Steve Ward came to Object Reservoir in 1999 as a software engineer and was promoted to Vice President, Professional Services in 2001. Ward later became the Vice President of Applied Technology.
Prior to joining Object Reservoir, Ward was an Engineering Research Associate IV at Applied Research Laboratories from 1993 to 1999. While at Applied Research Laboratories, Ward served as the software lead engineer for the development of VXI-based Navy ground station management and operation of TRANSIT satellite constellation. Ward began his career serving in the United States Air Force from 1986 through 1991. Ward was a captain and served as a flight operations officer. In addition, he managed Space Shuttle/Inertial Upper Stage flight operations and coordinated mission simulations for astronauts and mission control teams. Ward was in charge of the successful launches of the Magellan, Galileo, Ulysses, DSP, and multiple TDRS satellites.
Ward earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. |