BARDOS
CONWAY FRANKLE GRIFFIN
KOFFLER OJALEHTO
REEVES WHITMAN
WILLIAMSON WISNIEWSKI
ZIMMERMAN
ISS has assembled a team
of senior
space experts – independent consultants with an extensive range of space
policy and program experience – who are available to address the concerns
and pursue the interests of our clients.
Jim Zimmerman
Jim Zimmerman, President of International Space Services, Inc.,
provides space policy and program consulting support to government and
industry organizations in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Jim has more
than thirty years of international space and science program experience.
He is particularly well acquainted with European space activities having
served as the European Representative of NASA - based in Paris, France -
from 1985 to 1997.
In addition to participating actively in most of International
Space Services’ projects, Jim serves
as President of the International Astronautical Federation and Vice
President – International of
the
American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics. He also is a co-author of the Next Steps
in Exploring Deep Space cosmic study published by the International
Academy of Astronautics.
Biography
Russ Bardos
Russ Bardos has more
than 40 years of experience in a broad array of management roles in the
aerospace and energy sectors both in the government and in private
industry. He has held key program management positions in Navy weapons
development labs, in the Department of Energy and at NASA. Russ’
contributions and management abilities have been recognized with numerous
performance and leadership awards. He is well known and respected in the
Washington aerospace community.
Prior to his
retirement from NASA in 1998, Russ served as the Deputy Director of the
Space Shuttle Program. For the past five years he was Vice President for
Government Relations for SPACEHAB, Inc. in Washington, D.C. Russ is
currently applying his broad management expertise, knowledge of the
executive and legislative processes and his many government and industry
contacts as a space business consultant.
Biography
John Conway
John Conway has 40
years of aerospace experience, 34 of which were spent at NASA. From
1985 to 1996 John served as NASA's Director of Payload Processing at the
John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this capacity John directed a
civil service/contractor engineering team responsible for final assembly,
testing, and flight vehicle integration for all NASA and international
customer payloads launched on the Space Shuttle and on Expendable Launch
Vehicles. John and his team were also responsible for developing the
capability to integrate and test elements of the International Space
Station at Kennedy.
Since his retirement
from NASA, John Conway has served as a management consultant providing
strategic planning, project evaluation, proposal development and
contracting support to aerospace and information management companies in
the United States and other countries. John has participated in aerospace
technology studies to determine future U.S. marketplace demands and has
contributed significantly to a number of successful proposal efforts
resulting in NASA contracts.
Biography
Ed Frankle
Ed Frankle, is an attorney, now in the private practice
of law, who also provides consulting services to clients involved in space
related activities on space policy, space law, and program matters. Ed
has more than 30 years of legal, program, and engineering experience and
is the longest serving General Counsel (over 13 years) in the history of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He is well acquainted
with both domestic and international space activities and is a member of
the International Institute of Space Law and the International Academy of
Astronautics.
As an
experienced attorney with both a bachelor and masters degree in
engineering, Ed brings to the ISS team a unique ability to recognize and
understand complex issues and to communicate effectively with all those
involved in space activities.
Biography
Larry Griffin
Larry Griffin is
an aerospace program management and engineering consultant with more
than 40 years of experience in the industry. Larry served as a
fighter test pilot, staff officer, and commander during his 30 year
Air Force career. His service included assignments to NASA
Headquarters as the Secretary of the Air Force’s liaison to the Space
Shuttle program, to the Johnson Space Center’s Space Shuttle Program
Office, and to the Air Force Space Command’s Schriever Air Force Base
in Colorado as the first wing commander at the space operations
facility.
Following his
military service Larry has served as Vice-President for Business
Development of a NASA support contractor, Executive Director of the
economic development organization for the area surrounding the Johnson
Space Center, and Executive Director of the Texas Aerospace Commission
under then Governor George W. Bush. Larry is a member of numerous
professional organizations including the Society of Experimental Test
Pilots and the National Aeronautic Association and serves on the boards of
several institutional and governmental entities.
Biography
Russ Koffler
Russell Koffler has more than thirty years of
experience in using space technology to meet the needs of various
communities particularly with those concerned with the Earth and its'
environment. He is recognized nationally and internationally as
understanding the promise and the limitations of using space based
technology to meet the needs of the private as well as the public sectors
of society.
