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Megan Stroud is a Senior Engineer/Analyst at APT Research, Inc. in Huntsville, AL. She is currently a member of the Safety Engineering and Analysis Center (SEAC) and serves as the Program Manager for APT training initiatives, development & collaboration efforts. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Stroud supported the MDA System Test and Evaluation Planning Lab in the area of Flight Safety, specifically including intercept debris analysis, flight termination system debris analysis, and the evaluation of risk contours and exclusion zones. In addition, Ms. Stroud has experience with analysis methods for explosives safety risk assessments and was a member of the Risk Based Explosive Safety Criteria Team sponsored by the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Megan holds a B.S. in Engineering from Auburn University and a M.S. in Engineering Management from Florida Institute of Technology. She has been granted membership into the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi and the nation’s most selective honor society for all academic disciplines, Phi Kappa Phi. Ms. Stroud has been a member of the International Society for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) since 2016.