ULA announces leadership changes

Navarro (left) and Jamison (right)









United Launch Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Gass today named Rick Navarro as director, Delta II Programs and Jerry Jamison as director, Launch Operations.

Previously, both men served in the dual capacity of Director, Launch Operations since the formation of ULA Dec. 1, 2006.

Navarro fills a newly created position executing ULA's critical strategic business strategy of remaining the leader in the medium launch market for current and future Delta II program business.

Jamison, will continue to lead the more than 1,200 employees at launch sites at Cape Canaveral AFS, and Vandenberg AFB, Calif. He is responsible for integrating the launch services for ULA's three launch vehicles, the Atlas V, Delta II and Delta IV and associated product lines.

Navarro's career spans more than 20 years in test engineering, operations management and program management. He joined McDonnell Douglas Florida operations in 1986 as a shuttle payload engineer and in 1990 joined the Delta Launch Vehicle team as a propulsion engineer.

With more than 20 years of space related program experience, Jamison previously served as the Atlas Program Launch Operations director, responsible for all aspects of launch operations. Previous positions include Manager, Avionics and Electrical Organization for the Titan IV Program at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, including management of Titan II, Titan IV and Centaur stages.

ULA's next launch, currently scheduled for Feb. 26, is a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office aboard an Atlas V rocket from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.