Sigmatech Leadership

Leadership

Our highly qualified leadership team members are some of the most respected in this industry.

Gurmej Sandhu, Ph.D.

Gurmej S. Sandhu, Ph.D.
CEO
Huntsville, Alabama

  • 35 years technical & management experience
  • Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command (AMCOM), Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Research, Development & Engineering Center (RDEC) & Program Executive Offices (PEOs), NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
  • Career spans realms of research, industry & education
  • Over 100 technical publications on system science & signal processing
  • Inducted to the Distinguished Engineering Academy of the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2001 and was a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award, the university’s highest honor, for the year 2004.
  • Board of Directors of the University of Alabama at Huntsville Foundation
  • Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
  • Diverse background ranging from executive leadership & program management to principal engineer & project lead for companies that include Boeing Aerospace, Teledyne Brown Engineering & General Research Corporation

Tim McDonald

Tim McDonald
President
Huntsville, Alabama

  • Project Lead for the Multi-National Special Projects Office (MASPO). 
  • Product Manager, Special Operations Aviation Mission Equipment at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 
  • Systems Integration Officer, Systems Integration and Management Office with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
  • Assistant Product Manager in PM Cargo and PM Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Joint Heavy Lift Branch Chief in the Combat Requirements Directorate at Fort Rucker, AL. 
  • Director of Operations for GE Healthcare. 
  • MS in Acquisition Management from the Florida Institute of Technology
  • Commissioned as an Aviation Officer after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Southern Illinois University in 1990. 

Phil Hays

Phil Hays
Executive VP
Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Provides executive oversight for all Sigmatech Space and Cyber Operations
  • Provides expertise to Air Force Space Command, Directorate of Operations (HQ AFSPC A2/3/6) on space launch operations/maintenance, and launch vehicle, satellite, range activities and security concerns of the nation’s space launch capability.
  • 30+ years of spacelift experience
  • 20+ years as HQ level action officer at AFSPC/DOS
  • 20+ years of experience Launch Vehicle PEM
  • Operational Test Planning Experience