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I am an attorney who has worked in domestic
and international spectrum management since 2008, serving as ARRL’s Chief
Technology Officer from 2010-2016. I have spent the last few years in the
commercial satellite industry, and I currently serve as Director of Regulatory
Affairs in the Washington, DC, office of Inmarsat.
Satellite communication is neither easy nor
inexpensive, but we (and the broader amateur community) do with little what
others do with much more. We do so because we have an abundance of passion for what
we do, leading to worthwhile results.
The amateur-satellite service is a vital component
of the vast benefit amateur radio brings to society. Our present fleet of
amateur satellites may be operated by a United States amateur holding any class
of license. As the broader amateur community seeks new ways to engage new radio
amateurs (illustrated by ARRL’s consideration of revised privileges for
Technician Class licensees), amateur satellites offer all a chance to do
something out of the ordinary with low barriers to entry. AMSAT does itself and
the broader amateur community a service when it promotes this aspect of our
field.
Commercial (and amateur) spectrum
management requires consensus building among a variety of stakeholders. My
ability to build consensus has been recognized by appointments to chairs of ITU
technical groups and industry coordination posts. I am particularly proud to
have chaired the WRC-12 sub-working group that reached consensus on the
relatively new 630-meter band (admittedly not an amateur satellite band, but
hard won nonetheless).
To a person, all of my fellow candidates
have made significant contributions to the cause, and I am honored to stand
among them. If you feel, as I do, that spectrum and orbital management expertise
would be a valuable addition to the collective skill set of our Board of
Directors, I would welcome and appreciate one of your votes. Whether elected or
not as either a member or an alternate, I pledge to promote congeniality and
consensus among the varied interests within the amateur satellite community as
we seek to add to our fleet and continue to grow.
