Having played key roles at the global aerospace engineering services company Stellar Solutions since its founding in 1995, Chief Executive Officer Michael Lencioni has announced that he will step down on December 1. Lencioni and Founder/Board Chair Celeste Ford selected Janet Grondin, Vice President for Intelligence Programs, as the third CEO in the history of this [...]

Global aerospace engineering services leader honored for contribution to NASA Headquarters achievements Stellar Solutions, the global aerospace engineering company, has won a NASA 2020 Small Business Industry Award in the category of the Center-Level Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year. The award recognizes Stellar Solutions’ work at NASA Headquarters to support the Human Exploration and [...]

Christine Jenkins, PMP, from our Civil Sector in SE Denver, speaking in a two-part podcast for NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation.  Part 1 below: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-ryon-stewart-and-christine-jenkins-crowdsourcing/id1534920376?i=1000535352002

Janet Grondin, Stellar Solutions VP of Intelligence Programs, delivered a keynote presentation at the 8th IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology (SMC-IT 2021) on July 27. Her talk on "Crossing Boundaries" related an element of Stellar Solutions' culture to envisioning future space IT solutions.  She described 4 strategies to cross program, sector, and [...]

Air Force veteran and systems engineering expert to receive lifetime achievement award for professional performance and philanthropic contributions Palo Alto, CA, August 5 – Laura Pope, Senior Systems Engineer at Stellar Solutions, the global aerospace engineering services company, has been selected to receive the AFCEA Leadership Award for her outstanding contributions to the education and career [...]

“Whatever your goal is, you will never succeed unless you let go of your fears and fly.” – Richard Branson “What we need to do is always lean into the future;” – Jeff Bezos Yesterday morning, the nation and the world watched with excitement as former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and three others lifted off toward [...]

Aerospace engineer luminary honored for a career of leadership and mentorship of women Palo Alto, CA, July 20 -- Celeste Ford, Founder and Board Chair of Stellar Solutions, Inc., the global aerospace engineering services company, will be honored with the NAWBO Silicon Valley Crystal Chair Lifetime Achievement Award tonight at the annual Crystal Chair Gala.  Ford [...]

Stellar Solutions Diversity and Inclusion Video

Celeste Ford, Stellar Solutions Board Chair and Founder, was featured as a 2021 Trailblazer in Enterprising Women magazine. A winner of the Enterprising Women of the Year Award in 2020, Celeste was cited in the article for her vision of "satisfying customers' critical needs while realizing our dream jobs."  An advocate of women leaders, she has mentored women in [...]

Stellar Solutions shared its Malcolm Baldrige quality and excellence insights at "Visionary Leadership That Works – Southcentral Foundation with Stellar Solutions," part of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program that took place in Anchorage, Alaska, June 21-22. Jennifer Luce, VP Defense Programs, led with the first presentation for the Conference on Leadership; Janet Grondin, VP Intelligence Programs, [...]