Pooja Lepcha is a satellite systems engineer at the Division of Telecom and Space under the Government Technology Agency, Bhutan. She has bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Masters and PhD in Space Systems Engineering from Kyushu Institute of Technology During her master’s degree, she was involved in the BIRDS-2 satellite project that developed the first satellite of Bhutan, BHUTAN-1 She has been actively involved in seven more satellite projects. She currently is leading the development of the next satellite in Bhutan and occasionally conducts space education outreach programs in schools and colleges.