Josef Koller
Principal, Space Safety And Sustainability at Amazon
Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Top SchoolJosef Koller is a Principal leader in space safety and sustainability with 17 years of experience bridging science, policy, and engineering to keep low Earth orbit operational and secure. Currently at Amazon he leads development of space safety policies domestically and internationally, building industry-state frameworks for responsible satellite operations. His background spans senior analytic and leadership roles at The Aerospace Corporation and the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he shaped commercial remote sensing, space traffic management, and DoD licensing positions. Earlier research and R&D management at Los Alamos produced patented, high‑speed radiation-belt modelling techniques and the widely used SpacePy Python library, reflecting a rare mix of hands‑on scientific software and strategic policy influence. He holds a PhD in astrophysics from Rice and dual master’s degrees from Universität Innsbruck, and has a track record of creating enduring programs such as the Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic systems thinker who turns complex physics and regulatory challenges into actionable, interdisciplinary solutions.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Astrophysics at Rice UniversityMaster's degree Astronomy, Master's degree Astronomy at Universität Innsbruck
English, German
Stackoverflow
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57reached
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Github Skills (18)
telerik6
javascript6
powershell-module5
vim4
psake4
kendo-ui4
tmux4
powershell3
angular3
zsh3
typescript3
ui-components2
medical2
build-automation2
machine-learning1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
josefkoller/bose-scripts
Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:17 pushes in 7 days
networkedlinuxaudiosmall-scriptsaudio-system
skillslab/mirror-alvar
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:4 PRs, 3 pushes, 4 branches in 5 days
testedlinux
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