David Phelps

Chairman and CEO

Prior to founding Merlin International®, David developed a deep understanding of the federal marketplace during his 25-year career that spanned work in the U.S. Navy, Ford Aerospace, Martin Marietta, Loral Aerospace, and The Aerospace Corp.

By combining his extensive background in satellite command and control, ground systems design and development, and high performance computing, with an extremely successful business model, he has turned Merlin into one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the country.