2400 Clarendon Blvd Ste 912

Arlington, VA 22201

To contact us:

Phone: 703-220-0846

E-mail: john@varljenconsulting.com

Biography

John worked as the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Assembly, Test and Launch Operations (ATLO) Chief Engineer as well as the Director of Test Engineering.  He oversaw over 420 employees responsible for the integration and test of 15 satellite and 4 missile programs.  He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, and has enjoyed a distinguished Program/Engineering Management career in the US Air Force and LMSSC leading the planning, staffing, budgeting, technology, and operations of National Security Space programs.  He is an expert in cross-functional team building and leadership, multi-cultural communications, change management, organization development, and quality/performance improvement.   During his career, John worked on the GPS I, II, IIA, IIR and III satellites.  He was the customer space vehicle systems engineer on the Military Support Program, test engineering lead on a SAP program and served as the customer Program Manager for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 17 launch.  John has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona and a Master of Science in Systems Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology.  He also holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot’s License and is a Certified Flight Instructor with Single and Multi-engine Land, Instrument Airplane ratings.  John resides in Arlington, Virginia.