Mr. Whalen was appointed Manager, Spacecraft Integration and Test at Tiger in 2018. He brings over 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry to include expertise in liquid and solid rocket launch vehicles, air launched vehicles, airborne launch systems, commercial/NASA/JPL/DoD spacecrafts, HST on orbit servicing, deployment mechanisms, and launch site development. Prior to joining Tiger, Mr. Whalen served as the Senior Manager for Spacecraft Integration and Test at Orbital ATK where he was responsible for all SC I&T activities for NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Prior to that, he served as Manager of the Antares Launch Site where he managed a team of approximately 100 engineers, technicians, support staff, suppliers and contractors responsible for the integration, test and launch of Antares. Mr. Whalen earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University.