Paul Van Gelder Email & Phone Number

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

The Randstad, Netherlands

Responsible for the Operational and Service Readiness of SES-17, our first GEO Ka-band HTS satellite.

The Randstad, Netherlands

Responsible for the optimisation of our end-to-end systems, with a focus on our GEO HTS satellites.

Toulouse Area, France

Resident Spacecraft Systems Engineer for the SES-10, SES-12 and SES-14 Programs• Responsible for verification of design, test plans and product assurance for the satellites• Responsible for the oversight of manufacturing, integration and testing of the satellites• Responsible for dispositions of material and failure reviews• Support for launcher integration activities and launch campaign

Luxembourg

• Responsible for satellite health, safety and performance of the SES A2100 satellites• Responsible for operational concepts, tools and training for the SES A2100 satellites• Responsible for the evaluation of attitude control and propulsion subsystems• On-call ACS/Propulsion/FSW expert for the SES A2100 satellites• Support for satellite procurement programs• Responsible for the de-orbitation of NSS-703

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Resident Bus Engineer for the SES-8 Program• Responsible for verification of design, test plans and product assurance for the satellite bus• Responsible for the oversight of manufacturing, integration and testing of the satellite bus• Responsible for dispositions of material and failure reviews• Support for launcher integration activities and launch campaign (SpaceX Falcon 9 First GEO Transfer Mission)• Successful satellite launch in January, 2013

Luxembourg

• Responsible for satellite health, safety and performance of the SES SB4000 satellites• Responsible for operational concepts, tools and training for the SES SB4000 satellites• Responsible for the evaluation of attitude control and propulsion subsystems• On-call ACS/Propulsion/FSW expert for the SES SB4000 satellites• Support for satellite procurement programs

Delft Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for creating technical solutions in System Health Management (SHM) projects such as the design and development of a real-time health monitoring application for the combustion chamber of a cryogenic rocket engine• Responsible for the management of projects [50–250 kEUR] such as the design and prototype development of a fault detection and diagnosis system for cryogenic rocket engines• Responsible for the management of tenders [35–500 kEUR] such as the development of a Prognostic Health Management (PHM) system for cryogenic rocket engines

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for the development of automated spacecraft procedures, e.g., XIPS stationkeeping, for various 3-axis stabilized, geostationary telecommunication satellites• Support for anomaly investigations

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Responsible for the health and safety of the SES New Skies satellites and ground segment• Operational shift work and procedure development experience on all bus and payload subsystems• LM A2100AX, LM7000, SS/L FD1300 and BS 702 (development only)

Delft Area, Netherlands

• Delfi-1 Micro Satellite Project• Development and implementation of software for disturbance torques, radiation fluxes and link budget models for a LEO satellite simulator based on EuroSim

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• FalconSAT-1 Satellite Project• Responsible for, e.g., drawings, wiring interfaces, and the payload attachment fitting. Co-responsible for, e.g., electronics, electrical power, structure, and payload integration• Successful satellite launch in January, 2000

Delft Area, Netherlands

• Preliminary Satellite Mission Analysis and Design Project• Responsible for ACS, project deliverables, system design coherency and compliance with user requirements• Faculty’s prize for best project

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Msc, Mathematics

Msc, Aerospace Engineering

Ipma-D, Project Management

No Degree, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics

No Degree, Philosophy