Our Leadership.
Patrick Shannon
Founder & CEO
Former Vice President of Astro Digital and Satellite-as-a-Service pioneer. Five time satellite program manager, including the Mandrake-2 and Palisade programs. Experience spanning new venture formulation through mid-cap M&A.
Chris DeMay
Founder & COO
Founder & Former COO/CTO of HawkEye 360, the 2019 SpaceNews Startup of the Year. Leader in the commercialization of Space 2.0 and smallsats. 14 years US Government (DoD/IC) leadership.
The Team.
George Schmitt, Signals and Processing Lead
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Dr. Paul Anderson, Systems Engineering Lead
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Alex Villamar, Embedded Systems and Software
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Austin Martin, Embedded Systems and Software
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Kevin Engel, Mechanical Design, Integration and Test
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Simon Dawson, Systems Design and Architecture
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Peter Ruderman, Advisor, Legal and Regulatory
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Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Director
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Jeffrey Gick, Founder, Director
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John Hildebrand, Founder, Advisor
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Beau Jarvis, Business Advisor
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Rob Zitz, Advisor, USG Engagement
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Kevin O'Connell, Advisor, USG Engagement
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Dr. Damon Van Buren, Advisor Emeritus
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