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Manan Parikh

Critic · DISC type C
Senior Business Development Manager at CesiumAstro
📍 Corona, California, United States

Manan is a business development leader in the space and defense industry, with expertise in satellites, CubeSats, and launch vehicles. He has a strong engineering background with a Bachelor of Science from UC Irvine and currently works as a Senior Business Development Manager at CesiumAstro, driving growth strategy.

Outside of his professional life, Manan is passionate about world travel. He and his family took a year-long sabbatical to travel the globe together, documenting their journey. He enjoys connecting with others in the space community at industry events and online.

He took a full year off from his career to travel the world with his family.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Business Development Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Corona, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Manan shows up

Objective Thinker
Negotiator
Information Seeker

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Priorities

Topics Manan cares about

Space Commercialization
His career at CesiumAstro and Terran Orbital is focused on business development and growth strategy for commercial space technologies, including satellites and communications.
Satellite Technology
He is deeply involved in the SmallSat and CubeSat markets and frequently attends industry events like the SmallSat conference to discuss space-related technology.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Senior Business Development Manager
CesiumAstro
11-2023 - 3-2025
Director of Business Development
Terran Orbital Corporation
1-2023 - 11-2023
New Business Capture Manager
Terran Orbital Corporation
10-2021 - 1-2023
Gap Year
Year Off
10-2018 - 10-2021
Regional Sales Manager
VACCO Industries
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Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
UC Irvine
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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