$240 / month
1 call per month (60min/call)
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 2 days
My career has never gone in a straight line - and I think that’s exactly why I can help you with yours.
I started as a mission controller for interplanetary missions at ESA, supported satellite launch operations at DLR, worked 4 years as Copernicus mission control systems engineer at EUMETSAT, then moved to flight dynamics during OneWeb’s constellation expansion in London, and eventually into the commercial side of space traffic management for a NewSpace startup. Along the way I’ve lived and worked in Italy, the US, Germany, the UK, and Brazil - and I hold a PhD in Aerospace Engineering.
I’ve changed roles, sectors, countries, and even disciplines more than once. I know what it feels like to be the non-native speaker in the room, to pivot from deep technical work into business development, and to build a career in an industry that moves fast and rarely comes with a clear roadmap.
People reach out to me - often informally - to talk through exactly these kinds of transitions. Now I want to do it more intentionally.
I work with a mix of structure and conversation, adapting to what you actually need in the moment. Whether you’re a student figuring out how to break in, an engineer eyeing a move into the commercial side, or a professional wondering how to turn a non-linear path into an asset - I’ve probably been somewhere close to where you are.
If any of this resonates, let’s talk.
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Elena Ancona
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