Company Overview

Ascension Engineering Group (AEG) is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that specializes in space system engineering, operations, and procurement support with an emphasis on quality, innovation, and integrity. Founded in 2017, AEG provides a superior level of system engineering, integration, test, and procurement services while building long term value. As former military space system operators and engineers, our goal is to provide exceptional services to the Warfighter. Our corporate culture centers around maintaining outstanding relationships with customers, partners, and employees as an integral approach in offering system level solutions. Ascension Engineering Group is an agile mission partner representing commitment, quality, and mission success.

Founders

Andrew A. Dark
President and CEO
  • 20+ years designing, integrating, and operating commercial and military space, command and control, and ground systems for the DoD and NASA
  • Extensive knowledge of Wideband satellite payloads, command and control systems, and satellite operations
  • 13 years in various roles as Integrated Product Team Lead, Lead Systems Engineer, and Payload System Engineer for the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite constellation and Ground System
  • Former U.S. Army Space System Operator and Network Controller supporting Command and Control missions within MILSATCOM
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering
Daniel L. Wilson
Vice President and CTO
  • 20+ years designing and integrating commercial and military space, ground control, and RF transmission systems for Raytheon, Lockheed, and Boeing
  • 15 years supporting the DoD Wideband Satellite payload control mission for various organizations within the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force
  • Former Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Ground System Engineer and I&T Lead supporting system integration, field deployment, maintenance, operations support, and anomaly resolution
  • Specialty in verification planning and test automation; extensive experience with the SmartBear Ready-API suite of tools including SoapUI
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering