Let's Go to Space: BLUE-SKY Learning

Episode 17: From the Internet of Things to CubeSats: The Legacy of John McClure


Listen Later

John McClure is the President and CEO of Sicuro Technology, which specializes in satellite and radio communications. Mr. McClure also has over twenty-five years of experience in the IOT or internet of things space, leading the development and business team for the General Motors OnStar subsidiary-- the original large scale IoT commercial business. As an information technology senior manager for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) John provided leadership for $4.2 billion of products and services.

As an entrepreneur John created three technology startups in the software and systems integration industry, providing services to many markets including logistics, aerospace, as well as commercial and general aviation. Mr. McClure also Provided leadership for the State of Ohio’s Economic Development program which provided millions of dollars in investment capital for new technologies emerging from the state’s universities and medical centers.

Kevin met John through a shared love of CubeSats. In fact, John McClure was largely responsible for the initial formation of Nebraska's first CubeSat team, the BigRedOne, in 2020. The BigRedOne team was the first in Nebraska selected by NASAs CubeSat Launch Initiative earlier this year.

Stay tuned for our takeaways after the show.

bigredsat.org:  BigRedSat website

https://www.aerospacehigh.org/. Aerospace and Innovation Academy website

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Let's Go to Space: BLUE-SKY LearningBy Shawna Christenson

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

7 ratings