The Johns Hopkins University

International Space University

Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. is a VC-funded startup that provides data services and communications from cis-lunar space and the surface of the Moon.  The company's mission is to explore the Moon and its potential for lunar storage and build out lunar infrastructure. The company is embarking on a series of missions that will develop architectures on and around the Moon.

Lonestar's services include: Data analytics, Archival services, Broadband relay, Lunar data storage, Disaster recovery.

Lonestar Data Holdings Inc.

President and Chief Revenue Officer 

Virgin Orbit

Vice President, Business 

Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC is a Delaware-registered company, with its principal offices located in Englewood, Colorado. The company was established in 2008 to address the United States market and its customers for the provision of small satellite solutions, applications, and services. 

• Provide complete in-house design, manufacture, launch, and operation of small satellites
• Deliver complete mission solutions for remote sensing, science, navigation, and telecommunications
• Deliver space training and development programs including on-the-job customer training
• Design and build remote sensing and communications payloads
• Supply avionics suites and subsystems
• Build and install ground infrastructure
• Provide consultancy services

Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC

Business Development Executive

Space Services Inc (SSI) is the world leader in Public Participation Space Missions and partner on numerous spacecraft and satellite missions.  SSI has generated global media attention for its commercial space launches and has been a key industry player developing new commercial models to help advance public and private space missions. SSI oversees four companies including Solar Sail Technologies, Celestis, Space Weather Advanced Systems, and NAME A STAR LIVE.

 SSI is one of the commercial infusion partners on the NASA Sunjammer Solar Sail. A public private partnership between NASA, NOAA, L'Garde, Space Services, and Micro Aerospace. The company has invested extensive resources in the development of solar sail technology. The Sunjammer Mission will deploy the world's largest solar sail on a mission of purpose towards the Sun. It will demonstrate solar sail "propellantless" technology as well as provide an early warning system against potentially devastating solar flares. Sunjammer will also be the largest public participation space mission where anyone can go by sending messages, photos, videos, and even DNA into space on board the 'Cosmic Archive.' The Cosmic Archive will remain in orbit around the Sun for millions of years, allowing humanity and its achievements to 'live forever' in space!

Space Services Holdings Inc

Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

Private spaceflight company

Excalibur Almaz is a private spaceflight company which plans to orbit manned spacecraft, by using modernized TKS space capsules and Almaz space stations, derived from the formerly secret Soviet space program. Missions will support orbital space tourism, and provide test beds for experiments in a microgravity environment.

As Head of Sales, I successfully implemented a global marketing and sales campaign that helped generate millions of dollars in sponsorship and revenue opportunities for the mission. The partnerships developed included Fortune 100 companies, luxury brand companies, and numerous education and charitable partnerships.

Excalibur Almaz

Head of Sales

XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and manages public competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind. 

The XPRIZE mission is to bring about “radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity” through incentivized competition. It fosters high-profile competitions that motivate individuals, companies and organizations across all disciplines to develop innovative ideas and technologies that help solve the grand challenges that restrict humanity’s progress.

The most high-profile XPRIZE to date was the Ansari XPRIZE relating to spacecraft development awarded in 2004. This prize was intended to inspire research and development into technology for space exploration.

While at the XPRIZE, I helped generate and manage all sponsorship sales for the 2007 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Responsibilities also included assisting the XPRIZE director in the planning and execution of the challenge at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. In 2011 I returned as a consultant  and developed a strategic path forward for the Google Lunar XPRIZE in 2011.

The X Prize Cup

Marketing Coordinator/Sponsorship Consultant

DFI International (NOW AVASCENT GROUP) is a boutique management consulting firm serving the defense, aerospace, homeland security, logistics, and financial industries.

For more than 25 years, Avascent (previously as DFI) has advised the world's largest prime defense contractors and systems integrators. In addition to core markets in defense and aerospace, Avascent's clients also operate in other sectors are influenced by government policy, such as energy, transportation and healthcare.

While at DFI, I served as a Senior Analyst where I: 

• Managed and researched numerous projects for Fortune 100 aerospace and defense firms including studies on launch vehicles, NASA and DOD budget trends, implications of the Vision for Space Exploration, logistics, and CBRNE defense
• Organized and co-managing the Coalition to Support Aeronautics Research consisting of five major defense and aerospace companies; presented findings at the Montana Aerospace Economic Development Summit; saved the NASA Aeronautics budget ($800M)from being cut further for 2 fiscal years
• Advocated on behalf of aerospace initiatives: conducted stakeholder analysis and interviews with NASA and Congressional officials; findings led to the development of a more cohesive industry “message”
• Managed a retainer for two major defense primes: assessed client capabilities, customers and competitors; recommended core market growth and adjacent market penetration strategies; findings led to reduced exposure to “at risk” markets 
• Authored a manual for foreign firms on “How to Gain Access to the US Defense Market”

Stephen Eisele