- Company Overview: Fort Meade, Md
Led a major enterprise space and satellite program consisting of operations and strategic direction with full responsibility for bottom-line factors, including long-term planning, integration, assessment, and implementation. Coordinated with senior managers and engineers to execute and oversee over 700 systems and subsystems globally. Direct supervision of global product management, major pricing decisions, and an average team of seventy-five employees and mission partners. Visionary leader with a proven record of managing and directing large-scale, enterprise-level space and satellite programs. Expertise spans strategic planning, global operations, and innovative technology integration to advance global communications, security, space, and satellite capabilities. Adept at aligning multi-billion-dollar initiatives with mission objectives and delivering exceptional ROI.
Key Achievements and Leadership Highlights
- Program Leadership: Directed a $3.1 billion space and satellite program, achieving a 100% ROI through the strategic evolution of satellite technology, legacy system decommissioning, and infrastructure optimization.
- Global Impact: Spearheaded contract negotiations for a $9.6 million SATCOM infrastructure project in Geraldton, Australia, significantly enhancing global communication and space capabilities.
- Technical Innovation: Led the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA Intercept Test, advancing sensor technology for defense against intercontinental ballistic missile threats.
- International Collaboration: Represented the agency in the Five Eyes General Officer Steering Group (GOSG), shaping multilateral strategies for national security space and satellite management.
- Cross-functional leadership: Directed diverse teams overseeing risk mitigation, cybersecurity, system design, acquisition, and lifecycle management for the sustainment of the Teleport system.
- Public Engagement: Delivered keynote addresses at global MILSATCOM and Space Conferences, enhancing thought leadership in satellite and space innovation.
Key Strengths
- Expert in managing large-scale, complex global systems with multidisciplinary teams.
- Skilled in contract negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and lifecycle management.
- Proven ability to drive innovation, enhance survivability, and optimize resources.
Operational and Strategic Accomplishments
- Successfully fielded and operationalized SATCOM terminals, modems, and secure voice/data transport systems for military, government, and commercial customers.
- Orchestrated stakeholder engagement across Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Europe to maintain cutting-edge satellite capabilities in competitive environments.
- Directed global product management, pricing strategies, and a team of 75 employees and mission partners across 700+ systems and subsystems.
- Orchestrated stakeholder engagement with international partners across the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Europe to advance cutting-edge satellite capabilities in a highly competitive and contested space environment
- Directed cross-functional teams overseeing risk mitigation, cybersecurity, system design, testing, acquisition, contracting, and lifecycle management, ensuring the continued sustainment and operationalization of the Teleport system
- Acted as the agency representative for the Five Eyes General Officer Steering Group (GOSG), shaping national security space and satellite management and integration strategies across multilateral agreements
- Delivered keynote addresses at MILSATCOM and Space Conferences in Singapore and the UK, enhancing thought leadership in the satellite and space sectors
- Successfully fielded and operationalized key systems, including SATCOM terminals, modems, and secure voice and data transport services across multiple global platforms, supporting military, government, and commercial customers.
- Extensive experience working alongside Canadian military forces and international stakeholders to enhance defense cooperation, strategic alliances, and interoperability. Adept at fostering cross-border military relationships, coordinating multinational exercises, and advancing shared security objectives.
- Canadian Military Cooperation – Partnered with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in joint operations, training programs, and strategic defense initiatives to strengthen allied capabilities.
- Bilateral & Multilateral Engagement – Worked with Canadian defense officials, embassies
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Engaged extensively with the Navy, Northrop Grumman, Risk Management Executive (RME), Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), and Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) to prioritize activities and optimize the schedule.
- Developed a mitigation proposal for MLGC/MVG "early operations", contingent on the Agency’s acceptance of security risks.
- Created a phased approach to facilitate unit-level testing, training, and transition from legacy UHF to WCDMA