DK Sachdev President SpaceTel Consultancy Adjunct Professor George Mason University

Mr. Sachdev is the Founder and President of SpaceTel Consultancy based in Vienna, Virginia. Through this company, Mr. Sachdev provides management and engineering support to organizations engaged in operating and/or developing total systems for broadband, multimedia, Internet, telecommunications and digital satellite broadcasting. Mr. Sachdev also holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.

From 1996 through 2000, Mr. Sachdev was at WorldSpace, Washington DC, a pioneer in digital radio satellite systems. As Senior Vice President, Engineering & Operations, he had the responsibility for the engineering, deployment and operations of the complete worldwide infrastructure of the company consisting of three satellites, broadcast and business networks. While at WorldSpace, Mr. Sachdev also led the evolution and early stages of the engineering development of the XM Radio system.

For almost two decades ending in 1996, Mr. Sachdev was at the center of the expansion of the INTELSAT’s global telecommunication network. After establishing the in-house technology development team in the early 80s, Mr. Sachdev led a team for the development, procurement and deployment of 16 new satellites (INTELSAT VIIs and VIIIs), today forming the backbone of INTELSAT’s and New Skies networks. Matching this effort in the space segment, were several equally impressive efforts for INTELSAT’s international terrestrial network.

Prior to crossing the oceans in 1978, Mr. Sachdev held several senior positions in the Indian Telecommunications Service and the associated industry. He created during the early 1970’s one of the largest design and development organizations in electronics and telecommunications at ITI, Bangalore, an achievement recognized at the national level through the Vikram Sarabhai award in 1976. He led the development and production of a whole new range of commercial and government systems for telecommunications including satellite systems.

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