Speaker: Space Situational Awareness & Traffic Management

Colin Mitchell is general manager of the
Space Systems and Ranges (SSR) business
area, managed from Harris’ Colorado
Springs, Colorado, location. SSR is
part of Harris’ Space and Intelligence
Systems business segment, which
offers complete Earth observation,
weather, geospatial, space protection,
and intelligence solutions from
advanced sensors and payloads, ground
processing, and information analytics.
Mitchell provides strategic direction
and leadership for Harris’ SSR family of
programs, including the U.S. Air Force
Life Cycle Management Center’s System
Engineering and Sustainment Integrator
(SENSOR) program, and the U.S. Army’s
Wideband Satellite Communications
Operations and Technical Support
(WSOTS) program. Previously he
was business area leader for Special
Programs in Harris’ Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
business segment. He also served as
manager of sales operations for the
Space and Intelligence Systems segment.
Mitchell joined Harris in 2015 with the
company’s acquisition of Exelis, where
he started as an image scientist and
progressed to positions of increasing
responsibility in strategy, planning and
analysis, and business development,
Before joining Exelis (then ITT) in
2009, Mitchell served five years as
an officer and paratrooper for the
U.S. Army, holding positions such
as platoon leader, aide-de-camp,
and Corps operations officer. His
military career included two combat
deployments to Iraq.
Prior to his commissioning, Mitchell
earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Geospatial Information Systems from
the United States Military Academy at
West Point.
Harris Corporation is a leading
technology innovator, solving customers’
toughest mission-critical challenges by
providing solutions that connect, inform
and protect. Harris supports government
and commercial customers in more than
100 countries and has approximately
$6 billion in annual revenue. The
company is organized into three business
segments: Communication Systems,
Electronic Systems and Space and
Intelligence Systems.