Michael Johnston

About Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston has more than 30 years of experience in systems engineering and business management of aircraft, space, and telecommunications systems for the Federal Government and commercial clients. He currently leads the firm’s Space business within the National Security sector. Michael is also the location general manager for several of the firm’s offices in Colorado, Los Angeles, Houston, NCR, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska, Nevada, and Alabama. Michael’s systems engineering expertise includes rapid prototyping, requirements management, architecture analysis, modeling and simulation, and Agile development, among others. He has been a key liaison between the development and operational communities in the fielding of large-scale systems and is an acknowledged subject matter expert in aircraft performance, satellite systems, and terrestrial wireless communication protocols. Prior to Booz Allen, Michael supported the Iridium development and fielding program and led the team that tested the first Iridium constellation at Motorola. Earlier in his career, he performed flight testing on both commercial and military aircraft for McDonnell Douglas, where he directed takeoff and landing performance testing on the first C-17 aircraft. Michael is certified as a systems engineering professional and project management professional. He holds a master’s certificate in project management from the George Washington University School of Business and a B.S. in aerospace engineering from West Virginia University.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Feb 2023 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO, US

Education

• West Virginia University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

  1984 — 1988

• The George Washington University School of Business

  Master's degree, Project Management

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Executive Management
• Operational Test & Evaluation
• Requirements Analysis
• Mentoring
• Proposal Writing
• Integration
• Proposal Leadership
• Information Assurance
• Systems Engineering
• Dod
• Program Management
• Security Clearance
• Engineering Management
• Aerospace Engineering
• Business Development
• Defense
• Capture Management
• Requirements Management
• Testing
• Military
• Government Contracting
• System Architecture