Fri, Jan 08, 2010
David McBride Has Been Acting Director Since April
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden has named David D.
McBride (pictured) director of the agency's Dryden Flight
Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base, CA. "David has done a
terrific job as the acting Dryden director, and I am pleased he
will be continuing as director," Bolden said. "David's expertise,
leadership and flight research acumen will benefit NASA and the
entire aerospace community."
McBride will direct all aspects of facility management, strategy
and operations at Dryden, one of NASA's 10 field centers. McBride
became Dryden's acting director on April 4, 2009, upon the
retirement of former center director Kevin L. Petersen. He also
served as Dryden's deputy director since June 8, 2008, first in an
acting capacity before his official appointment on Jan. 4,
2009.
McBride's prior management assignments at Dryden include serving
as associate director for programs, a role overseeing the complete
portfolio of center projects supporting exploration, science, and
aeronautics.
He also managed NASA's Flight Research Program at Dryden. The
program conducted flight research that expanded aerospace knowledge
and capabilities. Activities included the record-breaking flight of
the solar-powered Helios aircraft, the Active Aeroelastic Wing
flight project and the revolutionary Intelligent Flight Control
System, demonstrating adaptive neural network flight control
systems.
McBride began his career at Dryden as a cooperative education
student in 1982, specializing in digital flight control systems
analysis. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1985 and an
executive Masters of Business Administration from the University of
New Mexico in 1998.
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