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
Dr. Paul Anderson, Systems Engineering Lead
Alex Villamar, Embedded Systems and Software
Austin Martin, Embedded Systems and Software
Kevin Engel, Mechanical Design, Integration and Test
Simon Dawson, Systems Design and Architecture
Peter Ruderman, Advisor, Legal and Regulatory
Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Director
Jeffrey Gick, Founder, Director
John Hildebrand, Founder, Advisor
Beau Jarvis, Business Advisor
Rob Zitz, Advisor, USG Engagement
Kevin O'Connell, Advisor, USG Engagement
Dr. Damon Van Buren, Advisor Emeritus