meet The Team
GNS is a team comprised of highly experienced professionals with a proven track record of excellence and commitment. Not only do we have the expertise and experience, we understand the processes and culture of large satellite infrastructure OEMs and service providers. With our vast network of technical services professionals in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and our relationships built over two decades, no other professional services company can support you like we can!
Co-founder / CEO
Stephen
Rushbridge
Stephen has 23 years of experience in ground networks implementation. He has led deployments of ten major satellite communications networks over his career and has supported these systems through many upgrades. Stephen is a leader with a player-coach mindset.
Co-founder / President
Rashid
Bhatti
Principal Systems Engineer
Andrew
Spavin
Rashid has spent 26 years in the satcom and wireless industries performing systems engineering, program management and business development. He has led several businesses and has a master's degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) from the Johns Hopkins University.
Andy has 30 yeas of experience in systems engineering, installation, and ground operations. He has led implementation of numerous major mobile satellite deployments and RF engineering is one of his areas of expertise. Andy holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
Senior Advisor
Paul
Wright
Senior Field Engineer
Chee-MING
Yap
Paul has been in the telecom industry for over 25 years. During this time, he worked in customer facing roles in technical support, design and planning and consulting, before moving into general management. Paul holds a degree in Electronics and S/W Engineering
Yap has spent the past 30 years performing systems engineering and operations for reputable companies worldwide. He has a long track record of highly successful projects with wireless carriers across Asia and Africa. Yap has a bachelor's degree in Communication Systems.
Senior Field Engineer
malik
kawafha
Malik has 20 years of experience working as a systems engineer for US carriers and wireless infrastructure providers. Drive testing, technical support and system troubleshooting are particular areas of Malik's expertise. He has a bachelor's degree in EE.
Senior Field Engineer
Gert
Viviers
Gert has spent over 25 years in the satellite and terrestrial wireless communications industries. Gert is highly experienced in VSAT systems, indoor/outdoor installation and network operations. Gert takes pride in his work and pays particular attention to detail and quality.
Field Engineer
Siyar
Sirat
Siyar is a former Microsoft Datacenter Technician and has learned a great deal about quality and durability of work from that experience. He is an expert in cabling and rack-mounting. Siyar also plays an important role in GNS's system staging projects.
Senior Field Engineer
Wayne
gilliland
Wayne brings 20 years of telecommunications background to the team. Wayne has invaluable experience in equipment installation, planning, and technical support. In his last position prior to joining GNS, Wayne served as the Regional Microwave Mentor at Mobax Group.
Senior Software Engineer
Shoaib
shafiq
Shoaib leads GNS's system staging team and has the responsibility of complete assembly and integration of each ground network system prior to its shipment. He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland and is pursuing various AWS certifications.
Field Engineer
christian
etchiha
Christian has extensive experience in system installation and network verification, including RF testing. Christian has performed network implementations for several carriers across Africa. He has a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and is Cisco and Nokia certified.
Senior Field Engineer
Johnny
Bresler
Johnny has over 30 years of experience in various roles in satellite earth stations. He has held positions from technical support specialist to earth station manager and brings a wealth of satellite communications knowledge and hands-on experience to the team.
Technician
Sheraz
akram
Sheraz is a member of GNS's system staging team. He helps assemble each ground network system in the staging facility, loads and provisions system software and configures networking components. Sheraz holds a Cyber Security degree from George Mason University.
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Technician
hamza
khalid
Hamza is a member of GNS's system staging team. He ensures the quality of each staged system from the correct software releases being applied to accounting for every piece of hardware that will be needed in the field. Hamza is studying Information System.
Field Engineer
Mahendra
Kalimuthu
Mahendra specializes in installation and commissioning of wired and wireless networks. He has worked on several projects in the Middle East and India with his work involving structured cabling, installation of radios and antennas, network commissioning and drive testing.
