Richard Ward
Chief Technology Officer, Founder at OrbitsEdge, Inc
Florida, United States
Summary
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SeniorRichard Ward is a founder and Chief Technology Officer with a decade of experience building ruggedized systems that bring terrestrial compute into Low Earth Orbit. He leads OrbitsEdge™ in developing the SatFrame micro-data center hardware that enables off-the-shelf enterprise equipment to survive radiation, power, and comms constraints in space. His work blends systems engineering, aerospace hardening, and pragmatic use of industry-standard analytics platforms to lower barriers for new space entrants. Based in Florida’s Space Coast, he pairs hands-on technical leadership with commercial focus to accelerate space data processing and reduce expensive backhaul. A self-described "champion of code and pixels," he quietly bridges software, hardware, and mission operations to deliver years-long, compact orbital performance.
11 years of coding experience
Spanish, some french, some german
Github Skills (6)
hexchat9
irc9
gtk8
linux8
windows7
php7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zeamp/weekend-wttr-alerts
Sep 2017 - Jan 2026
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 5 months
zeamp/IPv6-Generator-For-etc-rc.conf-FreeBSD
Oct 2020 - Jan 2025
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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