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Rick Lober

VP/GM Defense and Intelligence Systems Division

Hughes Network Systems

Country or State

United States

Bio

www.defense.hughes.com Meeting customers needs and requirements in communications systems through general and business unit management - at both small and mid-size ($50M-$1B) defense and telecommunications companies involved in the C4ISR market - SATCOM, signal processing, high speed surveillance links, intelligence applications, and software definable communications products and systems. Specific application to the growing communications on the move (COTM) and unmanned systems (UAV) market. Led P&L, program and capture for multiple large development programs ($5M - $100M) in the defense C4ISR market including SATCOM, UAS, Datalink, Search and Rescue (SAR), SIGINT and commercial cellular communications in the telecommunications space. Past experience in wireless technologies through start-up organizations - software definable (SDR) cellular base stations, E-911 location and smart antennas (MIM0). Strong technical, business development and P&L background. Multiple Security clearances. Specialties: General (GM), Operations and Engineering Management, Business Development, Proposal Management and Large Program Capture, Product Line Management and Road-mapping, Program and P&L Management, Acquisitions and Strategic Planning, Turn-around Situations, RF, DSP, SIGINT, COMINT, C4ISR, SDR, video, and information systems technologies

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Current Position

VP/GM Defense and Intelligence Systems Division at Hughes Network Systems

Degrees

MS/BS, Electrical Engineering

Past Talks

SATELLITE 2023

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