MELBOURNE, FLA. Nov. 21, 2023 – BRPH, a nationally ranked architecture, engineering and construction firm, has named Steven Lloyd its new vice president of aerospace and defense. In this role, Steve will coordinate efforts among the firm’s architecture and engineering, construction services, and mission solutions companies to provide seamless service for the firm’s existing aerospace and defense clients and to capture new business opportunities in the fast-growing space industry along the Space Coast, throughout the United States and around the world. Steve will work from the firm’s Melbourne, Fla., headquarters and interface with team members at BRPH’s 10 U.S. offices.
“We are thrilled to welcome a visionary business leader like Steve Lloyd to the BRPH team,” said Brian Curtin, president and CEO of BRPH Companies, Inc. “The depth and breadth of his aerospace experience, his business acumen and his passion for space will be a tremendous asset to our growing portfolio of aerospace and defense companies.”
Steve comes to BRPH with more than 35 years of NASA, Department of Defense and aerospace experience, including spacecraft program development and operations for Artemis, the Space Shuttle, Boeing CST-100 and SNC Dream Chaser. Prior to joining BRPH, he served as chief development officer at All Points in Merritt Island, Fla., an engineering, technology and logistics support firm, where he led development of infrastructure and business processes for payload processing and associated capabilities in Florida and California. Prior to that, he spent 25 years serving in progressive roles at United Space Alliance at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
On joining the BRPH team, Steve said, “The tremendous legacy and success of BRPH, coupled with the dynamic aerospace and defense environment, set the stage for unparalleled opportunities. I am energized and honored to join such a great team, to be involved in helping grow and shape the future of BRPH, and to provide outstanding support and products to our customers.”
Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Central Florida (UCF). He serves on the executive board of directors for the American Space Museum.
As a NASA contractor, Steve earned two of the most prestigious awards given by the organization, the Space Flight Awareness award and the Astronauts’ Personal Achievement award, aka the “Silver Snoopy.”
ABOUT BRPH – BRPH is a technically focused, creative AEC firm dedicated to solving clients’ most challenging problems through architecture, engineering, design, interior design, construction and mission solutions. The firm partners with mission-driven clients in the aerospace, defense, manufacturing, commercial, education, entertainment and hospitality markets to identify gaps in their program delivery, then plans, designs, manages and constructs facilities and solutions that get the job done – beautifully and intelligently. Founded in 1964 to support America’s space program, BRPH is consistently ranked among the nation’s top firms and has completed a wide range of projects across the United States and throughout the world. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, BRPH operates regional offices in Orlando, Boca Raton and Jacksonville, Florida; Atlanta; Charleston, South Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Seattle; Phoenix and Palmdale, California. For more information, visit brph.com.
