Kasun P.

Kasun P. is a skilled aerospace engineer with extensive experience in mission operations and satellite systems. Currently serving as a Senior Mission Operations Development Engineer at AST SpaceMobile since June 2022, Kasun has previously held roles including Mission Operations Development Engineer and Satellite Operations Engineer. Prior experience at KBR, Inc. involved working as a Systems Engineer in the NASA International Space Station Trajectory Operations and Planning Office, where responsibilities encompassed trajectory planning, risk assessment of space debris, dynamic operations execution, and tool development using various programming languages. Kasun's earlier work included contributions as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin, focusing on quadcopter simulations, human-computer interaction systems, and reinforcement learning for Mars rover navigation. Kasun holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, obtained in 2018.