Business & Technical Director
Kypros Satellites Ltd / Space2Earth Ltd / Orbital Filings Ltd
Dec 2014 – Jan 2016
Limassol, Cyprus
•Responsible directly to CEO for all technical matters in 3 companies
•Successfully managed geostationary HTS Ka-band satellite project, optimising cost/payload/mass performance
•Secured cooperation agreements for geostationary HTS Ka-band satellite with industry world leaders to provide end-to-end services for clients in spectrum resources, regulatory support, mission management/engineering, procurement (satellite/launcher/ground segment), launch, in-orbit testing (launch/in-orbit insurance), on-orbit operations support, marketing & sales (bandwidth/end user services) & project financing (debt/equity funds, export credit/national Agencies)
•Co-wrote geostationary HTS satellite Ka-band requirements specification
•Led & negotiated technical solutions with world leading satellite manufacturers
•Developed new LEO satellite constellation end-to-end service commercial offerings
•Business development (preparation of business plans & technical interfacing) with satellite/launch providers worldwide for GEO/LEO satellite constellation projects
•Marketed company spectrum assets portfolio - coordination with Cypriot government & commercialisation for GEO/MEO/LEO satellites
•Developed new licensed commercial offerings with ITU/Cyprus Government for LEO satellite constellation market
•Satellite technology/user business case for satellite LEO constellation applications
•Developed technical/financial pitches for satellite proposals/investor (institutional/Angel)
•Market research & presentations for satellite telecom market services
•Responsible for recruitment, interviews & hiring decisions
•Responsible for company technical & commercial training
•Strategy development for marketing campaigns/social media
•Reviewed UK Local Enterprise Partnership locations for new International headquarters
•Review & update of 3 company websites
