Tushar is the co-founder and COO of Orbital Sidekick with over a decade of experience in aerospace and energy sectors. At OSK, he oversees product development, analytics, payload operations, software development, and is integral to the company’s corporate strategy and fundraising efforts. Tushar spent five years at Space Systems/Loral, part of the propulsion/systems engineering group building spacecraft subsystems and designing and testing launch operations. Prior to SSL, he was in the CCS and renewable energy space. Tushar’s expertise is in product development, data processing, fluid dynamics, spacecraft design, chemical and electrical propulsion. He holds BS/MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA and currently resides with his wife, Malika and two children in San Francisco.