Expired Nov 2, 2022 – Dr. Claire Leon

AFCEA LA Chapter Virtual Event
November 2, 2022
Dr. Claire Leon

Please join us to hear the November luncheon topic “Space Systems Integration Office”. Dr. Claire Leon, SSIO Director, will engage with industry to discuss the mission and vision of SSIO and the challenges confronting the organization. Dr. Leon will be prepared to talk for 30-35 minutes and be ready to field questions for 25-30 minutes. Please feel free to add questions to the speaker when registering.

Dr. Claire Leon leads the Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) for the Space Systems Command within the United States Space Force. She leads the SSIO team in uniting the Systems-of-Systems integration effort across all SSC PEO portfolios and with mission partners in the National Security Space enterprise. Prior to joining the Space Force, she led the Graduate Systems Engineering programs at Loyola Marymount University. She previously worked for the US Air Force as a member of the Senior Executive Service, as the Director of the Launch Enterprise Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles, Air Force Base, California. She was responsible for leading the acquisition, integration, development, production, operation and sustainment of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program.

Dr. Leon held a variety of leadership positions in industry, government and academia. She started her career at Hughes, Space and Communications Group in 1979, in the Propulsion Department. She gained experience across the company, in Systems Test, Systems Engineering, Line Management, and Program Management through positions of increasing responsibility. In 2008, she was promoted to Vice President of Navigation and Communications Systems within Boeing, Space and Intelligence Systems, responsible for the Wideband Global SATCOM System, the Transformational Satellite Communications System and Global Positioning System IIF satellite systems, as well as a number of classified programs. She retired from Boeing, in 2013, as the Vice President of National Programs after 34 years in the aerospace industry.

This is a free online event on 2 November 2022. The webinar will open 30 minutes prior to allow registered guest to connect. The webinar will start at 1200 PT and go for about 1 hour. Sign-up for the free event at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yMQQjhaGSjmX06VLmLeUTQ

Please register NLT 1 Nov. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you have any questions, please contact Todd Wiest, AFCEA LA Chapter, VP Programs at todd.wiest@kratosdefense.com or John Claxton at john.claxton@saiteam.com.

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