Beyond Borders: Meeting Warfighter Needs with Alonso Segura

04/18/24 • 31 min

Join Civilian Sydney this week as she talks with Alonso Segura, Director of Strategy at Peraton.

Do you ever wonder how the U.S. Government identifies its technology needs for the Warfighter? In this episode, Alonso utilizes his experience in program management for the Government to explain how these needs get identified and acted upon. He also shares his tips for connecting industry with Government, benefits of utilizing an OTA, and more.

Alonso retired from the military after 22 years of service, and after retiring, joined a venture-backed startup where he ran the government portfolio from the startup side. He joined Peraton about a year ago and runs strategy and growth for their national security space portfolio.

This educational episode is not one to be missed, so check it out and stay tuned for more in Season 2.

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Join Civilian Sydney this week as she talks with Alonso Segura, Director of Strategy at Peraton.

This educational episode is not one to be missed, so check it out and stay tuned for more in Season 2.

Connect with Alonso on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alonso-s/

Follow NSTXL on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-security-technology-accelerator/

Follow our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyvInaKJqGG2un0R3GWtRw

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Beyond Borders: The Final Frontier with Mike Malinowski

In this week’s episode, Civilian Sydney sits down with Mike Malinowski, the Director of Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC). Mike is a Veteran of the Navy and has a wide array of experience in the industry, including 10 years of management at General Dynamics and Boeing.

In this episode, Mike shares his vision for SpEC, including his goals for supporting and uplifting Space Systems Command, and how the SpEC OTA is a unique solution for government contracting. He also shares his expertise on the current climate of space defense – how the United States is holding up to its competitors and what we need in order to keep our competitive edge.

You won’t want to miss this enlightening episode, so tune in and follow our channel for more episodes on space defense tech coming soon.

Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-malinowski-bb1b03171/

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Beyond Borders: Achieving Resilience by 2026 with Josh Madrigal

Join Civilian Sydney for the final episode of Season 2 as she sits down with Josh Madrigal, Vice President at Millennium Space Systems.

In this episode, we dive deep into space tech with Josh, who is an industry SME and SpEC member. Josh discusses the U.S. trajectory to achieving resilience in space by 2026, as well as the efficiency of OTAs, small satellite technology and more. He also discusses Millennium Space's involvement in the crucial Missile Track Custody project.

Thank you to all who tuned in to Season 2, and we can't wait to circle back with more deep dives and success stories soon!

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