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Melissa Schaffer Briggs is a highly skilled engineering professional with extensive experience in systems engineering and project management within the aerospace sector. Currently serving as a Principal Systems Engineer at Maxar Technologies since January 2022, Melissa's prior roles include Staff Spacecraft Systems Engineer at LeoStella and various leadership positions at Blue Origin, focusing on systems architecture and payload integration for notable projects such as New Glenn and New Shepard. Melissa has also owned Arktos Analytics and held project management responsibilities at ZIN Technologies, where contributions included overseeing the Advanced Colloids Experiment. With a strong foundation in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA with a graduate certificate in Business Analytics from Cleveland State University, Melissa combines technical expertise with business acumen to drive innovative solutions in aerospace engineering.