NPOESS Ground Segment-Communications & Direct Readout Concept

John W. Overton

John W. Overton is the NPOESS Field Terminal Segment Integrated Product Team Leader

As a Senior Project Engineer for The Aerospace Corporation Mr. Overton has worked at the NPOESS Integrated Program Office since its inception in 1994. He has 30 years of experience in operations, maintenance, and procurement of Direct Readout Systems and Environmental Satellite

Systems starting with the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program in 1972 as an U.S. Air Force Noncommissioned Officer. Upon retiring from the USAF in 1988, Mr. Overton was the DMSP System Engineering Contract Program Manager for System Research and Applications Corporation prior to joining The Aerospace Corporation in 1993.