Adrian Klinger

Adrian Klinger has extensive work experience in the field of telecommunications and network operations. Adrian currently holds the position of Director Global Network Operations at AST SpaceMobile, a role they took on in February 2024 after serving as the Global Network Operations Manager since May 2022. Prior to joining AST SpaceMobile, Klinger worked at Global Eagle from 2016 to 2022, where they held the position of Global Service Delivery Manager & Solution Architect.

Before their time at Global Eagle, Klinger worked at Emerging Markets Communications from 2009 to 2016. During this period, they held various roles including Operations Engineer, GDC IP Team Leader and L3 Support, and GDC IP Specialist L2. In these roles, Klinger was responsible for tasks such as maintenance of the core network, coordination of team schedules and job execution, and service delivery for clients such as the United Nations and World Bank.

Klinger's earlier work experience includes roles at Iplan Telecommunications, where they served as IMAC Engineer and NOC Supervisor, and Mercado Secundario S.A., where they worked as a PABX Specialist. Adrian also worked as a Networking Field Engineer at FS Redes S.R.L.

Throughout their career, Klinger has gained expertise in areas such as network operations, service delivery, maintenance of telecommunications equipment, and coordination of team schedules.

Adrian Klinger completed their Bachelor Degree in Electronic Technician from Escuela Técnica N° 28 de 10 “República Francesa" between 1998 and 2004. In 2016, they studied at the Cisco Networking Academy and obtained a CCNP degree in System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager in 2019. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in CS50's Introduction to Computer Science from Harvard University in 2020, CCNA from Cisco in December 2011, CCNP from Cisco in May 2016, and has pursued further courses in cloud services development and web app development from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Adrian also received a certification in Panasonic IP-PBX TDA 100/20.