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AeroAstro Management Team:

Paul LithgowPresident -- 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.


Pat RemiasExecutive Vice President and General Manager, Space -- Patricia Remias

Ms. Pat Remias joined Comtech AeroAstro in 2001, initially serving as Program Manager for AeroAstro's STPSat-1 spacecraft program. She was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Programs and now serves as Executive Vice President and General Manager of all Comtech AeroAstro's space activities. In this role, Ms. Remias has full responsibility for activities in the Space Group, including ensuring outstanding performance on all Comtech AeroAstro's ongoing and planned space programs, coordinating pursuit of related business opportunities, and building engineering and corporate infrastructure.

Ms. Remias has spent her entire career in weapons system and satellite development. She has over 23 years of management experience in DoD, NASA, and commercial aerospace programs, working for entities like NAVAIR and Orbital Sciences Corporation prior to joining Comtech AeroAstro. Since 1989, she has focused primarily on small satellite system development, launch, and operation, including management of five small satellite development efforts.

Ms. Remias earned her BS in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Certificate in Engineering Management from The Catholic University of America. She has served on AIAA's National Capital Section Executive Council and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for Virginia Tech's Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering.


Craig GravelleExecutive Vice President, Program Development & Business Planning -- Craig Gravelle

Mr. Craig Gravelle, Comtech AeroAstro's Executive Vice President of Program Development & Business Planning, has over 25 years of space system development and advanced programs experience. As a member of Comtech AeroAstro's executive management team, his primary responsibilities are to generate new business, form strategic partnerships, develop new customers, and support Comtech AeroAstro's continued growth strategy.

Before joining Comtech AeroAstro, Mr. Gravelle worked for companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 global aerospace firms. He was founder and Chief Operating Officer of Signal Research Corporation (SRC), a Colorado-based provider of unique, high-value intelligence and space solutions. He has also held key operations and business development positions with Lockheed Martin, Spectrum Astro, and General Dynamics. His experience includes appointments as Director of Strategic Planning for Spectrum Astro and Vice President & General Manager of Space and Surveillance for General Dynamics Electronic Systems.

Mr. Gravelle earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan and has taken masters level classes at the University of Colorado.


Clayton SmithExecutive Vice President and General Manager of Communications and Sensors -- R. Clayton Smith

Mr. Clayton Smith joined Comtech AeroAstro in early 2008 as Vice President of Engineering for Communications and Sensors (CAS), responsible for the overall technical direction of this sector of business. Subsequently, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager of CAS with full responsibility for all activities in the CAS Group. These responsibilities include ensuring the success of all products/systems developed and produced by CAS, coordinating CAS pursuit activities, and building engineering and corporate infrastructure.

Prior to joining Comtech AeroAstro, Mr. Smith was the CTO and VP of Engineering at Picosecond Pulse Labs (PSPL), where he directed all of PSPL's development efforts. Before PSPL, Mr. Smith worked for 25 years at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Technical Staff Member and Section Leader for Electronics and Electro-optic Engineering; he remains a Visiting Guest Scientist at Los Alamos. Mr. Smith is a recognized expert in analog and RF circuit design with over 40 publications and patents. He has received three Los Alamos Distinguished Performance Awards, six US Department of Energy Awards of Excellence, three Los Alamos Awards of Excellence for Technology Transfer, and an RD100 Award for best inventions of 1998.








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