Sapienza Consulting
James Penson has extensive experience in the space sector, currently serving as a Downstream Space Applications Technical Officer at the European Space Agency (ESA) since October 2020. Responsibilities include managing Demonstration Projects and Feasibility Studies to exploit data from space-based Earth Observation, Satellite Communications, and Satellite Navigation. James is also seconded from Sapienza Consulting to ESA's Space Solutions department. Prior experience includes roles at CGI as an Earth Observation Exploitation Service and System Engineer, and at SSTL as a Senior Systems Engineer specializing in Earth Observation. James began a career in the aerospace industry with internships at The Vega Group, the University of Cambridge, and Airbus. Academic qualifications include a degree in Astronautics and Space Engineering from Cranfield University and an MPhys in Physics with Space Science from the University of Kent.
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Sapienza Consulting
Sapienza Consulting is a leading European provider of Workforce, Engineering Services and IT Solutions to Space and Defence since 1994. They respect and loyally support demanding private and governmental clients in the high-tech, high-reliability, and security-concerned sector of Space and Defence. Their teams consist of space engineers, software experts, security and IT specialists, administration professionals and business consultants. These dedicated individuals deliver results from their own and their clients offices across Europe.