Robert Atkins

About Robert Atkins

Space professional with 20 years of active duty military space operations, acquisitions, and industrial experience. Specializes in leading high priority program management and systems engineering teams in the mission areas of space support, space control and space force enhancement.

Experience

1. Partner, Virt Space Strategies

   Virt Space Strategies

   Aug 2023 — Present · US

   I lead a high-performing team focused on accelerating the delivery of advanced technologies to support National Security Space (NSS) missions. Virt Space Strategies works closely with innovative small businesses and emerging technology companies to help bring cutting-edge capabilities to government customers, particularly within the NSS community. We specialize in connecting novel solutions in areas such as space access, SDA, AI/ML, satellite payloads, and bus technologies with mission needs across the Space Force and the broader defense ecosystem.

Education

• University of Maryland

  Master of Science (M.S.), Management Information Systems

  2000 — 2004

• University of Oklahoma

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management

  1993 — 1998

• Naval Postgraduate School

  Master of Science (M.S.), Military Space Systems Operations

  2005 — 2011

Skills

• Earned Value Management
• Military
• Force Protection
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Government Contracting
• Military Operations
• Security Clearance
• Satellite
• Operational Planning
• Quality Assurance
• Leadership
• Engineering Management
• Policy
• Information Assurance
• Command
• Dod
• National Security
• Weapons
• Top Secret
• Aerospace
• Veterans
• Intelligence Analysis
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Defense
• Microsoft Office
• Radar
• Army
• Space Systems
• Integration
• C4isr
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Command & Control
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Intelligence
• Training
• Testing