Meet the Leadership Team
Tobin Anthony, Ph.D
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Tobin Anthony has over 35 years of experience in government, academia, and private industry. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center as well as Orbital Sciences Corporation, he was instrumental to the design and operation of attitude control systems for numerous civilian science and military space programs. As a systems engineer at Argon ST, he developed ground-based data systems for a DoD customer. Both in government and private industry, Tobin has led teams of analysts and engineers in the development of spacecraft systems and algorithms, as well as spacecraft system and subsystem acquisition. Tobin holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia, as well as an MS and PhD in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
Chris Costello
President
Mr. Chris Costello has over 30 years of innovative engineering and managerial experience as a contractor in the defense and aerospace industries serving in a variety of positions. He has managed engineering teams and a corporate division at a Fortune 500 company, and started his own consulting company prior to joining SSI. While with SSI, Chris has been solving problems and working with technical teams on national technical means programs as well as developing cutting edge satellite technology for a variety of customers. In addition to serving his engineering customers, Chris is in charge of SSI operations and has supervision over financial and contractual matters. He holds a BS in Mathematics from George Mason University and an MS in Engineering from Catholic University.
Melissa Wright
Vice President
Ms. Melissa Wright has over 25 years of experience in developing advanced space systems for military, civil, and commercial customers. She spent seven years at Orbital Sciences Corporation, gaining a solid systems engineering foundation as well as hands-on experience building and testing small satellites and launch vehicles. She then spent five years working on cutting edge technologies at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, including the groundbreaking Orbital Express satellite servicing program. After that, she worked on large classified space systems at the National Reconnaissance Office for three years, learning about these critical space capabilities upon which our nation’s security depends. She joined SSI in 2007, and has spent the years since then working with a diverse group of stakeholders on a wide range of challenging and innovative space projects. Melissa holds an SB in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Richard Darrow
Vice President & Director, Commercial Systems Business Area
Mr. Richard Darrow has over 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry in the areas of launch vehicles and satellite development. His career spans working with the DoD, intelligence, NASA, and commercial communities. He has worked at McDonnell Douglas Space Systems, Boeing Space Systems, and Orbital ATK/Orbital Sciences prior to joining SSI in 2015. While at Orbital ATK/Orbital Sciences he served in several leadership roles including Program Director of Stage 1 of the Antares launch vehicle and Gladiator spacecraft, as well as Director of Engineering for several programs. Rich is an experienced leader and brings his unique expertise and capabilities in business development, program management, propulsion engineering, systems engineering, and integration and test to our customers. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU Tandon School of Engineering).
Robert Feconda
Vice President & Director, Intelligence Community Business Area
Mr. Robert Feconda has over 40 years of experience in the aerospace industry including both large and small businesses. He began his career as a spacecraft propulsion engineer at RCA Astro Electronics. He then joined a fledgling Orbital Sciences Corporation in 1987 where he spent over 27 years developing launch vehicles, spacecraft and space payloads. Bob rose to the level of Program Director and led many successful proposals and program execution efforts. While at Orbital he was introduced to national security space and has remained in that realm ever since. Bob joined SSI in 2014, he became the IC Business Area Lead in 2019 and was named Vice President in 2022 . He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Scott Matsui
Director, Advanced Programs Business Area
Mr. Scott Matsui has over 14 years of experience in government and private industry developing advanced space capabilities for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. He spent the first decade of his career supporting the U.S. Air Force (now Space Force) in a variety of engineering and program management positions across the missile warning, launch, and special programs mission areas. He then joined the National Reconnaissance Office to lead critical Protect and Defend strategy, planning, and DoD/IC integration efforts at the National Space Defense Center. As SSI’s Director of Advanced Programs, Scott leads a diverse portfolio supporting specialized system development and mission operations for defense and intelligence customers. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MS in Astronautical Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Jennifer Sitz
Director, Department of Defense Business Area
Ms. Jennifer Sitz has over 20 years of engineering and management experience in developing advanced aerospace and other military systems. As a member of the United States Air Force, she first developed unmanned systems and managed the Airborne Laser special test program. She later transitioned to spacecraft engineering and management, with positions at the National Reconnaissance Office as the Integration, Test, Launch, and Initialization lead and as a Program Manager at both the NRO and Space and Missile Systems Center. After retiring from the Air Force in 2020, she joined SSI as the Program Management Lead for an innovative new space system. Jennifer also manages SSI’s DoD Business Area Lead. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and a MS in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Sharon Anthony
Business Manager
Sharon Anthony has over 15 years experience in management and consulting and has held management positions with several healthcare consulting companies. She has managed numerous marketing and analysis teams throughout her career with a speciality in helping pharmaceutical companies bring valuable medicines to market. As SSI’s business manager, she is responsible for all of SSI’s contract administration, proposal efforts, and invoicing as well as managing the company’s day-to-day finances. Sharon holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Krissy Rogers
Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Krissy Rogers, SSI’s Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter brings over 15 years’ experience hiring exceptional personnel in both the space and defense and cyber security industries. Krissy is no stranger to hard-to-fill roles and uses active and passive sourcing techniques to find the best candidates for each job. She began her career in telecommunications with Qwest and AOL before pivoting to recruiting and human resources within government contracting. Krissy provides a warm and thoughtful customer experience to candidates; advice and guidance to hiring managers; and talent acquisition strategy to leadership. As a veteran of the industry, Krissy also brings a strong knowledge of corporate compliance and federal hiring regulations to the company.