Keynote Address Monday, August 11, 2008 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Keynote Speaker

Carl A. Marchetto
Senior Vice President and President, ATK Space Systems

Carl A. Marchetto is Senior Vice President and President of ATK Space Systems for Alliant Techsystems (ATK).  Prior to joining ATK in January 2008, Carl was Executive Vice President and General Manager Space Systems group for Orbital Sciences, where he led an organization designing, building, and servicing communication, space research and earth imaging satellites for commercial, government and academic customers.

Carl’s previous experience includes a decade at Eastman Kodak that saw him rise to corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Digital and Film Imaging Systems. Before Kodak, Carl spent six years with Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Astro Space Division and 11 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Carl holds a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University and a B.S. degree in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He has also completed the post-graduate Engineering-Management Program at California Institute of Technology.