From our corporate boardroom to our support center break room, a customer-centered philosophy pervades AIS Engineering. We believe in meticulous attention to client service. We place high corporate values on teamwork and collaboration. We embrace the unique challenges of every client's project and work tirelessly to deliver an efficient and cost-effective solution. Meet the leaders of AIS Engineering who inspire excellence by example and give vision to our company-wide mission of customer satisfaction.

Hildegarde Sylla, President

Hildegarde Sylla has served as the Senior Executive Vice President since co-founding AIS Engineering, Inc. in 1994. With over 30 years of professional management experience acquired in the federal and private sectors, her focus has been organizational development and finance.  Her graduate and law school education were the initial steps that contributed to her solid management and analytical skills which have been used in AIS’ successful growth and longevity.  Her philosophy is to seek excellence with every effort and to surround oneself with those who are motivated and inspired to reach beyond the mundane.  With the formation of AIS, she assumed the challenge of learning as much as possible about the constantly evolving field of satellite technology and after 15 years, she is more than prepared to meet the ongoing evolutionary trends of telecommunications.  For the immediate future, she anticipates continued excellence and accelerated growth.

Abe Sylla, Retired Founding AIS President

Abe Sylla is a retired senior level government manager with more than 28 years of experience in management and satellite communication. His training began three decades ago at the University of Maryland and Penn State University, where he received Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Electrical Engineering. Professionally, Abe managed the General Electric Aerospace Division as well as a division at AT &T Bell Labs. He then assumed a senior management position with Voice of America. Now back in the private sector, Abe's expertise in all aspects of communications design and implementation is an integral part of AIS.

Patrick Chapple, Vice President, GSED and Deputy to the President

Eric Minner, Vice President, Commercial Services

Inoussa Banawoe,  Director Operations and Maintenance

Jorge Lopez, Manager Network Operations Center

Rob Wilinski, Satellite Solutions Manager

Vincent Bepler, Operations Maintenance Manager

Mark LaFond, Director Technology Services