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My family instilled in me a deep desire to give back by serving our country. Both sets of my grandparents lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. My maternal grandfather was a student leader who was arrested for protesting the occupation. He escaped and had to live in hiding for more than 2 years. My paternal grandfather was an officer in the Dutch army and held a high position in the resistance movement. My grandparents always spoke with passion, reverence, and appreciation for what the United States did to liberate and rebuild Europe.听

My deep-rooted need to honor what they had to endure makes me passionate about helping to defend freedom and democracy. Because I was fascinated by flying and space, I decided the Air Force would be the right place for me to start my career, and I spent 7 years on active duty. I鈥檝e been with 蘑菇视频 Allen for 21 years now, and I鈥檓 happy that I鈥檝e been able to continue giving back by supporting our clients in the Air Force鈥攁nd now the Space Force.

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Eric Hoffman is a vice president in 蘑菇视频 Allen鈥檚 Los Angeles Major Business Center and a leader in one of our most important focus areas: space transformation. With over 27 years of experience in space systems engineering, Eric has worked on launch vehicles, satellites, and ground systems, and more recently in program and portfolio management. He leads programs in the areas of resilient positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); signal processing; large-scale space program integration; software development; and cyber systems and analysis.

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Prior to joining 蘑菇视频 Allen, Eric served in the Air Force. As a space systems engineer, he supported programs such as the Pegasus small launch vehicle and the Delta II program, which launched many of the initial GPS satellites in the mid-1990s. His last Air Force assignment was as launch and early orbit operations manager for the Milstar satellite communications system.

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Eric holds a B.S. in aeronautical engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

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What鈥檚 a lesson you learned from your family that鈥檚 still relevant to you today?听My grandfather was a CEO and helped instill in me several lessons that I proudly carry with me to this day. Be humble鈥攄on鈥檛 take your position for granted. Work hard, but also take time for family, friends, and giving back to the community. And always treat all of your staff with respect, regardless of their role or level.

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What are the greatest challenges facing the nation鈥檚 space programs today? And the biggest opportunities?听Until recently, the United States had unquestioned technical superiority in space. Now that advantage is being narrowed and challenged by other countries. We and our allies have to be willing to take more risks and move faster in developing and implementing new space systems.

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At the same time, there's a tremendous amount of private investment going into new space systems and commercial ventures. We at 蘑菇视频 Allen are supporting the development of non-proprietary space mission systems and new approaches to technical management and program integration. We're also helping our government clients understand and leverage new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cyber systems and analysis to ensure that the United States maintains its superiority in space.

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