Bruce Elbert

Bruce Elbert, MSEE, MBA, President, Application Technology Strategy, Inc., Georgetown, Texas. Mr. Elbert is a recognized satellite communications expert and has been involved in the satellite and telecommunications industries for over 40 years. He founded ATSI to assist major private and public sector organizations that develop and operate cutting-edge networks using satellite and other wireless technologies and services. He contributed to the engineering of a satellite network to deliver video programming to commercial aircraft, guided the introduction of Communications-on-the-Move (COTM) terminals for emergency services, evaluated a Big LEO MSS system under realistic conditions, and planned the implementation of a VSAT WAN for an international nonprofit organization. During 25 years with Hughes Space and Communications (now Boeing Satellite Systems), he directed communications engineering of several major satellite projects, including Palapa A, Indonesia's original satellite system; the Hughes-owned Galaxy satellite system; and the development of the first GEO mobile satellite system capable of serving handheld user terminals.

Mr. Elbert has written seven books on satellite communications, including The Satellite Communication Applications Handbook, Second Edition (Artech House, 2004); The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth Station Handbook (Artech House, 2001); and Introduction to Satellite Communication, Third Edition (Artech House, 2008). He also was a recipient of a UCLA Extension Distinguished Instructor Award in 2006.