Sam Porgess

Sam Porgess, a Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, leads the firm’s engineering business, focusing on systems engineering and integration (SE&I) of complex infrastructure projects, and applied science and technology across the firm’s markets. For nearly three decades, Mr. Porgess has provided services in concept definition, strategy development, and SE&I. His experience includes: Leading a large multi-contractor team executing the SE&I contract for a next-generation global satellite communications system Performing systems engineering and integration work on virtually every Department of Defense (DoD) military communications satellite and its ground components Leading a variety of narrowband and broadband commercial satellite ventures and work with corporations to optimize their product portfolios’ focus on emerging network-centric opportunities Participating in a critical study for DoD to compare and analyze demand and supply sides of the nation’s space industrial base; the first effort of its kind that examined all US government space and launch programs and projected the industry’s capacity to develop the space infrastructure to meet national security requirements Leading the design, integration, and installation of a Differential GPS-based Vessel Traffic Management System, which resulted in a business case for continued development Managing a program supporting proprietary Mobile Satellite System (MSS) licensees to design, develop, and acquire next-generation wireless standards Leading a team developing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based solution for space control Leading a team of systems engineering and integration professionals helping the US Air Force design the nation’s next-generation GPS system Mr. Porgess’ functional areas of expertise include: Systems engineering and integration Leading-edge network design and applications Satellite system architecture trades Requirements and functional decomposition Integration of space systems with network infrastructure Prior to joining Booz Allen, Mr. Porgess worked on the design of an inertial-aided velocity-measuring sonar system for the TRIDENT II submarine. Mr. Porgess authored technical reports and articles including “DGPS-based Vessel Traffic Systems using UHF Communications and GIS Technologies” for Institute of Navigation magazine, and “Between Two Oceans: Tracking Ships through the Panama Canal” for GPS World. He attended the Polytechnic Institute of New York, where he received an MSEE degree.