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Ross Barker

Vice President, Satellite Operations at Space42
26.6 yrs experienceTelecommunications
Oct 2024

The move

MoveYahsat → Space42
TitleExecutive Vice President, Satellite Operations → Vice President, Satellite Operations
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE17.7
Total experience26.6 years
Space42 headcount501-1,000 employees
Space42 industrySpace Research and Technology
Space42 HQAbu Dhabi
Space42 typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Vice President, Satellite OperationsOct 2024 — Present
    Space42· United Arab Emirates
  2. Executive Vice President, Satellite OperationsJan 2018 — Sep 2024
    Yahsat· United Arab Emirates
  3. Executive Director, Satellite OperationsJul 2014 — Dec 2017
    Yahsat· United Arab Emirates
  4. Director, Satellite OperationsJun 2008 — Jun 2014
    Yahsat· United Arab Emirates
  5. Mission ManagerAug 2006 — May 2008
    Astrium· United Kingdom
  6. Spacecraft Operations ManagerApr 2003 — Jul 2006
    EADS Astrium· United Kingdom
  7. System Engineering Team LeaderNov 2002 — Mar 2003
    Astrium· United Kingdom
  8. Systems EngineerJun 2002 — Oct 2002
    Astrium· United Kingdom
  9. Software EngineerOct 2000 — May 2002
    Astrium· United Kingdom
  10. Assistant Software EngineerJan 1999 — Sep 2000
    Astrium

Education

Top skills

Satellite CommunicationsSATCOMSpace SystemsSystem DesignSatelliteDefense

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