Dr. Salvatore Alfano has been a major contributor to the space operations community for more than 20 years at both the policy and technical development levels. As a senior research astrodynamicist for CSSI, his current work deals with determining accuracy requirements for meaningful conjunction assessments and improving satellite conjunction assessment algorithms. Alfano is well versed in astronautical, electrical, and computer engineering. He pioneered work in kinetic energy guidance, satellite visibility and close-approach prediction, high-accuracy orbit determination, continuous-thrust orbit transfers, and collision probability. He significantly advanced the state-of-the-art in all these areas and is recognized for such by the scientific community. Additional accomplishments include: 38 industry publications; 10 awards & honors; and eight professional association memberships.