Israel joined Firefly in August 2022 bringing over 22 years of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) leading high- performing teams as a space systems defense acquisition manager. Background includes diverse leadership roles in multiples organizations including as Service Operations Division Chief responsible for the integration and operations of NRO communications systems valued at $3.1B, as Senior Launch Acquisition Advisor to the Office of Space Launch developing multi-million-dollar acquisition strategies to launch Intelligence Community (IC) satellites and Chief Engineer of the Delta II Launch vehicle at the Launch and Range Systems Wing, Space and Missiles Systems Center in Los Angeles, CA. Israel holds an ME in Engineering Management from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.