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Stellar Solutions Names Jeffrey Langhan as Chief Financial Officer

High-growth financial expert succeeds retiring Stellar Solutions CFO Craig Fairlee

Los Altos, CA, June 20 – Stellar Solutions, Inc., the global aerospace engineering services company, is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Langhan has joined as Chief Financial Officer. He brings to the role nearly two decades in high-growth financial operations across government contracting, aerospace and technology services. He succeeds Stellar Solutions’ longtime leader and CFO Craig Fairlee, who remains as a strategic advisor to the company throughout the transition in anticipation of his planned retirement at the end of the year.

Jeffery Langhan, Chief Financial Officer, Stellar Solutions

“Stellar Solutions is thrilled to have Jeff join us as CFO at a time when our growth is accelerating in the dynamic global aerospace industry. We are enormously grateful to Craig Fairlee for driving a continuous improvement culture that led to this growth posture. Now, with Jeff in the seat and Craig advising, we have the dream team in place to fully transform our professional operations and maximize our capacity, efficiency and talent,” said CEO Janet Grondin, CEO of Stellar Solutions, a woman-owned, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning company that for 29 years has served customers across the Defense, Intelligence, Commercial, Civil and International sectors.

In his numerous financial management roles, Langhan has supported both M&A and organic growth. For the last three years, he was CFO and Senior Vice President at MicroTechnologies LLC, providing telecommunications, cyber security, infrastructure and professional services. Prior to that, he led financial operations as Senior Director of Finance at MAG Aerospace, a private-equity-backed enterprise in the government contracting aerospace industry. Earlier he spent eleven years in numerous financial roles at Leidos, formerly SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation). Langhan holds an MBA and Bachelor of Science, both from Virginia Tech. He will operate at Stellar Solutions’ Chantilly, VA, office.

Fairlee joined Stellar Solutions in October 2014 following 20 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its predecessor company that had reached $1.5-billion during his tenure as Vice President of Finance. He has led Stellar Solutions through its own significant growth with aerospace engineers and expert teams in 30 states, as well as in England and France. Fairlee championed Stellar Solutions’ application of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award that it won in 2017, and which subsequently led to the company’s enduring relationship with the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Since winning the Baldrige award, Fairlee continued to drive process improvement under Board Chair and Founder Celeste Ford who subsequently won the E. David Spong Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. He holds a Master of Science from Golden Gate University and Bachelor of Science from California State University, Chico.

About Stellar Solutions, Inc.: Stellar Solutions, Inc. is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors. Stellar Solutions provides systems engineering capabilities and strategic support for global communications, remote sensing, national defense, and space exploration. These solutions to customer critical needs connect technology and customers across multiple domains. With physical operations throughout the U.S. and around the globe, Stellar Solutions is a recognized leader in delivering end-to-end critical expertise and problem-solving skills. https://www.stellarsolutions.com

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Stellar Solutions names Úna Stanniland Director of UK Operations and Andrew Davies Head of Special Projects

Los Altos, CA, September 6 – Stellar Solutions, Inc., the global aerospace engineering services company, has named Úna Stanniland, seasoned advisor to space industry and government entities, as Director of UK Operations. Andrew Davies, a respected leader who significantly elevated the company’s presence in the UK, will continue his commitment to the company as Head of Special Projects.

Úna Stanniland, Director of UK Operations, Stellar Solutions

“Expanding Stellar Solutions’ UK leadership team with Úna Stanniland is key to our global growth strategy. Úna’s knowledge, combined with her established relationships in the burgeoning space industry, adds to Andrew’s long-standing reputation as an industry expert and allows us to focus on our customer’s critical needs while collaborating closely with Europe and the US,” said Janet Grondin, CEO, Stellar Solutions.

Stanniland is a trusted aerospace expert who for over twenty years has delivered project and service management knowledge services across a diverse portfolio of defense and aerospace organizations, predominately for satcom capabilities. In close coordination with Davies, she has also worked as a Stellar Solutions Advisor over the past 18 months in planning and supporting the company’s growth.

