Management

President, Paul Lithgow

Mr. Paul Lithgow was named President of Comtech AeroAstro, Inc. in August 2008. He was previously AeroAstro's Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining AeroAstro, Mr. Lithgow served as the Director of Advanced Concepts at Radyne and led the Advanced Programs Division at Spectrum Astro until Aug 2004. Mr. Lithgow has over 25 years of management and technical experience and, in addition to Comtech AeroAstro, Radyne, and Spectrum Astro, has held senior positions with Aegis Research Corporation and had a wide ranging Air Force career serving in airlift, acquisition, and technical intelligence positions. Mr. Lithgow has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona and an MS in Engineering from Wright State University.

Also active in his community, Mr. Lithgow is a Member of the Board of Directors for Agape Youth Ministries, developing a program and building facilities to serve at-risk teens. He and his wife founded and directed Alan Ranch for troubled teens to help them turn their lives around by working with animals and on ranch facilities.

Vice President and General Manager, Programs
Stanley O. Kennedy, Jr.

Stanley O. Kennedy, Jr. serves as the Vice President and General Manager of Programs for Comtech AeroAstro. In this role Mr. Kennedy is responsible for executing all program activities to include Space Systems and Space Product development. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kennedy was Vice President and General Manager of the Space Products Group of the Comtech AeroAstro.

Mr. Kennedy has 24 years of hands-on experience in aerospace engineering; his extensive small satellite, launch vehicle, upper stage, and ground systems experience coupled with mission domain knowledge in military, intelligence, civil, and commercial markets supports Comtech AeroAstro's development of innovative solutions for key customers. Prior to joining Comtech AeroAstro, Mr. Kennedy served as the Senior Program Manager for developing innovative small satellite systems and concepts for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Kennedy is a recently appointed Associate Fellow and Lifetime Member, since 1983, of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Mr. Kennedy earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering at California State Polytechnic University Pomona and his Master of Engineering in Engineering Management at the University of Colorado - Boulder.