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Dr. Jim Woodburn, chief orbital scientist: Jim is responsible for the maintenance, enhancement, and verification of all STK functions that rely on orbital or attitude dynamics. Jim started out as a consultant for AGI and joined as a full-time employee in 1994. Jim assumed expanded responsibility for the overall architectural enhancements to STK and the development and integration of add-on modules. Jim was also instrumental in the development of the Educational Alliance program at AGI that provides universities with free STK software and training to assist in course development. Jim is responsible for two patent inventions awarded to AGI. He has significant experience in modeling satellite dynamics and spacecraft operations, beginning with eight years at Lockheed Martin developing software and operations. Jim holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. He completed his postgraduate work at The University of Texas at Austin in 1994, earning his M.S. and Ph.D. in celestial mechanics.

Josh Poley, director of systems engineering: Josh is director of systems engineering at AGI. In this capacity, he oversees all aspects of the daily activities and objectives of AGI's systems engineers, including customer technical support, training, and demonstrations. Josh began his AGI career six years ago as an application support engineer in AGI's Product Support department. He then spent three years as a system engineer in Colorado Springs before moving back to AGI's Exton, PA, headquarters to join the Product Management team. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Software Service team project lead. Josh holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.

Kevin O'Brien, software development operations director: Kevin O'Brien is the director of software development operations at AGI. In this role, he oversees the release and testing of all AGI products, and supports the development of the company's STK/Astrogator, Orbit Determination Tool Kit, STK/Communications, and STK/Radar software. Kevin joined AGI in 1998 as a senior software engineer. Prior to joining AGI, he worked as a project lead at Lockheed Martin, and as a test director and software development manager at Unisys. He holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Villanova University and a B.S. in computer science and statistics from the University of Delaware. He is a member of ACM, IEEE, and AIAA.

Shashank Narayan, director of software technology integration: Shashank is the overall project lead for all new product development, architecture, and technology initiatives. Prior to joining AGI, Shashank was a senior software engineer at Honeywell IAC in Fort Washington, PA. During his tenure at Honeywell, Shashank received a patent for "Call mechanism for static and dynamic linked functions within an object oriented controller using heterogeneous tool sets." This patent was the basis for dynamically loading objects in a real-time controller. Shashank has taught XML & Java courses as part of the continuing education curriculum at Penn State, Great Valley, PA, and for local software development companies. Shashank earned a B.S. in computer science and engineering from The Bangalore University, India and an M.S. in computer science and engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. David Finkleman, senior scientist, CSSI: Dave, a leading authority on military space systems and strategic defense resources, serves as the senior scientist at the Center for Space Standards & Innovation (CSSI). In this capacity, he evaluates and designs orbit estimation and space system simulation techniques while expanding the use of standards in space research. Before coming to CSSI, Finkleman was a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) and served as director of analysis and chief technical officer for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, CO. He led U.S. and Canadian personnel responsible for all analytical and technical matters regarding U.S. military satellite systems; space surveillance; ballistic missile warning and defense; and all North American aerospace sovereignty and control capabilities. Finkleman is also currently affiliated with the Institute for Defense Analyses and SkySentry, LLC.

Deron Ohlarik, senior software engineer: Deron is responsible for the development of and enhancements to AGI software's 3-D display capabilities, as well as general maintenance of STK-related graphics code. Deron implemented the solar panel tool, which builds on technology covered in the U.S. Patent "Method and Apparatus for Determining Exposure of Spacecraft-Mounted Solar Panels to Sun." The tool helps determine a spacecraft's available power, critical to aerospace systems designers and planners. Deron also wrote STK's sensor obscuration tool, which aids in the placement of sensors onboard satellites, and developed STK's Night Lights and Webcast products. Prior to 1997, Deron served as a software engineer in the Management and Data Systems unit at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA, developing satellite command-and-control software. He graduated Stevens Institute of Technology in 1989 where he received his B.S. in electrical engineering.

