Team
Our founding team is our Number ONE differentiator. We come to LunateAI from some of the world’s most prestigious geospatial and tech institutions: NASA, MIT, OGC, and AWS. We put our collective experience, achievements, and network at your service to deliver trusted neutral advisory to national and international programs.
Nadine Alameh, Ph.D.
- Award-winning globally recognized thought leader
- Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Former CEO & President
- UN-GGIM Private Sector Network Board Member
- International Society for Digital Earth Strategic Advisor
- US National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) Appointed Member
- International Best Seller and frequent keynote/podcast speaker
- Women in Tech, Geospatial Leadership, and Strategic Thinker Awards
- MIT Ph.D, MS, and MCP degrees
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Dr. Nadine Alameh is an award-winning globally recognized thought leader in geospatial technologies and their intersection with some of today’s most pressing global challenges, including climate resilience, sustainability, and the future of intelligent infrastructure.
She’s known for championing interoperability, collaboration, and bridging technology and policy as CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), as board member of the UN Geospatial Experts Group, as appointed advisor to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, as inaugural Executive Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, and as a Strategic Advisor to the International Society for Digital Earth. Her industry leadership positions include a Chief Architect role at Northrop Grumman Civil Solutions Division, and the CEO of an award-winning cloud-based Aviation information management startup.
Dr. Alameh received multiple leadership awards: Geomatics Canada Strategic Thinker Award (2025), OGC Service Award (2024), Most Influential Businesswoman STL (2024), Women in Technology Leadership (2023), Geospatial World Diversity Champion (2022), and Geomatics Canada Leadership (2019).
Nadine holds a Ph.D. and 2 M.S. degrees from MIT; and a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Bill Carlin
- Seasoned builder, founder, and team leader
- Former head of AWS Satellite Solutions
- Accomplished leader at the intersection of cloud computing, remote sensing, and satellite innovation
- Global business experience: North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia
- Deep expertise in technical execution, strategic planning, and client engagement
- MBA International Business Studies
- Bilingual – English and French
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Bill Carlin is an accomplished leader at the intersection of cloud computing and space technologies. Before joining LunateAI, he served as the Head of AWS Satellite Solutions at Amazon Web Services. With a proven track record of building and scaling innovative teams, he champions cutting-edge solutions that leverage the power of the cloud to bring satellite capabilities to all types of customers on Earth. His leadership style combines visionary thinking with operational rigor, empowering cross-functional groups to pursue high-impact, next generation initiatives.
Prior to his AWS role, Bill founded and led various successful ventures in the tech and aerospace field. Throughout his career, Bill has been a hands-on innovator – whether leading complex cloud migrations, developing satellite data platforms, or integrating space capabilities into commercial workloads. His deep expertise spans technical execution, strategic planning, and client engagement.
A respected voice in the industry, Bill regularly shared his insights on the nexus of cloud and space tech through thought leadership, mentorship, and speaking engagements. Whether collaborating with startups, defense partners, or enterprise customers, Bill’s mission remains clear: to harness cloud computing, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence for tangible real-world benefit.
Marge Cole
- 20+ year career at NASA across the Applied Sciences Division and Earth Science Technology Office
- Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Collaborative Solution Innovation Program Director
- SGT/KBR Deputy Program Manager leading the New Observing Strategies architecture for NASA
- Launched large scale collaborative innovation initiatives at the intersection of EO, space, and data applications
- GeoAI, Food Security and strategic initiatives Program Manager at TGI
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Marge Cole has 25 years of experience driving revenue growth in the commercial sector and fostering knowledge advancement in government organizations. She led technology development and implementation programs at NASA, SGT, KBR, and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), where she launched large-scale initiatives at the intersection of Earth observation, space, and data applications—delivering impact for both science and business communities.
Her core competencies include conceptualizing and leading innovative programs such as an international Geospatial AI working group, an urban air quality digital twin initiative, quantum computing workshops, a geospatial innovation initiative focused on food security, and many proof-of-concept projects for in-space software and components designed for future Earth observation missions. These efforts were made possible through collaboration with JPL, Raytheon, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NOAA, EPA, and the Department of Energy, MIT, Clark University, and University of MD, etc.
Marge is an expert at consortia building, engagement strategies, curation of partners for advancing innovation, and championing of transformative technologies that enable organizations to respond to evolving markets, systems, and user needs.
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