Vice President and Director of Research & Development, Ticom Geomatics, Inc. (retired)
B.S. ASE 1988, Texas A&M University
M.S. ASE 1992, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. ASE 1995, The University of Texas at Austin
Barbara Craig received her B.S. in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University and then subsequently received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. She studied at the UT Center for Space Research under Byron Tapley and completed her dissertation in novel methods for precise orbit determination of low earth orbiting, remote sensing satellites. As part of her graduate studies, Craig worked at the NASA Johnson Space Center on the space shuttle’s GPS attitude verification flight experiment. She later accepted a position at UT Applied Research Laboratory where she worked on positioning techniques and applications using GPS technology.
In 1998 Craig left UT ARL to co-founded Ticom Geomatics, Inc. (TGI). Her roles were multiple and included board member, vice president, and director of research and development. Her technical efforts focused on the development of algorithms to utilize GPS precise timing along with time and frequency of arrival measurements to geolocate RF signals of interest. Under the leadership of Craig and her business partners, TGI thrived, growing to 200+ employees and known for building and deploying systems of sensors supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community during the Global War on Terrorism and other overseas engagements. Craig continued her work at TGI until its acquisition by Six3 Systems and then CACI in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Craig now works part-time for the Center for Space Research where she leverages her entrepreneurial expertise to advise on new research opportunities. She was a member of the Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering External Advisory Board and served as chair from 2019-2021. Craig splits her time between Austin and Bozeman, Montana. She is married to Mark Craig and they have two children, Nicholas and Zachary.
