Mayflower Communications Names (retired) US Army Major Joseph Thomas Director of Government Programs
Burlington, MA., March 10, 2015: Mr. Thomas brings extensive senior government program management expertise and will drive the next-generation strategic planning efforts of Mayflower’s Global Positioning Systems (GPS) programs. As a former warfighter, Mr. Thomas is uniquely qualified to ensure that the ‘voice of the warfighter’ continues to be recognized and incorporated within Mayflower’s GPS solutions.
“Designing high-performance size, weight and power (SWaP)-optimized, affordable and practical GPS solutions has been a cornerstone of Mayflower’s focus. As we expand our military GPS business in handheld, PGM (precision guided munitions), and the small UAS (unmanned autonomous systems) market, Joe’s diverse background as a warfighter and as a requirements subject matter expert in modernized GPS programs, will help secure Mayflower’s leadership position in this important growing market”, said Dr. Triveni Upadhyay, CEO of Mayflower Communications.
Mr. Thomas will direct and serve as the capture lead for Mayflower’s GPS programs. He is responsible for driving growth of Mayflower’s GPS portfolio, which includes military GPS receivers and the anti-jam suite of products. He will leverage his expertise in managing national level security assets, multiple forms of secure, unsecured, and civilian communications architectures, product development and financial management to expand the use of Mayflower’s products especially in environments with undefined and unique operational environments, and those with complex technical, logistical and implementation challenges.
“The ability to lead strategic planning and growth efforts for best-in-class GPS technology is exciting and humbling.” said Joseph Thomas. “The full potential of Mayflower’s GPS suite of products has yet to be realized. I look forward to driving that effort.”
Previously Mr. Thomas served as the Director of the Position, Navigation and Timing Branch for the US Air Force and as a US Army subject matter expert on the multi-billion dollar GPS program responsible for all military and civilian agency requirements in support of the GPS Space, Ground Control, and User Equipment Segments for the DoD GPS Enterprise Modernization effort. He served on the US Air Force Space Force Working Group in support of the DoD Air-Sea Battle and Anti-Access Area Denial concepts.
Retired after 20 years as a US Army Ranger, Mr. Thomas is also member of Special Mission Units, and as a Space Operations Officer where he managed military, civilian, and contracted employees.
Mr. Thomas’s qualifications include: Bachelor of Arts in History from The Citadel; Masters in Military Operational Art and Science/Studies from US Army Command and General Staff College; Certification in Space Flight/Orbital Mechanics from the National Security Space Institute; Certification in DoD Requirements Management from Defense Acquisition University.
Mayflower Communications Company Inc.is a technology leader in advanced radio navigation, anti-jam and wireless communications technologies. Mayflower is at the forefront of GPS receiver technology with a broad portfolio of product solutions for government and commercial customers. For over twenty-eight years, Mayflower has been leading technology and product development of high-performance size, weight and power (SWaP)-optimized, affordable solutions to address evolving military technology needs in challenged operational environments.