| D.K. Sachdev provides management, business and
engineering support for telecommunication, Internet and broadcasting systems. 1996-2000
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Operations, WorldSpace, Washington DC
- Responsible for the engineering, deployment and operations of
the complete worldwide infrastructure consisting of three satellites, broadcast and
business networks.
- Played a leading role for the infrastructure for XM Radio, one
of the two digital mobile radio satellite systems authorized by the FCC in the United
States.
1978-1996
Director, System Planning & Development, Intelsat, Washington, DC
- Managed Intelsats Technology Programs
- Established Integrated Planning & Engineering Teams for
the business justification, procurement, deployment and operations of 16 new satellites,
(Intelsat VII, VIII and K series), today forming the backbone of INTELSATs and New
Skies networks.
- Led the development of second generation TDMA system that
rejuvenated this access technique.
1956-1978
Prior to crossing the oceans in 1978, Mr. Sachdev held several senior positions in
the Indian Telecommunications Service and the associated industry.
- Created one of the largest design and development
organizations at Bangalore and led the development and production of a whole new range of
commercial and government systems for telecommunications including satellite systems.
- Received Vikram Sarabhai award in 1976.
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