Steve Destefano
Senior Program Manager at Lockheed Martin
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolSteve Destefano is a Senior Program Manager at Lockheed Martin with over three decades of hands-on experience in antenna design, manufacturing engineering, and program leadership for high-profile space missions including MAVEN and OSIRIS-REx. He has led manufacturing operations, facility transitions, and RF product lines while driving continuous improvement through automation, additive manufacturing, and producibility-driven design. A proven project and program manager, Steve developed award-winning tooling (the Antenna Range Fixture) that saved the company significant cost and helped standardize antenna alignment practices across programs. His technical depth spans 3D metrology, Leica/theodolite-based alignment, photogrammetry, laser tracking, and composite structure inspection and repair. Based in the Denver area, he blends executive-level operations experience with detailed engineering know-how, often translating complex test and alignment processes into scalable production solutions. He also pursues iOS development and instruction on the side, reflecting a curiosity for software and hands-on teaching beyond his aerospace career.
9 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration and Management, General, Business Administration and Management, General at Drexel UniversityBusiness Administration, Business Administration at Strayer UniversityGithub contributions (4)
PacktPublishing/Animating-SwiftUI-Applications
Apr 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:69 commits, 70 pushes in 10 months
sd961960/Todoey
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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