GPS acquisition and program decisions
On the GPS Program Executive Officer staff, I supported governance of a $32B portfolio. My work included GPS III funding, OCX control-segment risk, and a gap-filler strategy for senior leaders.
Hello, I’m Dennis
I lead technical programs in space, cloud, and national security.
I work with engineers, operators, security teams, and government customers to make complex systems useful, secure, and dependable.
I’m based in Fairfax, Virginia, and currently work with Amazon Leo Government.
What I’m doing now
Amazon Leo Government
Amazon Leo is building a low-Earth-orbit satellite network for customers who need reliable connectivity beyond the reach of existing infrastructure.
My work is on the government field-operations side. I focus on support-platform architecture, systems integration, identity, and the engineering work needed to support a complex service in the field.
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Selected work
Three programs that shaped how I work.
Each one required technical judgment, steady coordination, and a clear understanding of the mission behind the system.
A global ground system for trusted warning
I led a $20M-per-year program across nine sites, working within a mission supported by Sandia and Los Alamos expertise. We forecast 20% lifecycle savings and delivered a $3M modernization 30 days early.
Moving mission data across boundaries
I led a 55-person, $50M+ portfolio that integrated OPIR data and 15 additional feeds. The team moved a cross-domain platform from concept to a $10M deployment and secured a $26M follow-on.
What I want to do next
Keep working on difficult, useful technology.
I’m most interested in roles where commercial technology and public-sector missions meet. That could mean satellite connectivity, practical AI, secure infrastructure, or another field where the technical and organizational problems are tightly connected.
I do my best work when I can help a strong team find clarity, make good decisions, and turn a promising idea into something people can rely on.
Space systems
Applied AI
Secure cloud
Cybersecurity
Government technology
Experience
From military space programs to commercial technology.
Amazon
Amazon Leo Government and Foundational Security Services. Current work includes government support architecture and field operations. Earlier work focused on just-in-time privileged access across 14 fleets and more than 200 AWS services.
Microsoft
Strategic Ventures and Microsoft 365. Built programs in autonomous AI, quantum, and secure cloud, and helped two sovereign clouds reach authorization.
National security space
SAIC, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the U.S. Air Force. Work included Minuteman III operations, nuclear detonation detection, GPS acquisition, overhead intelligence, and space architecture.
Experience across
Public sources for program context
Public mission context comes from unclassified sources. Personal contributions and figures come from my résumé. Organization names and marks identify employment or mission context and do not imply endorsement.