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BBST

THE TEAM

The Big Blue Space Technologies Team has close to 100 years of combined experience in acquisition, technology, security and program management.

Hamza Begdouri | at Big Blue Space Technologies

Hamza Begdouri

President & COO of BBST LLC

Hamza holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer. Over twenty years of hands-on experience in Design, build, and Program Management.

 

After completing his education, Hamza became a Project Engineer with TECO Energy in Tampa, Florida in charge of building a natural gas combustion turbine power plant where he directly led over a hundred personnel and oversaw their daily operations. He quickly became in charge of all natural gas projects supplying power plants in Western Florida, where he built natural gas blending and filtering stations. 

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He then joined CIRCOR group as a design Engineer, in charge of the newest technologies in high performance valves. There, he managed three programs, designing and testing Cryogenic valves for NASA, installation of steam valves on US Navy Ships, and the design and testing high-pressure valves and regulators. Hamza led the design team, the applications teams, and he was one of the lead research and development engineers.

 

Hamza transferred to US Africa Command Operations Division, where he was in charge of the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program for three years.  He was then selected to join US European Command where he insured that US critical assets in Naval Communications throughout Europe and Africa, to include Ballistic Defense Systems, were protected. 

 

Hamza holds a US patent on his recent invention on high efficiency insulation of walk-in coolers. 

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Louis Orndorff | CEO & President at Big Blue Space Technologies

Louis Orndorff

President & CEO of BBST LLC

EXPERIENCE
 

Louis is a Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Retired, with 30+ years of experience in program management, acquisition governance and policy, government contract management, regulation compliance, Foreign Military Sales and Security cooperation and flight line maintenance.  During his career, he led major defense contract administration for over 300 weapon acquisition programs valued at over $200B supporting all branches of the US military services. Established senior level business and operations leading over 1,000 personnel work force executing through peace time and warzone operations.   He also executed and managed Joint Operational Plans, engaged with all levels of DoD to conduct exercises supporting global strategic plans with broad experience with US DoD Command and Control systems.  He developed Acquisition strategies and led support for Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force, and 25 additional major Air Force and Joint DoD service activities in the National Capital Region and around the world. He is an International Affairs officer with over 15 years of overseas engagement with senior leaders.  He has extensive experience leading organizational change and Change Management techniques and driving change with Black Belt six sigma process optimization.  Louis has served in multiple command positions including oversight of DoD Weapon System Acquisition, Manufacturing and requirements verification.

 

EDUCATION
 

  • M.S., Military Operational Art and Science, International Affairs, USAF Air University

  • M.S. Engineering Management, Western New England College

  • B.S. Physics minor in Mathematics, University of Idaho

  • Defense Acquisition Contracting Level III and Program Management Level I

  • Contracting Officer Unlimited Warrant, USAF Space & Missile Command and USAF HQ Washington D.C. 

  • PMI Project Management Professional

  • Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma
     

Tim Perez | Consulting Partner at Big Blue Space Technologies

Tim Perez

Consulting Partner

Tim Perez has over 27 years as a proven manager/leader with a diverse background managing multi-discipline programs, contracts and teams supporting the US Defense Industry specializing in IT service delivery, engineering, security and enterprise service management, solution, and enterprise architecture. Additionally, he has a breadth of experience in business, proposal development and capture operations having spearheaded multiple contract pursuits and successful awards with a combined value of over $400 million. He is also a retired Air Force Officer having spent 10 years on active duty and 16 years in the Air Force Reserve. As a Lieutenant Colonel he qualified and has specializations in Security, Space and Missile Operations, and Public Affairs. Tim is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1996 and received a Master of Arts & Sciences in Military Operational Science and the Art of Leadership from Air University in 2007 

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