Rob, a satellite an industry veteran who began his VSAT career in the early days of aeroplatforms, co-founded Lepton Global Solutionsnearly eight years ago as he was looking foways to provide flexible turnkey satellite services to government and military customers. During his time at Lepton, Rob gained significant
expertise not only in managing a small business, but also, in the technical understanding of how
to successfully manage global TDMA networks and support various types of terminals. He also developed relationships across the satellite industry ecosystem from capacity suppliers to teleport operators.
Since the acquisition of Lepton Global by Kymeta Corporation in August of 2020, Rob has transitioned to a new role as a Vice President of Business Development. With close SOCOM relationships and customer understanding, Rob’s primary focus is developing government and custom satellite solutions oriented toward mission critical customers. In August of 2023 Rob took over leading the US military and government sales team.
Before founding Lepton Global Solutions, Rob led the MTNGS sales team, where his knowledge of communications-on-the-move (COTM) technologies resulted in several big contract wins in airborne and maritime sectors.
Rob began his career in the satellite industry with Tachyon Networks, where he was responsible for all global government business and was an early adapter in Airborne (COTM) satellite communications. During his time at Tachyon, he gained expert knowledge on multiple platforms, including iDirect, ViaSat, and Comtech.