[Satellite TODAY 06-11-13] PlanetiQ, a commercial provider of satellite data used for weather forecasting, space weather prediction, and climate monitoring worldwide, announced it has hired Timothy Puckorius to be the new senior vice president of business development.

 

     Prior to joining PlanetiQ, Puckorius served as CEO of Earth Observation Technologies, where he managed the global sale and distribution of products and services for a number of remote sensing companies including GeoEye (now DigitalGlobe). Previously he served as senior vice president for international marketing and business development at GeoEye, where he created a commercial industry for satellite imagery, secured more than $210 million in pre-launch contracts, and helped win the NextView 2 contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency valued at $519 million.
 

       Puckorius has also held senior and executive positions at Orbital Imaging, Space Imaging and Earth Observation Satellite Company, the first commercial operators of the LANDSAT satellite program. At Space Imaging he orchestrated the commercialization of India’s constellation of remote sensing data satellites, and while at EOSAT he expanded the company’s product portfolio by developing new applications for commercial and government markets.