As Team Manager, I was responsible for the overall performance and safety of a multidisciplinary team. I initiated workstreams and consulted on all major technical decisions. In addition to daily operational oversight, I coordinated major propulsion test campaigns and contributed to the technical design of one of Europe’s most advanced space propulsion test facilities. I also served as project manager for the development of a new propulsion test laboratory in Poland.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of 15 skilled software developers, technicians, and engineers
• Oversaw budget planning, recruitment, reporting, and performance evaluations
• Ensured team safety in a high-risk environment
• Facilitated knowledge transfer and organized team training
• Led propulsion test campaigns and mentored new test leaders
• Managed the project for a new test laboratory (budget: 1.7M PLN)
• Acquired new business partners and maintained existing relationships
• Consulted on technical design for the new test facility (budgets over 60M PLN)
• Provided expertise on technical aspects of the new laboratory (FMEA, P&ID)
• Maintained research quality and ensured safety in the experimental rocket propulsion laboratory

Coordinated operations in the propulsion test laboratory, leading a team that conducted over 500 hot-fire tests of experimental propulsion systems utilizing high-concentration hydrogen peroxide (98%+) in 2021 alone. In addition to managing test campaigns, actively contributed to the development of a new low-pressure propulsion test facility.

Initiated and managed a 1.7M PLN internal project focused on developing an innovative mobile propulsion laboratory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic and operational planning for team activities and test campaigns
• Preparation and execution of test campaigns in collaboration with the test team
• Development of laboratory infrastructure (e.g., high-pressure feed systems, hot-gas deflectors)
• Training new personnel in propulsion testing, safety, and engineering design
• Execution of propulsion test campaigns for solid motors, monopropellants, bipropellants, hybrids, and hypergolic rocket engines up to 5 kN
• Post-test data analysis
• Comprehensive documentation (processes, test reports, budgets, specifications, and analyses)

The ILR-33 Amber is a Polish sounding rocket developed by the Institute of Aviation in Warsaw. Designed for suborbital research missions, it utilizes high-test peroxide (HTP) as its oxidizer, making it one of the few rockets in its class to employ this technology. The rocket is capable of carrying scientific payloads to altitudes exceeding 100 km, supporting atmospheric research and technology demonstrations. Its modular design allows for various payload configurations, and it has undergone multiple successful test flights since its introduction in 2018.

Project done as a part of the duties in the Institute on Aviation

Worked on:

• Various test campaigns - propulsion, recovery, MGSE
• Fin stabilization system
• Flight test campaigns
• Video system
• Fueling system

Side project done in free time - complete old barn and house renovation.

The holder of this certificate possesses a security clearance at the SECRET level, issued by the Internal Security Agency (ABW) of Poland. This clearance authorizes access to classified information marked with ESA, NATO, EU, and National SECRET designations.

Side project made from pure passion to the nature and need for some place to get married. Old barn and house renovation in the middle of nowhere.