This month we are delighted to be spotlighting Karen Smith. Karen is a fun, positive, no-holds-barred force of nature. Those of us who have had the pleasure of working with her know that she is always on top of everything and if she doesn’t know the answer, she knows where to find it!

For our June SSAI Spotlight, we sat down with Scientific Programmer/Analyst Almut Pingel to learn about her experience moving to the US, joining SSAI during the pandemic, and the path that led her here.

This month, we’re spotlighting one of our rising Talent Acquisition stars, Derrick Wong. Since joining SSAI in August 2021, Derrick has quickly become an integral part of SSAI’s TA team. Read on to learn more!

We’re kicking off our Anniversary month with a new monthly series - “SSAI Spotlights”. Our goal is to shine a light on the unique and wonderful people that make up SSAI and who have worked together to help SSAI grow over the past 45 years. First up is Ciara Smith, the Command and Telemetry Database Lead for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) mission.