In 1992 Mr. Koffler retired from the position as
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services for
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Based in
Washington, D.C. he was responsible for the operational remote sensing
program of the U. S. Government including the polar orbiting and
geostationary weather satellites and the LANDSAT program. In addition to
the space programs Koffler was also responsible for the operation of the
U. S. Government's climatic, oceanographic and geophysical data archives.
Biography
George Ojalehto
George Ojalehto currently provides analyses of Munitions Export License
applications and Government Regulations related to space launch vehicle,
satellite, and infrastructure technology transfer. George has more than
35 years of experience in the missiles and space arena, especially in
areas related to technology transfer and export licensing.
Among other national/international space related professional
organizations, George is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), an active member of the AIAA
International Activities Committee and has had a number of articles
published in AIAA’s Aerospace America magazine.
Biography
Richard Reeves
Richard Reeves provides a broad range of management and program consulting
support to industry and government. Richard has over thirty years of
experience managing complex technical organizations, strategic planning,
business development, proposal support, and organizational development.
He has led numerous organizational and program assessments and developed
business cases for small and large-scale initiatives.
In addition to supporting a variety of domestic organizations, Richard has
provided analysis and advice to several international organizations on
management, policy and space program issues. He is a senior member of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a member of the
Tennessee Bar Association.
Biography
Jerry Whitman
Jerry
Whitman is President of EnSTec Consulting Services Inc., created in 1997
to provide policy and program support to government and other
organizations engaged in international technology development, scientific
cooperation, and environmental conservation. In association with the
International Technology Research Institute (ITRI), he conducts for the
USG assessments of foreign technologies in Europe, China and Japan. A
former Foreign Service Officer, Jerry managed the broad range of U.S.
science and technology interests at the American embassies in Argentina,
Italy and Japan.
Jerry is
also a consultant to the Department of State, serving most recently as
Senior Advisor for Space and Advanced Technology within the State
Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Scientific
Affairs.
Biography
Ray Williamson
Ray Williamson is
Research Professor of International Affairs and Space Policy in the Space
Policy Institute, focusing on international issues in environmental
security, Earth observation satellite policy, dual-purpose space
technologies, and the commercialization of space-related technologies. He
has conducted numerous in-depth studies of space technology and policy.
Ray is also a faculty member of the International
Space University, Illkirch,
France, where he teaches general space policy, and issues in commercial
remote sensing for the ISU Masters of Space Studies and Summer Session
programs.
From 1979 to 1995, Ray
was a Senior Associate and Project Director in the Office of Technology
Assessment (OTA) of the U.S. Congress. While at OTA, he was Project Director
for more than a dozen space policy reports. In addition to his research
activities, Ray is a contributing editor to the journal Space Policy.
He teaches space policy and international relations, writes extensively on
space policy issues, and testifies before the U.S. Congress.
Biography
Dick Wisniewski
Dick Wisniewski has more than 45 years of
experience with the human space flight, aeronautical and space research
programs of NASA where he is well known for his management and leadership
abilities. He has also worked closely with the Department of Defense and
with space agencies in other countries. Dick retired from NASA in 1990 to
accept a position in industry. In 1994 the NASA Administrator asked him
to return from retirement to become Deputy Associate Administrator of the
Office of Space Flight – the Office responsible for management of the
Shuttle, the Space Station, Expendable Launch Vehicles, Space
Communications, and four NASA Centers. In this capacity Dick also led
lead NASA’s efforts to downsize its workforce. He completed this
assignment and retired for the second time in 1999.
As an independent consultant Dick advises
clients on strategic planning, business development, outsourcing and
privatization opportunities. He also has participated in a number of
domestic and international program reviews and assessments. Dick
Wisniewski is the recipient of a number of NASA and U.S. Government awards
for leadership and management excellence.
Biography
BARDOS
CONWAY
FRANKLE GRIFFIN KOFFLER
OJALEHTO REEVES
WHITMAN
WILLIAMSON
WISNIEWSKI ZIMMERMAN