For the last ten years, Stanniland led a consulting company serving industry, government and defense agencies, and managing important UK SATCOM programs. During this time, she led a multi-skilled, multi-organizational team to deliver an Invitation to Negotiate to Industry proposal worth roughly £1 billion for the next generation UK military satcom service. For Inmarsat, the British satellite telecommunications company, she managed the co-funded European Space Agency (ESA) program, ‘INVISON’, part of the Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) nurturing innovation.

Earlier during her nine years at Airbus, most recently as Operating Officer and Satellite Programme Manager, she worked in Defense and Space on the Skynet 5 Programme. She began her career at Nortel Networks.

Over the last five years, Davies expanded the Stellar UK team of expert employees and Advisors and enhanced the Stellar Solutions UK operations and business processes, gaining ISO9001-2015 accreditation and cyber essentials certification. His 30 years of experience as a consultant and business manager in major space programs include his role as a prominent figure in the pilot program to set up the UK National Space Partnership. He has advised government agencies including ESA, UK Space Agency, NATO, UK Ministry of Defense, the EU, and other organizations in the international space industry supply chain.

He has extensive knowledge of the satcom sector in both military and civil domains and is currently leading the business analysis of products and services for an ESA project examining the role for satcom and 5G in support of autonomous platforms. He is also leading the Lender Technical advisor team on the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission. Davies brings this gravitas to UKSpace, the official trade association of the UK space industry, as Vice Chair of the SME Committee.

About Stellar Solutions, Inc.

Stellar Solutions, Inc. is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.  Stellar Solutions provides systems engineering capabilities and strategic support for global communications, remote sensing, national defense, and space exploration. These solutions to customer critical needs connect technology and customers across multiple domains. With physical operations throughout the U.S. and around the globe, Stellar Solutions is a recognized leader in delivering end-to-end critical expertise and problem-solving skills. https://www.stellarsolutions.com/

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Stellar Solutions is Named to 2023 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area List by Fortune Media and Great Place To Work

Los Altos, CA — Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Stellar Solutions, Inc. as one of this year’s Best Workplaces in the Bay Area. This is the company’s third time being named to this prestigious list. Earning a spot means that Stellar Solutions has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing itself as one of the best workplaces for companies headquartered in the San Francisco Bay region. In prior years, Stellar Solutions also ranked as a Best Medium Workplace™ and Best Workplace for Millennials™. To determine the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ List, Great Place To Work collected nearly 100,000 confidential survey responses from employees at eligible companies. Via the Trust Index™ Survey, employees shared honest feedback about their experience by responding to 60 statements about the employee experience and answering two open-ended questions. The Best Workplaces in the Bay Area list is highly competitive. Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were selected based on their ability offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, race, gender, sexual orientation, work status, or other demographic identifier. To be eligible for the list, companies must be Great Place To Work Certified™, have at least 10 U.S. employees, and be headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. “Congratulations to Best Workplaces in the Bay Area,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “Amid ongoing uncertainty and challenging market pressures, these companies stuck by their principles and delivered exemplary experiences for all employees. The reward? Those workers are giving their full effort — driving productivity, innovation, and a great experience for their customers.” “Fortune congratulates the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area,” says Fortune Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell. “Employee experience is critical to company performance, and these companies are setting that standard.”

About Stellar Solutions

Stellar Solutions, Inc. is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.  Stellar Solutions provides systems engineering capabilities and strategic support for global communications, remote sensing, national defense, and space exploration. These solutions to customer critical needs connect technology and customers across multiple domains. With physical operations throughout the U.S. and the globe, Stellar Solutions is a recognized leader in delivering end-to-end critical expertise and problem-solving skills.

About Great Place to Work

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.

About Fortune

The Fortune mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, telling great stories, and building world-class communities. We measure performance by rigorous benchmarks. And we hold companies accountable. Our goal is to make Fortune a force for good through its second century and beyond.

