About
Duke Valentour is an Industrial and Systems Engineer at Ball Aerospace, a subsidiary of BAE Systems located in Boulder, Colorado. The company, now known as Space & Mission Systems, develops technologies that support space missions for national security, intelligence, and civilian purposes. Duke holds a Commercial Pilot License and is a Certified Flight Instructor. His early passion for aviation was encouraged by his grandfather, who inspired his interest in flying. In his role at Ball Aerospace, Duke studies engineering workflows to assess cycle and process times within assembly and fabrication operations. He leads initiatives to improve these processes across Research and Development, Production, and Depot Programs focused on Optical Systems.