Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Start-up • Optical Communications • Earth Observation Satellites • Strategic Planning & Execution • Team Leadership & Development • Prototype & Production • Project & Program Management • Digital Transformation • Process Optimization • Systems Engineering • Budget & Financial Management • Vendor & Stakeholder Management • Agile Methodologies Executive with 15 years of experience in aerospace, telecommunications and startup sectors. Proven track record of leading large, multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects from inception to completion. Expertise in strategic planning, digital transformation, and process optimization. International profile with fluency in English, advanced proficiency in French and intermediate proficiency in German. Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to drive innovation and growth in the aerospace sector
− Leadership & Strategy: Member of the C-Suite, reporting to the CEO. Directed Engineering and Manufacturing teams of over 250 personnel, constituting 60% of the company’s workforce. − Operational Excellence: Spearheaded over 10 successful missions with SpaceX, increasing satellite constellation by 5x. − Production Efficiency: Doubled Satellite production rate in the pilot plant in Uruguay while manufacturing several Satellite models in parallel. − Digital Transformation: Led the integration of ERPS, MES and PLM ecosystems across Engineering and Manufacturing. − Financial Management: Oversaw a departmental budget exceeding $10M, ensuring cost-effective operations.
− Team Leadership: Reorganized and led a 180-member engineering team for Agile development. − Strategic Execution: Defined and successfully executed the engineering roadmap aligned with company goals. − Innovation & Development: Coordinated the design ofthe 5th generation Satellite, improving key specifications by 40%. − Vision: Support set up of High Throughput Plant in Berkel, Netherlands. − Supply Chain Management: Seamlessly integrated global suppliers into the production schedule, enhancing the maturity and quality of delivered materials.
− Systems Engineering: Model based Systems Engineering for the Satellite telescope and focal plane. − Optical Design: Led the design for 4th generation Earth Observation Satellite. − Product Interface: Monitor and guarantee optical performance metrics of the imagery acquired. − Vendor Relations: Managed relationship with telescope vendor, representing 60% of the Satellite Bill of Materials (BOM).
− Strategic Planning: Defined the technology roadmap and set departmental goals. − Team Management: Supervised 5 team leaders and 50+ engineers from 20 nationalities. − Process Implementation: Introduced V-model philosophy and streamlined internal processes. − Reporting: Proficient in reporting and KPI tracking across budget, schedule, resources and technical aspects with regular monthly reports provided to Executive Management. − Business Development: Supported acquisition and management of projects for commercial and governmental clients (e.g. ESA).
− Project Leadership: Led major projects across Space, Stratosphere, and Ground segments. − Record Achievement: Set a world record for a 10 Gbps downlink from a stratospheric platform. − Cost Reduction: Achieved a 40% reduction in bill of material costs from prototype to pre-series product. − Export Control: ITAR-free design. Coordination with BAFA (Germany), FDA (USA) and FAA (USA).
− Company Inception: Key role in the company’s cold start alongside the founders. − Prototype Development: Designed and developed the first laser communication terminal prototype. − Standards Compliance: Managed procurement, integration, testing and qualification to military standards. − Quality Assurance: Led successful execution of first demo campaign with Airbus Military and DLR, achieving a worldrecord 1 Gbps optical downlink over a 50 km distance at speeds up to Mach 0.8.
➤ Integration of a fine-tracking system in a Testbed for Adaptative Optics in Laboratory.
➤ Optimization of Mobile IPv6 for Satellite Link in an Air Traffic Management (ATM) Network Test-bed.