Leadership Team

LEADERSHIP TEAM

The Avatar leadership team provides industry experience and technical expertise to support our associates, customers, and industry partners.

Kajal Pancholi, PE

President &
Chief Executive Officer

Licensed Professional Engineer with over 15 years of systems engineering, test evaluation, business development, proposal management and quality assurance experience
MS, Aerospace Engineering [University of Maryland] & certified AS9100 Lead Auditor
Technical background in infrared sensor development and flight testing for MDA, space systems integration for NASA and spacecraft orbital analysis for United States Air Force

George Hauer

Senior Director,
Business Development

Over 40 years of program and technical management, strategic business development, and organizational leadership experience on Government, commercial & international projects
Managed numerous domestic and international programs specializing in aerospace and transportation test facility design, construction, activation, turnover and maintenance
Led large-scale systems & laboratory engineering, test, evaluation and operations contracts

Kathrin Kjos

Senior Director,
Missile Defense Programs

Over 25 years in strategy development, systems architecting, systems engineering, design, development, testing and initial production across multiple missile defense programs
As Raytheon’s Director of BMDS Kill Vehicles, oversaw technical performance, cost, schedule and risk for all kill vehicle development programs (SM-3 Blk IIA KW and MKV)
Championed & designed Raytheon’s MDA Phased Adaptive Approach Enterprise Campaign