•Twenty-five years experience developing earth science and atmospheric business areas
- Applying knowledge of customer applications to system requirements
- Creating and maintaining program pipelines to support business objectives
- Finding funding for federal and commercial programs both internationally and domestic
•Technical expertise: remote sensing for meteorology, oceanography, climate and land observation; geospatial application of environmental data; meteorological and oceanographic forecasting
•Involved with most US civil and defense operational weather satellite programs including GOES, TIROS, DMSP, NPOESS, WSF, FFM from many perspectives including sensor development, satellite buses, ground processing and data applications
•Ten years close working relationship with meteorological, oceanographic and space government agencies of Japan (JMA, JAXA), South Korea (KMA, KORDI, KARI) and Brazil (INPE, INMET, MOST) as well as in-country industry and academics
Vice President, Business Development @ Responsible for new business opportunity creation and indentification, and capture planning and management within Federal Governement agencies consistent with the comapny's strategic goals.
GST provides superior service in the fields of science, engineering, Information Technology (IT), and technical support to worldwide government, industry, and academic clients. GST has built a highly specified workforce that includes experts in these key domains. From projects such as instrument engineering for the Hubble Space Telescope program, to meteorology, software engineering, and satellite communications—GST is committed to technical excellence and customer satisfaction. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Greenbelt, MarylandPrincipal @ • Satellite and aerial remote sensing for earth observation, climate and weather
• Geospatial weather products for civil and defense applications
• Business Development of geospatial solutions for civil, defense and intelligence applications From January 2012 to July 2013 (1 year 7 months) Alexandria, VAVP Federal Business Development @ • Lead executive for business development and direct sales into the U.S. Federal government market sector for end-to-end geospatial solutions and remote sensing. Technologies and services include: GIS services and development, portals and web distribution, 3D building extraction, LIDAR and hyperspectral imaging and processing, land use, change detection, decision support tools, multiple source data fusion, 3D building/terrain models and fly-through capabilities, environmental sustainability, to name a few From May 2009 to January 2012 (2 years 9 months) Director, Environmental Programs @ • Organized and directed customer interface and strategy development for earth science programs including earth observation, atmospheric science, weather, space weather, oceanography
• Supported the identification and development of environmental business opportunities across business unit boundaries
• Developed and led advocacy initiatives to gain funding and political support for civil and commercial space, climate monitoring and other environmental programs
• Created and implemented pursuit team and executive level customer contact plans to support civil and commercial space system objectives From 2004 to 2009 (5 years) Vice President, Meteorological and Aeronautical Satellites @ • Responsible for developing domestic and international opportunities for weather and air traffic control satellites systems, including ground control stations and image processing systems
• Worked closely with NASA, NOAA and international customers at all levels to identify requirements and provide support including system concept, orbital slot coordination, launch, ground system support and financing From 1995 to 2004 (9 years) Product LIne Manager, Remote Sensing @ • Responsible for strategic planning, market analysis, competitive analysis and directing R&D for visible and infrared sensors for GEO and LEO and airborne applications
• Led or supported development of new business opportunities for DOD, NOAA/NASA, and BMDO in remote sensing mission areas including: agriculture, weather, oceanography, land observation, land mine detection, and missile defense From 1990 to 1994 (4 years)
MS, Oceanography and Meteorology @ The United States Naval Postgraduate School From 1983 to 1984 MS, Systems Technology @ The United States Naval Postgraduate School From 1978 to 1980 BS, Oceanography @ United States Naval Academy From 1971 to 1975 Michael (Mike) Wooster is skilled in: Remote Sensing, Program Management, Geomatics, DoD, LiDAR, GIS, Defense, Environmental Awareness, ESRI, Proposal Writing, GPS, Meteorology, Satellite, Business Development, Intelligence, Strategy, Sustainability, Image Processing, Management, Sensors, Spatial Analysis, ArcGIS, Government, Geography, Systems Engineering, CRM, Government Contracting, Security Clearance, Data Management, Technical Writing, Air Force, Analysis, Earned Value Management, Integration, National Security, Requirements Management, Space Systems, Military, Aerospace, System Design, System Architecture, Engineering Management
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