As the Director of Product at ICEYE U.S., Dave Valdez is responsible for the development and enhancement of the product line to meet the remote sensing needs of current customers and attract future customers with anticipated demands. He joined ICEYE U.S. in 2022 during a period of significant corporate expansion in both the U.S. and Finland, where several new Synthetic Aperture Radar small satellites were placed in orbit.
Before joining ICEYE U.S., Dave Valdez accumulated over 15 years of experience as a Department of Defense civilian employee at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). During his tenure at NGA, he held various positions within the Innovision and Research directorate. Most notably, Dave oversaw initiatives in machine learning, large-scale GEOINT processing, and data curation related to SAR efforts.