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Stellar Advisors Help Shape the Future of the Air Force and Space Force

Stellar Solutions was exceedingly proud to receive a letter of appreciation by US Air Force Academy Commandant of Cadets Brigadier General Paul Moga for our role in preparing his cadets for one of the greatest responsibilities in their military careers – conflicts in active duty. To deliver the premier quality training our troops deserve, Punch Moulton, our VP of Defense Support and Cyber Strategies (and a retired Major General), brought together an outstanding team of Stellar Advisors: Major General (ret) Duane Jones, RADM (ret) Dan Lloyd and Major General (ret) Pete Fesler. They are among the 80+ Stellar Advisors of top military experts and government officials who distinguish our ability to serve our clients. Brigadier General Moga’s recognition is particularly significant because he commands the 4,300-member Cadet Wing and more than 200 Air Force and civilian personnel. He guides the military training, leadership and character development, Basic Cadet Training, and Expeditionary Skills Training for the Cadet Wing. With a deep determination towards their success, Moulton’s team contributed personal time over the weekends to facilitate a series of sophisticated exercises addressing the opportunities and challenges of careers in the Air Force and Space Force.  Some examples:

  • Jones facilitated maintenance, logistics, security forces, and medical exercises.
  • Lloyd led the cadets’ planning and then role-played the President of the United States as the cadets delivered a “National Security Council” decision brief.
  • Fesler and Moulton ran a high-end examination of “Integrated Air and Missile Defense,” that in Brigadier General Moga’s words, “began with a PhD-level look at Defense Design and then led the cadets through a challenging simulation of ballistic and cruise missile attacks.”

Stellar Solutions CEO Janet Grondin said, “We were extremely proud to have Punch, Duane, Dan, and Pete sharing their wisdom with our future Air and Space leaders.  Stellar Advisors help shape our future by training tomorrow’s decision-makers today.” See these photos from the Air Force Academy showing the Stellar Advisor team in action during the Integrated Air and Missile Defense simulations. ]>

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Stellar Solutions Names Agnès Lahure-Lecompte as Director of Stellar Solutions Aerospace France

Palo Alto, CA, November 14, 2022 – Stellar Solutions, Inc., the global aerospace engineering services leader, has named Dr. Agnès Lahure-Lecompte as Director of Stellar Solutions Aerospace France (SSAF).  Dr. Lahure-Lecompte joins SSAF after 28 years in the industry, 21 of those with Airbus Defence & Space, where she held numerous critical management and business development positions. Stellar Solutions Aerospace France is engaged across the global market for satellite communications, remote sensing, launch, and on-orbit capabilities.

Seasoned aerospace systems engineering expert to lead key segment of International business

Dr. Lahure-Lecompte was most recently Proposal Manager for EUTELSAT 36X, a multi-beam satellite for broadcast and telecommunications services, at Airbus Defence & Space. Prior to that, she was the company’s Program Manager for Inmarsat 6 F2, served as Head of Payload Engineering from 2016 -2017, and managed launch campaigns for AMU1 and EB9B/EDRS-A on the Proton rocket. Earlier in her career, she worked at Thales Alenia Space and Aerospatiale as an antenna software manager.

“Dr. Lehure-Lecompte is a proven leader in the aerospace industry with the experience to take our global customers to the next level of performance.  Under her leadership, Stellar Solutions Aerospace France will support manufacturing and deployment of critical space capabilities that connect and inform friends and allies across the globe,” said Stellar Solutions CEO Janet Grondin.   
  
Dr. Lahure-Lecompte earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Université Bordeaux I in 1997 while working on ionic propulsion at Airbus, formerly Matra Marconi Space, in the Mathematics Methods and Analysis Software Development Department.

SSAF is owned by Stellar Solutions, Inc. and is part of a constellation of companies operating seamlessly to serve customers across global markets. Together with Stellar Solutions Aerospace Limited, based in the United Kingdom, SSAF represents the International sector of Stellar Solutions and is one of the “five points of the star” that also include commercial, defense, intelligence, and civil sectors. 

About Stellar Solutions, Inc.:  Stellar Solutions, Inc. is a global aerospace and systems engineering services provider to commercial, defense, intelligence, civil and international sectors.  Stellar Solutions provides systems engineering capabilities and strategic support for global communications, remote sensing, national defense, and space exploration. These solutions to customer critical needs connect technology and customers across multiple domains. With physical operations throughout the U.S. and around the globe, Stellar Solutions is a recognized leader in delivering end-to-end critical expertise and problem-solving skills. https://www.stellarsolutions.com/

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