Get To Know The Professionals Who Deliver Our Solutions
Our Team
At the heart of our innovative projects is a team of dedicated professionals, each bringing a wealth of expertise and a passion for excellence. United by a common vision to push the boundaries of technology and sustainability, our diverse team members come from various backgrounds in geospatial technology, data science, environmental science, and operations management.
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Paul Bhatia
Managing Director
Paul Bhatia is the Managing Director of Geospatial Ventures Limited and a European Space Agency (ESA) Business Applications Ambassador for the UK.
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Paul is responsible for the overall direction and management of the activities of GVL. He is an ESA Business Applications Ambassador for the Midlands and North of the UK.
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His role is to help companies access funding from ESA Space Solutions in order to grow their businesses.
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Manpreet Bhatia
Operations Director
Manpreet Bhatia is the Operations Director of Geospatial Ventures Limited.
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She is responsible for day-to-day operations and finances as well as organisation of events and training programmes for GVL.
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She is a highly experienced and qualified education specialist, teacher, business owner and project manager.
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Chris Hill
Chief Engineer
Dr Chris Hill is GNSS Chief Engineer at Geospatial Ventures Limited, responsible for the development and testing of GNSS products within the company.
He is currently managing the development of a Real-Time Kinematic GNSS receiver for both asset tracking and geodetic monitoring.
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Angel Arcia Gil
Project Administrator
Mr. Angel Arcia Gil is an expert in Project Management, Small Satellite development, and GNSS. An Emerging Space Leader recognised by the IAF in 2021, Angel has been instrumental in various Cubesat projects, particularly in TT&C and Ground Station subsystems.
He is pursuing a PhD in Aerospace Technologies at the University of Vigo, researching Small Satellite constellations for Lunar GNSS, and holds a Master’s in antenna design from Georgia Tech.
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Lei Yang
Senior GNSS Engineer
Dr Lei Yang is a senior GNSS engineer at Geospatial Ventures Limited.
He is responsible for the GNSS data processing and support receiver
development.
His main expertise is the high accuracy GNSS positioning
technology and signal processing in the receiver design. He has 20+
years’ research experience in the GNSS area, and has pioneered
research in 10+ ESA / EU / UKRC funded projects.
Ahmed Athab
Senior INSAR Engineer
Dr. Ahmed Athab, a Senior Engineer with over 20 years of experience in geospatial technology, specializes in Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR). Proficient in Python, he has designed radar corner reflectors and developed web-based systems for GNSS tracking and InSAR data analysis.
Dr. Athab excels in creating user-friendly applications and customized geospatial solutions, bringing expertise in GUI development and innovative approach.
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Allen Wong
Embedded Systems Engineer
Allen Wong specialises in digital circuit design, IoT firmware development, and systems integration, with expertise in product design, testing, and manufacturing.
Allen's experience ensures the transformation of GVL's innovative ideas into functional, reliable, and market-ready products.
Luis Cormier
Space Systems Engineer
Luis specialises in the space segment, focusing on mission design and analysis for projects such as SPRITE.
This includes simulating and modelling of satellite constellations for satcom applications, and spacecraft systems design.
2024
Interns
This year, we are pleased to have welcomed six interns through various programs. They have supported both the technical and non-technical aspects of our company, significantly advancing our market progress.
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Their positive contributions have encompassed marketing, business development, market analysis, and project development. We are confident that their learning journey will continue successfully, and we look forward seeing to their future achievements.