Barry Tilton

Barry Tilton is the Technology Evangelist and Senior Director of Engineering at Maxar Intelligence. He has over 39 years’ experience as an Electrical Engineer in the aerospace field and is both a Licensed P.E. and Certified Project Management Professional. He is a 20-year veteran of the US Air Force, where he had over 1000 flight hours as a test director, and worked as Chief Engineer, Chief Scientist, and Program Director for the US Defense and State Departments as well as several international efforts with countries on five Continents.

Barry earned his BSEE from USC and his MSEE from Northrop. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu and the AIAA, a life member of the USGIF and a Fellow of the American Geographical Society. He is the Immediate Past Director of IEEE Region 2. His current work includes expanding the applications of advanced technologies to space and mapping.