Satellite Solutions / Engineering

Engineered and proposed a communications satellite solution for support of a NASA mission. Engineered satellite communications solutions for the DoD Custom SATCOM Solutions (CS2) contract.

Satellite Acquisition Reform

Coordinated legislative and policy activities for a group of leading satellite companies on U.S. government satellite service acquisition reform.

Strategic Advocacy

Represented multiple service providers at Department of Defense forums focused on contracting, mission and information assurance and other vulnerability mitigations to better permit international commercial satellite operators to support national security missions.

Government Bid & Proposal Support

Devised strategy, developed bid & proposal arrangements and worked with a multinational team to prepare and deliver a successful bid for a classified U.S. government space system development project.

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Supported a prospective prime contractor with engineering and information assurance support on a competitive IDIQ procurement.

U.S. National Policy Support

Principal editor of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee’s Satellite Task Force Report, capturing industry recommendations on commercial satellite communications mission assurance, focusing on cybersecurity, space debris and interference issues now reflected in U.S. National Space Policy and the DoD/ODNI National Security Space Strategy.Principal editor of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee’s Satellite Task Force Report, capturing industry recommendations on commercial satellite communications mission assurance, focusing on cybersecurity, space debris and interference issues now reflected in U.S. National Space Policy and the DoD/ODNI National Security Space Strategy.

Provided recommendations to an interagency group on Space Traffic Management approaches.

Information Assurance & Cybersecurity

Advised multiple multinational satellite service providers on design and implementation of compliant information assurance and related security controls for space, ground, and control-plane segments of satellite offerings to comply with U.S. government requirements for systems supporting national security; provided guidance on documentation and artifact creation to support audits under DIACAP, DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST SP 800-53, and NIST SP 800-171 control standards.

Contracting & Regulatory Support

Reviewed and updated international satellite service agreements for major satellite operators; led multi-national negotiations for satellite space segment and teleport agreements; analyzed transactional agreements for legal and regulatory compliance; drafted complex regulatory deal terms and conditions; counseled service providers on government contracting issues.

Regulatory Support

Advised multiple firms on legal and regulatory aspects of providing satellite services, including aspects of space, ground, domestic and international law. 

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Provided strategic support to a nascent space-based, commercial signals intelligence firm.

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Advised on commercial aspects of a multi-satellite optical communications network.

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Advised a multinational Internet Service Provider in response to multi-jurisdictional lawful interception requirements.

Industry Organization Planning

Devised the legal structure, strategic plan, and operational arrangements for a multi-national, non-profit organization devoted to the safe and responsible use of space, with a focus on collision avoidance and radiofrequency issues for commercial, civil, and military satellite operators, setting the stage for future space traffic management regimes.