About Us
Lokahi LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, was founded in June 2010. Our goal is to address the on-going challenge of successfully managing and integrating complex military space programs by providing experienced space systems professionals armed with relevant lessons learned and best practices. We deliver exceptional results and advance the success of these programs throughout the acquisition lifecycle.
Meet the Founders
Paul Yamaguchi
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Paul provides integrated strategies and plans supporting the GPS III Technical Director, Air Force Space and Missile System Center (SMC) Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate/GPS III Branch (GPV3). He champions critical GPS III processes by providing upfront assessments, process improvement initiatives, execution and certification strategies, status reporting with tailored metrics, and readiness reviews. He integrates the efforts of the Government team, Aerospace, the Prime Contractor, SE&I, DCMA and others as required to ensure mission success and readiness for key program reviews and milestones. Paul has more than 37 years of experience providing acquisition, system development, integration, test, and operations support for Air Force, Navy, and Army Military programs. His expertise is in project management, acquisition management, systems engineering, integration, and test, initial operational
capability, and life-cycle support. He was the GPS III Deputy Program Manager from 2002-2004. He has
worked with the GPS Directorate/GPS Joint Program Office consistently since 2008 mainly focused on
GPS III. Paul established Lokahi with his business partner Mike Passafiume in 2010. He earned a BS in
Industrial and Systems Engineering from USC and an MBA from Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
Mike Passafiume
Partner & Co-Founder
Mike has more than 30 years of experience providing acquisition, system development, integration, test, and operations support for Air Force, Navy, and Army Military Space programs. His expertise is in project management, acquisition, systems engineering, integration, and test, operational turnover/acceptance, and life-cycle support. He has worked with the GPS Directorate/GPS Joint Program Office consistently
since 2008 on all three segments and systems engineering where he held Technical Lead position for GPS III Launch and Checkout Capability. Mike established Lokahi with his business partner Paul
Yamaguchi in 2010 after serving six years on active duty and 12 years in the Government professional
services sector. He earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott) and an ME in Space Operations from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
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