Chairman

Dr. Hyo Sang Lee received his Bachelor's degree in Physics from Seoul National University in 1970 and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from Lehigh University in 1976 and 1980 respectively. He is an expert in the area of lasers and electro-optical system development, medical optics, and lidar remote sensing. He formed SES in 1990 and since then has been involved in the strategy, development, and operation of a complex, multidisciplinary business.

SES business involvement covers various activities for government customers including DoW, NIH, NASA, NSF, and various commercial activities. He has extensive experience working with Government customers and a number of major defense industries. He has implemented several Joint Venture businesses for large business opportunities. Besides execution and operation of the business, he provides R&D directions on various corporate R&D programs.

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Pallotta has the authority and accountability of all aspects of SES operations, ensuring that SES delivers high value and high quality products in a responsive and cost effective manner. He received his BA in Psychology in 1979 from St. John's University where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate. He received his Master's degree in Aviation Management from Embry Riddle University in 1984 and a Master's degree from the Air War College in Strategic Studies in 2001.

Mr. Pallotta was the U.S. Army's Longbow Apache Product Manager from 1998 to 2000, and the U.S. Army's Apache Project Manager from 2001 to 2005. As the Apache Project Manager, Mr. Pallotta managed all aspects of the cost, schedule, and performance of the Apache. As the Apache Project Manager, he led and managed an office of 400 civilian and contractor employees and 15 military personnel. He retired from the military in 2005 at the rank of Colonel. Mr. Pallotta is a rated Senior Army Aviator on multiple platforms including the AH-64.

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Killen has the authority and accountability of all aspects of SES operations, ensuring that SES delivers high value and high quality products in a responsive and cost effective manner. He received his BA in Management from the University of North Alabama where he was a Distinguished Military Graduate. He received his Master's degree in Management and Acquisition from Florida Institute of Technology.

Mr. Killen enlisted in the Army in 1987 and served in various command and staff positions during his 25 year career. He worked for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and technology (ASA(ALT), in the Pentagon from 2007-2009. He was selected as the Army’s CH-47F (Chinook) Product Manager from 2009-2012 responsible for managing all aspects of cost, schedule, and performance for the CH-47F. Mr. Killen is a rated Army Aviator qualified in the UH-1, UH-60 and CH-47 (D/F). Following his retirement from the military in 2012 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel he joined the SES Team as a Project Manager and Vice President of Chinook and Utility Helicopter Programs.

Chief Financial Officer

Arnold Lee graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point with a BS, Engineering Physics, and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, at the University of Pennsylvania.

As the CFO, he is responsible for planning, resource allocation, control, and prioritization of Company resources for various operational efforts; financial statements, accounting, purchasing, controls, tax planning, and other areas of Corporate Management; designing and updating software accounting systems to comply with government standards; and preparing budgets, business plans and financial projections for the Company. He is also actively involved in determining rate structures, negotiating contracts and working with financial institutions to manage whatever short or long term instruments the company will require.

Business Development Director

Mr. David Weese is SES' Director for Capture and Business Development, he manages all business development efforts across the company. David has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs (UCCS) where he graduated as a Distinguished Military Graduate. He received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. David served in a variety of Army Acquisition leadership positions to include Contracting Officer for the US Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2013 and as the Army’s first Product Manager for the Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) from 2015 to 2018. David previously served as the Vice President for R&D and UAS Programs for Sigmatech and as the Director for Capture and Business Development for MTSI, Aviation and Missile Division. David also served in a variety of Operational roles to include Command and Staff positions at multiple levels in Assault, Calvary, and Special Operations Aviation units. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel and is qualified in multiple rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.