Omar al Smadi

Omar Al Smadi serves as a Senior Program Manager at Hughes since November 2021, following a distinguished career at ARABSAT where roles included Chief Engineer and Satellite Control Engineer from December 2003 to March 2020. In these positions, Omar demonstrated exceptional technical proficiency and leadership by creating requirements for six satellites and managing orbital operations, including satellite maneuvers and anomaly resolutions. Prior experience includes working as a Projects Engineer at Saudi Ericsson, where responsibilities encompassed the installation and maintenance of telephony networks for over 150 clients. Omar holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Communication and Electronics from Jordan University of Science And Technology.