Justin Keller is the founder and chief architect of DGS Space, a space services company focusing on mission-based solutions, systems engineering, and advanced concepts for military space missions. His focus is on meeting the operational challenges of national security space missions, leveraging disruptive commercial systems and advanced technologies – in the midst of a growing threat environment.   He previously served as the Director of Advanced Communications for Lockheed Martin Space.  At LM Space he led comms architecture development, product strategy, new business creation, customer engagement, and advanced capability development for military space missions supporting military, intelligence, commercial, and international partners. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Justin served as consultant to the White House on Presidential Communications.  He served 23 years in the US Air Force with assignments to the Joint Staff, OSD, DISA, Space Systems Center (SSC) and the Ballistic Missile Office (BMO). He earned a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee and an MS in Nuclear Engineering from the AF Institute of Technology.