Jim Moore
NeXolve
2021 Women In Defense Fall Webinar Series
Mr. Moore is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NeXolve Holding Company LLC. He has 33 years’ experience in the design and analysis of advanced aerospace hardware. Mr. Moore’s technical expertise covers many aspects of rocket and spacecraft engineering disciplines. He has served as Project Engineer and Principal Investigator on various hardware development contracts and analysis efforts supporting R&D programs. He served as Program Manager on NeXolve’s subcontract to design, manufacture, and test the James Webb Space Telescope Sun Shield Membrane Sub-System. Mr. Moore’s technical areas of expertise include optical design and analysis, large lightweight space structures, membrane mechanics, thermal analysis, and mechanical design for cryogenic turbomachinery.
Mr. Moore is active in several technical societies and has been selected for leadership roles. Specifically, he served as General Chair and Technical Chair for AIAA Spacecraft Structures Forum. Additionally, Mr. Moore has served as the General Chair for SPIE’s Polymer Optics Conference. He routinely serves these organizations in various technical leadership roles throughout the year. He has authored and co-authored 34 technical papers and a chapter in the AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Design Textbook.