Executive Moves

Maxar Technologies announced on Thursday that Chris Shank has joined the company as the vice president of National Security Space, effective Monday.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has hired Steve Squyres, a professor of physical sciences at Cornell University, to serve as chief scientist of the aerospace company, GeekWire reported Wednesday.

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Mike Innella, former principal consultant at Strategic Results Consulting, has been appointed chief operating officer at MetaPhase Consulting, G2XChange ETC reported Wednesday.

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Rod Fontecilla, formerly senior vice president and chief technology officer at Altamira Technologies, has been appointed chief innovation officer and chief data scientist at Dovel Technologies.

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Linda Mras has joined CNSI as vice president of contracts, CNSI announced on Tuesday. Mras will be responsible for spearheading the contracts team at CNSI, including developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and processes for a client-focused contracting function and ensuring contract compliance.

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Analytical Space announced on Tuesday that Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and four-time Wash100 Award recipient has been appointed the eighth member of its advisory board. Cardillo will advise and counsel ASI as it deploys its satellite data relay network to serve the needs of the U.S. warfighter and intelligence professionals, as well as commercial end users.

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Martin Van Ryswyk, a more than 30-year software engineering veteran, has been appointed senior vice president of product at satellite imaging services firm Planet.

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Marty Cummings, a senior corporate adviser for the office of the CEO at Information International Associates, has joined Ambit Group as president and chief growth officer, G2XChange ETC reported Monday.

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Roger Sam, a sales and marketing veteran, has joined Alabama-based human capital and technology services firm HigherEchelon as vice president of federal technology programs.

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Jeff Jeffress, former managing director at Censeo Consulting Group, has joined FTI Consulting to serve as managing director of strategy and transformation, G2Xchange ETC reported Friday.

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Drone Aviation Holding has appointed executives David Aguilar and Dan Erdberg to fill the roles of former chairman and CEO Jay Nussbaum who recently passed away.

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