Michael Johnston has more than 30 years of experience in systems engineering and business management of aircraft, space, and telecommunications systems for the Federal Government and commercial clients. He currently leads Booz Allen Hamilton’s Space and Nuclear business within the Aerospace market. Michael’s systems engineering expertise includes rapid prototyping, requirements management, architecture analysis, modeling and simulation, and Agile development, among others. He has been a key liaison between the development and operational communities in the fielding of large-scale systems and is an acknowledged subject matter expert in aircraft performance, satellite systems, and terrestrial wireless communication protocols. Prior to Booz Allen, Michael supported the Iridium development and fielding program and led the team that tested the first Iridium constellation at Motorola.