Calvin Pennamon

Calvin Pennamon is director of the Operational Exploitation Systems (OES) operating unit for the Payload and Ground Systems division, Space Systems sector at Northrop Grumman, a premier provider of space and ground capabilities serving national security, civil and commercial customers.

In this role, he oversees the majority of the company’s overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) and data exploitation portfolios for ground operations from Boulder. Pennamon provides direction for the OES organization in developing cutting-edge processes and procedures to increase effectiveness for analysis of OPIR/radar/multi-Int fusion systems, ground entry point (GEP) development, and Command and Control (C2) capabilities for a multitude of satellite platforms. Previously, he managed the company’s mission payload engineering team for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation.

Pennamon started his career in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in roles supporting Space Systems Command’s Defense Support Program (DSP) and other constellation systems using OPIR to provide information to the warfighting community.

He is executive sponsor of several Northrop Grumman Employee Resource Groups and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, offering input to support the Aerospace industry and veterans.

Pennamon holds bachelor’s degrees in biological science and chemistry from Clemson University, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science and master’s degree in systems engineering from Regis University.