Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 17, 2000
DR. CARL L. CHEN is the co-Funder of Advanced Aerodynamics & Structures,
Inc. and has been its President and a Director since the company's
incorporation in January 1990, and the Chief Executive Officer of the
company since December 1994. From January 1992 to October 1995, Dr. Chen
also served as the President of California Aerospace Technology, Inc., a
consulting company for the satellite industry and satellite launch
insurance services located in Monterey Park, California. Dr. Chen was
Chairman of SIDA Corporation, a high technology trading company located
in Monterey Park, California, from 1989 to May 1996. SIDA is involved
in high-tech trade, investment and management with companies in China
and Taiwan. Prior to founding SIDA Corporation, Dr. Chen was a Satellite
System Engineering Manager at Hughes Space and Communications, Inc. for
15 years. Dr. Chen was awarded the Hughes Doctoral Fellowship to the
California Institute of Technology. During his tenure with Hughes, Dr.
Chen participated in all facets of satellite manufacturing and services
business, including negotiation, engineering, management, testing,
launch services, in-orbit test and delivery. He holds a US patent in
autonomous satellite attitude control system. Dr. Chen has a PhD in
Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and Master's
degrees in Control Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from UCLA and
West Virginia University, respectively. Dr. Chen is a graduate of the
Owner/President Management Program at the Graduate School of Business
Administration of Harvard University. Profile
company?
Dr. Chen: The company started in January 1990. It's a new start-up in
Burbank, California. It was next to the
