Michael E. Shaw
Director
National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
Michael Shaw is the Director of the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). He is responsible for carrying out the mission, objectives, and goals of the U.S. National Space-Based PNT Executive Committee in accordance with the U.S. Space-Based PNT policy. In addition, he facilitates information sharing, coordination, and issue resolution regarding Department and Agency program plans, requirements, budgets, and policies for operation of U.S. space-based PNT systems and services. Lastly, he represents the Executive Committee on space-based PNT matters within the Government, the public sector, and with representatives of foreign governments and international organizations.
Previously, Mr. Shaw was the Director of Navigation and Spectrum Policy in the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He oversaw implementation of the policy and planning of the Transportation Department regarding navigation systems and spectrum. This included participating in international negotiations involving GPS and its augmentations including the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS), and the Nationwide Differential GPS (NDGPS) System.
Mr. Shaw was career navigator in the US Air Force where he was a Weapon Systems Officer in the F-4 Phantom aircraft. Later, he was also the Director of Operations, and later, the Commander of the 2d Satellite Operations Squadron, which is responsible for the command, and control of the GPS satellite constellation. He was also assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space where he developed and coordinated Air Force space policy, planning, and strategy for various space systems to include GPS.
Following retirement from the Air Force, he served as the Project Lead for GPS Implementation in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) where he planned and directed satellite navigation policy within the FAA. Following that, Mr. Shaw was the Assistant for GPS, Positioning, and Navigation in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence (C3I) where he developed and coordinated policy, planning, and strategy for GPS in the Department of Defense.