Education:
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University
Prior Experience:
Director, Center for Space Standards and Innovation (CSSI), AGI
Sr. Research Astrodynamicist and SDC Program Manager, AGI
CEO and Senior Analyst, 1Earth Research, LLC
Lead Systems Engineer, SkySentry, LLC
Sr. Project Engineer, The Aerospace Corporation
Sr. Project Engineer, Project Engineer & Engineering Specialist, The Aerospace Corporation
Memberships:
Sr. Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA); Member, AIAA Astrodynamics Standards Technical Review
Committee; Member, International Standards Organization,
Space Operations Working Group; Deputy Convener,
International Standards Organization, Orbital Debris Mitigation
Working Group; Member, The Consultative Committee for Space
Data Systems (CCSDS) Navigation Working Group; Member,
American Astronautical Society (AAS); Member, International
Academy of Astronautics (IAA); Member, Sigma Gamma Tau,
Aerospace Engineering Honor Society
Awards:
Dan is the recipient of over 40 distinct commendations from
government & commercial customers for exemplary
performance, distinguished service, critical support, & key
contributions to include:
STK Certified Rocket Scientist, AGI;
Picosatellite Operations Lead for Popular Science’s 100 “Best of
What’s New in 2000”; President’s Award for RF and Collision
Avoidance Tools Development; NRO Tier III Award Feb 2002 &
two NRO Director’s Team Awards
Certifications:
AGI “Certified Rocket Scientist”; BMD
Benchmark Training Course Georgia Technical Research Institute;
Small Business Innovative Research Course, University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs; Nx Level Business Development
Course, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; ArcGIS 8.2
Certification Course, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs;
Satellite Tool Kit Beginner & Advanced Courses, Analytic Graphics,
Inc.; Satellite Tool Kit Introductory Course, Analytic Graphics, Inc.;
Microsoft Access User’s Course, Peterson Air Force Base
Patents:
US 2017/0096242 A1 - Probability & Frequency of Orbital Encounters / Salvatore Alfano & Daniel Oltrogge
US 10,558,320 - Probability of Collision Topology
US 10,551,994 B2 - Probability of Collision Bounding Surfaces
Noteable Experience:
Dan formed and administers the Space Safety Coalition, an ad hoc
group of like-minded space entities working to ensure the long-
term sustainability of space activities. He is a modeling,
simulation, and analysis Subject Matter Expert as well as a senior
policy analyst.
Dan’s specialties include launch and early orbit operations,
nanosatellites, collision avoidance, RF interference mitigation,
space situational awareness, astrodynamics, and international
standards development for space operations and orbital debris
mitigation.