Ben Wilcock
Programme-level science & operations leadership for commercial space missions — building planning models, tooling, and decision-ready KPIs that keep teams aligned and programmes deliverable.
Science OpsProgramme ManagementScheduling & KPIsTooling
Snapshot
What I do (and how I work)
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- Programme-level science & operations leadership for commercial space missions — building planning models, tooling, and decision-ready KPIs that keep teams aligned and programmes deliverable.
- Turn science goals into executable plans — survey definition, feasibility trade-offs, cadence/coverage design, and operational constraints.
- Build tools that remove ambiguity — overhead/efficiency models, intake workflows, identifiers, and dashboards that make decisions easy.
- Keep stakeholders aligned — transparent metrics, governance, and calm execution when timelines get real.
NASA Ames
A reminder of where the mission mindset really clicked.
Space
Missions, planning, and delivery
OpsKPIsStrategy
I work at the point where science intent meets operational reality: translating mission objectives into schedulable programmes, defining survey strategies, and tracking progress with metrics that actually change decisions.
Fieldwork
Constraints teach you what actually matters.
Research
Extreme environments & astrobiology roots
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Earlier work took me into harsh environments and lab analysis — the kind of experience that builds respect for constraints, safety, and the gap between a plan and the real world.
Outside work I reset best outdoors — long walks, big skies, and places that remind you to zoom out.
I’ve always been pulled to the ocean — scuba is my favourite way to switch off and get perspective (and yes, I will happily talk gear, dives, and destinations).