Joe Murphy serves as director of business development in the areas of C4I and Missile Defense for AGI. Joe also serves as Commercial Joint Mapping Tool Kit (C/JMTK) program manager at AGI. C/JMTK is an NGA program to provide geospatial mapping products to C2 mission applications throughout the joint community. Joe joined AGI in 1995. Throughout his career at AGI, he has served as a sales account executive for the northeast region, as an STK product manager, and as a business development director. Prior to coming to AGI, Joe worked as a mission analysis engineer in Lockheed Martin's Astro Space Division where he performed mission design for geosynchronous communication and scientific satellite programs. He also worked as an orbit analyst for the Launch Support and Transfer Orbit Operations teams in the Astro Satellite Operations Center for seven geosynchronous satellite launches. Joe was the mission design lead in multiple Lockheed communications satellite proposal teams. He also spent four years as a sales and marketing director and product analyst at Exact Software Co., a management information systems software company. Joe earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1987.

Richard S. Hujsak, AGI space surveillance senior engineer: Dick is charged with providing innovative algorithms for AGI in space surveillance. Prior to joining AGI in 2003, Dick served in the U.S. Air Force and worked for General Electric M & DS (now Lockheed Martin); Applied Technology Associates, Inc.; Logicon; and Northrop Grumman. He has 37 years of experience in orbit determination and missile tracking algorithms and associated processing. His experience covers design, development, and operational deployment of various algorithms. These algorithms include various multi-sensor multi-target track correlation and assignment algorithms, various tracking platforms including space, air and ground, and various sensor systems including passive and active devices. Dick holds a B.S. and an M.S. in mathematics from the University of New Hampshire.

Dr. Salvatore Alfano has been a major contributor to the space operations community for more than 20 years at both the policy and technical development levels. As technical program manager for CSSI, his current work deals with determining accuracy requirements for meaningful conjunction assessments and improving satellite conjunction assessment algorithms. Alfano is well versed in astronautical, electrical, and computer engineering. He pioneered work in kinetic energy guidance, satellite visibility and close-approach prediction, high-accuracy orbit determination, continuous-thrust orbit transfers, and collision probability. He significantly advanced the state-of-the-art in all these areas and is recognized for such by the scientific community. Additional accomplishments include: 38 industry publications; 10 awards & honors; and eight professional association memberships.

Sylvain Dupont, lead software architect: Sylvain Dupont is the lead software architect at AGI. In this role, he provides guidance to the Development team regarding architecture issues; investigates and monitors new technologies; helps with the migration to new technologies; and tutors junior developers and interns. He joined the company in 1998. Sylvain holds an M.S. in computer science from Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Toulouse in France. He is the recipient of a 2005 AIAA Greater Philadelphia Section Space Systems Award.

Dr. Vince Coppola, senior astrodynamics specialist: Vince is responsible for the quality assurance of all astrodynamics and technical code in the STK product line. He was development lead for the STK/Conjunction Analysis Tools, the High Precision Orbit Propagator, and the custom plug-in script capability. Prior to AGI, Vince served as an assistant professor in the University of Michigan's Department of Aerospace Engineering. He received his B.S. in engineering science and mechanics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mathematics from Cornell University. He is an ASEE postdoctoral fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory.

Jimmy Tucholski, director, STK software development: James Tucholski is the director of STK software development at AGI. In this role, he is responsible for the software development of and updates and custom enhancements to the STK product line. Jimmy received the following patents in 2000 and 1999 respectively: US Patent 6,011,913 "Method and Apparatus for Determination of Spacecraft Drag" and US Patent 5,864,489 "Method and Apparatus for Determining Exposure of Spacecraft-Mounted Solar Panels to Sun." The latter patent is the basis for the solar panel tool in AGI's 3-D visualization software. The tool helps in determining a spacecraft's available power, critical to aerospace systems designers and planners. In 1992, Jimmy served as a systems engineer in the Management and Data Systems unit at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, PA, developing software analysis packages for different systems. He graduated from Cornell University in 1992 where he received his B.S. in electrical engineering.