Building & Operating a Satellite Ground System and Spacecraft Manufacturing Business

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Alan Meeh and two partners formed Skylink Technology in 1996 in New Jersey in order to supply their engineering expertise to the aerospace industry. Over the years, they designed and developed products to support spacecraft testing and satellite ground stations.  Throughout the twenty years in business, Skylink has solved many problems for its customers.  This talk will highlight some examples of projects that Skylink has worked and any lessons learned.  Alan will also address the business aspects of his company.  How he got started, growing pains and lessons learned. 

 



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  • Date: 22 Sep 2016
  • Time: 06:15 PM to 07:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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  • New Jerse Institute of Technology (NJIT)
  • 154 Summit Street
  • Newark, New Jersey
  • United States 07102
  • Building: ECE Building
  • Room Number: ECEC 202

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  • Safet Metjahic

    O: 212-548-7034

    C: 571-236-7555

    Email: smetjahic@mcguirewoods.com

  • Starts 02 September 2016 12:00 AM
  • Ends 21 September 2016 11:59 PM
  • All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • No Admission Charge


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Alan Meeh

Topic:

Building & Operating a Satellite Ground System and Spacecraft Manufacturing Support Business

Alan Meeh and two partners formed Skylink Technology in 1996 in New Jersey in order to supply their engineering expertise to the aerospace industry. Over the years, they designed and developed products to support spacecraft testing and satellite ground stations.  Throughout the twenty years in business, Skylink has solved many problems for its customers.  This talk will highlight some examples of projects that Skylink has worked and any lessons learned.  Alan will also address the business aspects of his company.  How he got started, growing pains and lessons learned. 

Biography:

Alan D. Meeh, President-CEO Skylink Technology, Inc.

Founder and major shareholder of Skylink Technology formed in 1996 to support the manufacturing and testing of spacecraft used in defense, civil, and commercial programs.

His responsibilities at Skylink have been the everyday company operations and development of specialized test systems. Prior to Skylink, he worked for Lockheed Martin (formally RCA Astro) in the satellite ground support group. Through the years at Lockheed Martin, he worked on a variety of programs both domestic and foreign.

He received my BSEE from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ.

Alan Meeh

Topic:

Building & Operating a Satellite Ground System and Spacecraft Manufacturing Support Business

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