Product · Engineering · AI
Dr. Kevin Tepas
building missions, not just software.
Product Manager & Sr Software and System Engineer — product head and sole PM for a MILSATCOM ground systems program at Boeing, leading a 20+ person engineering organization.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About
Operator mindset, engineer’s rigor.
I’m a product leader and engineer with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and over a decade of experience across defense, aerospace, and commercial technology. At Boeing I own the product roadmap for a MILSATCOM ground systems program end to end — from customer stakeholder engagement and requirements through Agile delivery, verification, and deployment.
My sweet spot is the seam between the mission and the machine: translating operational needs into software teams can build, making product calls when user feedback is thin, and holding the bar on safety, integrity, and contractual compliance. I’m also a first-generation college graduate, and I teach — because the next generation of engineers deserves the mentorship I had to go find.
Experience
Where I’ve led.
Product Manager · Sr Software and System Engineer
Boeing — MILSATCOM Ground Systems
2021 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO
Product head and sole Product Manager for the program, and Sr Software and System Engineer across a 20+ person engineering organization.
Product leadership
- Own the feature roadmap across Program Increments; PI Planning point of contact and Program Scrum Master
- Primary technical interface to customer stakeholders — trade studies, technical standards, prioritized capabilities
- Voice of the user when direct feedback is limited, guided by MILSATCOM mission-operations expertise
- Primary CDRL author — critical deliverables, contractual compliance
- Accountable for safety, product integrity, and regulatory compliance; enforce MBSE standards
- EVM reporting with Cost Account Managers; program metrics & KPIs to leadership
Engineering
- Defined CI/CD & DevOps architectural standards (Docker, GitLab, Jenkins) under MILSATCOM security requirements
- Led the VESTA sensor simulation suite — vision, LiDAR, LADAR, GPS
- MATLAB/Simulink models for space-vehicle control systems & vision algorithms (OpenCV, CUDA)
- Software Release & Practices focal — standardized deployment workflows
- Managed & mentored a distributed engineering team; hardware-in-the-loop testing via automated frameworks
Earlier: engineering roles across defense and commercial sensing — including work with Raytheon, Hikvision, and Arecont Vision.
Organizations I’ve worked with
Boeing · Raytheon · Hikvision · Arecont Vision · Volkswagen
Education
Deep roots.
One through-line: understanding complex systems well enough to lead the people who build them.
PhD, Artificial Intelligence
Doctoral Research
Capitol Technology University · 2026
Doctorate, Computer Science
Big Data Analytics
Colorado Technical University · 2024
M.Eng, Engineering Management
Graduate
University of Colorado Boulder
MS, Computer Science
Software Engineering
Colorado Technical University
BS, Electrical Engineering
Computer & Biomedical Engineering · Minor in Mathematics
California State University, Los Angeles
Teaching
Paying it forward.
I’ve instructed Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, and Mathematics courses at Southern New Hampshire University, Colorado Technical University, and University of the People — bringing real program-floor experience into the classroom.
Expertise
- Product Management
- MILSATCOM Ground Systems
- Mission Planning Workflows
- MBSE
- Systems Integration
- Agile / SAFe
- Program Increment Planning
- EVM
- CI/CD & DevOps
- MATLAB / Simulink
- Python
- C++
- Computer Vision
- Sensor Simulation
- Jira
- Cameo
- DOORS
Contact
Let’s talk missions.
Whether it’s product leadership, mission systems, or the classroom — I’m always up for a conversation about building things that matter.
© 2026 Dr. Kevin Tepas · Colorado Springs, CO
