceflight Operations - Environmental Systems Branch Instructor at NASA Johnson Space Center for United Space Alliance. In this role, La Buff focused on training astronauts, cosmonauts, and other spaceflight participants on the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems as well as the Internal Thermal Controls Systems used on the International Space Station.
Education and Expertise
Skyler La Buff earned a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 2006. La Buff furthered their education with a Master's degree in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, completed in 2011. This educational background provided La Buff with a solid foundation in both engineering and physics, essential for their roles in space operations and training.