______Dean Olmstead______
Professional Experience
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) January 2008-October 2010
President, EchoStar Satellite Services Denver, Colorado
- Leading operations and strategic development of a newly formed satellite operating company
- 8 satellites in orbit, 4 under construction, about $400m in revenue
- Improving market share with creative, customer-responsive deals, and utilizing EchoStar’s unique heritage in providing video services
TerreStar Corporation (NASDAQ:TSTR) February 2008-October 2010
Director, TerreStar Board Reston, Virginia
- Director of a start-up satellite operator offering a new generation (4G) of mobile satellite services
- Advising on strategic developments such as attaining European spectrum, and chip set standards
Satellite Development LLC
Chairman, Satellite Development October 2004-October 2010
Chairman, BB Sat Princeton, New Jersey
- Created new satellite broadband company, “BB Sat,” now preparing for operations in Asia
- Advising clients on strategic growth initiatives and financing
- Providing “angel” funding and serving as a directorof companies such as NYTOR and Core180
Loral Space and Communications, Inc.(NASDAQ:LORL) November 2005-January 2008
Director and Special Advisor, Loral Board New York, New York
- Director of a satellite manufacturing and satellite operating company with $1 Billion revenue
- Leading strategic development, including $3 Billion acquisition of Telesat Canada
Arrowhead Global Solutions. Inc.
Director, Arrowhead Board of Advisors March 2005-September 2006
President, Arrowhead Global Solutions Falls Church, Virginia
- Managedgovernment services company with $100 Million revenue and 200 employees
- Led successful transaction with ABRY/Caprock to buy out founding shareholder
SES Global, S.A. (Euronext:SESG)
Chairman, SES Global Americas November 2001-September 2004
Member, SES Global Executive Committee Princeton, New Jersey
SES Americom, Inc.
President and CEO, SES Americom, Inc.
Chairman, Americom Asia-Pacific
Director, Americom Government Services, Inc.
- Led operating company with $600 Million revenue, $500 Million capex/year, and 450 employees
- Conceived and created threenew market segments for growth: mobile broadband, DTH capacity outsourcing (Americom2Home), and HD ‘neighborhood’ (HD Prime), resulting in the addition of $3.2 Billion in backlog; and initiated IPTV planning
SES Astra, S.A. January 1998-November 2001
Member, SES ASTRA Management Committee Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Director, AsiaSat Board(NYSE:SAT)
- Transformed European company from single-market/single-product to global industry leader
- Identified and promoted GE Americom as acquisition target; led acquisition team
- Executed acquisitions of strategic stakesin operating companies: AsiaSat, NSAB, Star One
- Directed team that created the 2-way satellite broadband “DVB-RCS” standard
Hughes Electronics, Inc.
DirecTV Japan October 1996-December 1997
Executive VP-Engineering, IT and Operations Tokyo, Japan
- Designed, installed and operated in Japan the world’s first all-digital satellite broadcast center
- Completed $160Million program under budget and on time
Hughes Hong Kong, Ltd April 1994-October 1996
Managing Director Hong Kong
- Sold four, $80 Millioneach (approx), satellites as head of Southeast Asian sales
- Sold $120 Million Master Systems Integrator contract to Hong Kong Airport Authority
- Initiated Mobile Satellite Service and Spaceway (broadband) initiatives in region: ACeS, APMT
JCSAT, Inc. March 1993-April 1994
Chief Engineer Tokyo, Japan
- Assisted in profitable $150 Million sale of Hughes shares to Japanese partners
- Initiated design effort for JCSAT’s next generation of satellites and international expansion
New Venture Organization March 1992-March 1993
Deputy Director Los Angeles, CA
- Headed operations and built a best-in-class business development and analysis team of 22 people
- Developed opportunities for exporting DirecTV and AMSC business models overseas
- Designed early business models for satellite broadband (Spaceway) and satellite radio (AMSR)
NASA
Chief (Acting), Advanced Communications Branch December 1987-March 1992
Program Manager,ACTS Washington, DC
- Led successful $500 Million flight program utilizing the most advanced technologies including
onboard digital signal processing and Ka-band frequencies
- Established ACTS Industry Experiments Program, including development of first Ka-band mobile
broadband communications, first gigabit satellite links, first ultra-small aperture terminals
- Inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame, 1997
U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Int’l Communications and Information Policy June 1984-December 1987
Deputy Director, Satellite and Cable Policy Branch Washington, DC
- Chaired interagency COMSAT Instructional Process Working Group; promoted competition
- Led first successful consultation process with INTELSAT for a U.S. Separate System (PanAmSat)
- U.S. representative to ITU Legal Experts Group; drafted key sections of ITU Constitution
- Received Meritorious Honor Award
Education
The American University Washington, DC Ph.D. studies in Economics, 1984 – 1989
StanfordUniversity, School of Engineering Palo Alto, CA
M.S. – Engineering-Economic Systems, 1983
WesternWashingtonUniversity Bellingham, WA
B.A. – Mathematics and Economics, 1979