Beyond Imagery: EO Sensors Enabling Radio Frequency Analysis, Methane Detection, Weather etc.

Andy Bowyer is CEO of Kleos Space, a Luxembourg based space-powered RF Geolocation data-as-a-service company. Andy co-founded Kleos in 2017, taking the company through an IPO in August 2018 to fund the build out and launch of the 1st cluster of four satellites flying in formation. The second cluster was launched on June 30 and the third is scheduled for April 2022. Prior to Kleos, Andy co-founded UK based Magna Parva in 2005, a Space Engineering and Technology company delivering instruments, structures and mechanisms to ESA EO and planetary exploration missions.

Bryn brings 40 years of experience in high-tech development to the MethaneSat team. He has an extensive background in electro-optical, electrical and software engineering.  In Bryn’s most recent role he served as System Architect at Lockheed Martin Space where he developed conceptual designs for new space system and executed advanced design studies.

Previous roles included Program Manager, Director of Software Engineering and Director of Systems Engineering.  Bryn spent six years on the SBIRS program as Director of Spacecraft Products, culminating in the successful launch and operations of SBIRS Flight Vehicle #1.

Bryn led the Systems Engineering effort for Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Space Programs during its transition after the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta.  Bryn has had multiple assignments as a subcontract manager, working with many of the leading companies, large and small, in the Aerospace and Defense sector.  During a hiatus in his career with Lockheed Martin, Bryn was the Senior Vice President for Development of a pre-IPO startup in the telecommunications industry, focused on high-capacity fiber-optic networking equipment.

Before joining Lockheed Martin, Bryn worked for GTE Sylvania Systems and Hughes Aircraft Company.  Bryn has a BS in Physics and an MSEE from UCLA.

Alex Saltman is former Executive Director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation, representing the fast-growing commercial space industry. During his tenure, he led policy development and business operations to build government support and create an effective regulatory regime.

Also served as Legislative Director to Congressman Adam Schiff, advising on science and technology, space, energy, environment, and non-proliferation issues, serving key roles in helping expand the use of nuclear forensics to track nuclear material and in shepherding the 2010 NASA Authorization Act through to passage. Alex holds an AB from Harvard and a PhD from Stanford University, both in Physics.

Zimmerman currently is leading HawkEye 360’s data science strategy, guiding a team as they apply machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to maximize value from HawkEye 360’s large-scale geospatial data sets. She previously worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she managed a Machine Learning Solutions Lab division serving Intelligence Community and Defense Department customers. Among many projects, Zimmerman explored maritime security analytics that leveraged HawkEye 360’s RF data and underlying vessel characteristics and behavior to predict whether a given vessel was likely to engage in nefarious activity.

Before joining commercial industry, Zimmerman was an active-duty officer for the United States Air Force, where she worked on RF satellites and ground systems at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). She is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, with degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. While developing her master’s degree, Zimmerman analyzed the utility of machine learning of RF waveforms.