DC Palter is Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Mentat Inc, the leading supplier of TCP/IP and other networking protocols to the computer industry. Recently, Mr. Palter has spearheaded Mentat’s introduction of networking products for the satellite industry. Prior to joining Mentat in 1995, Mr. Palter held various positions in marketing and engineering at Hughes Electronics, Allied-Signal Aerospace, and Kobe Steel.

Mr. Palter has written numerous articles on the satellite industry and is on the Board of Advisors to Satellite Communications magazine. In addition, he is also the author of a textbook on the Osaka dialect of Japanese. Mr. Palter holds a BSME degree from Northwestern University and an MBA in international marketing from the Anderson School at UCLA.