Mr. Kearney was a graduate of the University of Kentucky in Electrical Engineering in 1978, and subsequently worked as a contractor at Kennedy Space Center, on control systems for the Space Shuttle launch complex.  In 1980, he became a NASA employee and has since worked at Johnson Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center, on data and communications systems and mission control system data architecture.  In the International Space Station (ISS) program, Mr. Kearney has negotiated the development of international interfaces between international agency control centers and founded the ISS Ground Segment Control Board (GSCB).  He is currently supporting the new NASA space exploration initiatives, and is the CCSDS Data Standards Manager for Marshall Space Flight Center.