Spring 2024 Program-Wide Leadership

Seth Quayle
Program Manager sdquayle@mtu.edu Seth was the Program Manager for the enterprise through his hard work during his time here and still continued to do it. He is no longer at the enterprise since he graduated Fall 2024 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering.

Dalton Headley
Chief Engineer dbheadle@mtu.edu Dalton Headley is a 5th-year Electrical and Computer Engineering Major. Dalton joined the enterprise in the Spring 2022. Dalton was briefly the TT&C Systems Engineer, before rising to the Lead Systems Engineer position and subsequently the Chief Engineer position. After graduation he seeks a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from MTU.

William Blacketor
Senior Chief Engineer wablacke@mtu.edu William is a 4th year at Michigan Tech, and is pursing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was the Senior Chief Engineer. He was mainly in charge of the Stratus Mission. He is currently no longer in the enterprise, but he still wants a future career in the aerospace industry.

Katherine Rauscher
Administrative and Financial Officeremsmythe@mtu.edu Katherine is a 1st year at Michigan Tech. She is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Aerospace Engineering. She currently is not on the enterprise, but wants to still pursue a career in the aerospace industry.
Spring 2024 Subteam Leadership
Attitude Determination & Control

Taylor VanOss
Team Leader tjvanoss@mtu.edu Taylor is a 3rd year at Michigan Tech. Taylor is was pursuing a degree in Robotics Engineering, with minors in Mathematical Sciences and Media Production. He is no longer on the enterprise as he has graduated, but wanted to have a career in the aerospace industry.
Auris Payload

Kris Burch
Team Leader kmburch@mtu.eduKris is an Electrical and Computer Engineering student who has worked on enterprise for the past 4 years. In his time on enterprise he was the systems engineer and team lead for A-PYL. Currently he is graduating this semester and plans on working at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard as a nuclear controls engineer

Kellen Minyon
Systems Engineer krminyon@mtu.edu Kellen Minyon is a 4th year Electrical Engineering Student. He’s worked on the Auris-Payload team for over two years and has taken the position of Systems Engineer. He has interned with Orbion Space Technologies in Houghton, Michigan as an Electrical Engineering Intern. Kellen is hoping to break into the defense industry after graduation.
Electrical Power Systems

Chase Cummings
Team Leader chcummin@mtu.edu Chase was a 3rd year as the Team Leader for EPS. He has graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Aerospace Engineering.

Asher De Graaf
Systems Engineer adegraaf@mtu.edu Asher De Graaf is a Electrical Engineering Major that joined the Aerospace Enterprise in Spring of 2022. He helped to lead the EPS subteam as well as the Wire Design task group and hopes to continue his passion for Aerospace into careers in the future.
Ground Support Equipment

Sean Bennink
Team Leader scbennin@mtu.edu Sean Bennink is a 4th year Electrical and Computer Engineering Student. He worked on the Ground Support Equipment team for over a year before becoming the Program Manager. He has interned and is currently working with Orbion Space Technologies in Houghton, Michigan as an Electrical Engineering Support role. