Vice President, Space Systems
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems Group
Mr. Burgess is vice president of Space Systems at General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Centenniel Colorado. Mr. Burgess is responsible for the operational execution and growth of an expanding portfolio of miniature, small and medium satellite system solutions, and space technologies across GA-EMS facilities located in Colorado, Alabama, Virginia and California. Space Systems and operates space capabilities for NASA, NOAA, and National Security customers.
Mr. Burgess joined GA-EMS after serving as chief technology officer at Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems, and as vice president of Business Development at SNC’s ISR Aviation and Security Sector. He lead a technology portfolio that included spaceplanes, satellites, satellites components, and rocket propulsion, and drove strategy for entering the national security space market. Previously, he led the National Security Space division at the former Orbital Sciences Corporation, developing satellite systems for the US Government, including GSSAP, ANGELS, EAGLE, MiTEx, and the CHIRP hosted payload.
Mr. Burgess holds an MS and BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the General Manager’s Program at Harvard Business School and is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Mr. Burgess is a published author and holds a patent on “Method and System for Formation-Keeping Between Orbiting Spacecraft by Varying their Ballistic Coefficients.” He is a past and present member of several Space and non-profit boards, and is serving as the Chairman of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences External Advisory Board at the University of Colorado Boulder.