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Melissa Sampson, Ph.D.

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Orbit Fab
📍 United States

Melissa Sampson is a highly accomplished aerospace executive and the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Orbit Fab. Her career includes senior roles at Lockheed Martin and Ball Aerospace, focusing on creating new business strategies and market expansion, particularly in the cislunar economy. People describe her as a resilient, professional, and calm leader.

Beyond her executive roles, Melissa is a certified coach with credentials in Brain-Based Coaching and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) certification. This demonstrates a clear passion for leadership development and helping others grow professionally, aligning with her attendance at specialized womens leadership training programs during her career.

She is a recipient of the prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship, awarded to women pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and sciences.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Strategy & Business Development
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Melissa shows up

Objective Evaluator
Risk Tolerant
Fast But Thoughtful

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Melissa cares about

In-Space Economy
As a leader at Orbit Fab, a key satellite refueling company, she is at the forefront of building the in-space servicing and logistics market.
Cislunar Development
Her background includes leading strategy for lunar infrastructure, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), and positioning companies as leaders in the emerging cislunar environment.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Vice President of Strategy & Business Development
Orbit Fab
10-2023 - 2-2025
Business Development and Strategy
Lockheed Martin
6-2022 - 10-2023
Lunar Infrastructure Strategy & Business Development Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin
7-2018 - 3-2022
Business Development Leader/Senior Advanced Systems Manager
Ball Aerospace
Business Development and Program Manager, Advanced Programs
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
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Education
Ph.D.
University of Colorado Boulder
B.S.
William & Mary
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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