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John Heskett

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Member Board of Directors at DIFI Consortium
📍 Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway

John Heskett is the Chief Technology Officer at Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), leading the companys digital transformation. With over 20 years of experience in satellite ground systems, DSP design, and communications algorithms, he also serves on the board of the DIFI Consortium, advocating for industry-wide interoperability standards. He holds a Masters degree from Penn State University.

Beyond his extensive career in aerospace technology, John is a military veteran. He served for five years in the US Army overseas as a Microwave Communications Systems Repair Technician before starting his engineering education and career.

His personal passion is the virtualization and digitization of ground stations to support the evolving demands of the new space market.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Directors
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
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Digital Ground Stations
As CTO of KSAT and a DIFI board member, he leads the charge for digital transformation, virtualization, and standardized Digital-IF for ground networks.
Satellite Communications
His 20+ year career has focused on developing algorithms, hardware, and system solutions for space-to-ground communication links for LEO satellite constellations.
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Career

Work history

8-2021
Member Board of Directors
DIFI Consortium
8-2020
Chief Technology Officer
Kongsberg Satellite Services
8-2019 - 8-2020
Systems Architect
Kongsberg Satellite Services
11-2005 - 7-2019
Principal Systems Engineer
RT Logic
11-2003 - 11-2005
Hardware Design Engineer
Honeywell
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Engineering - MEng
Penn State University
1994 - 1998
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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