Leadership Team

James Wilson
President and CEO                        

          As the President and CEO, Jim oversees the corporate strategy and provides an integrated vision for the Kepler team. Jim has twenty five years experience as a senior executive at Hughes, Raytheon, and ANSER. As a director and program manager, Jim has led several space, C4ISR, information system development, and system architecture projects.
           
          BA in Economics – Colorado College 
          MBA – University of Tennessee 

Les Hamblin
Group Vice President - Space and Strategic Systems  

          As the VP of Space & Strategic Systems, Les is responsible for leading Kepler’s team of space and missile system analysts and operations experts. Les manages space, intelligence and missile business development activities. Les is a former Air Force officer with extensive aviation, space, and missile experience.
           
          BS – Air Force Academy 
          MBA – University of Utah 

Chiang Ren
Chief Technical Officer  

          As Kepler’s Chief Technical Officer, Chiang is responsible for researching and implementing the technology and business practices that keep Kepler in the curl of the IT technology wave. Chiang has extensive experience as a senior aerospace engineer and policy analyst. Chiang has led several Air Force and OSD studies. He has published numerous research articles on complex systems and operations. Chiang is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 
           
          BSE in Mechanical Engineering – University of Pennsylvania
          MS in Aeronautics & Astronautics – M.I.T.

Margie Heminger
Director of Business Operations  

          As Director of Business Operations, Margie defines and manages all of Kepler’s business operations.  Margie has over ten years of Air Force experience and is a successful small business owner.
           
          BS in Business Administration – University of Southern Illinois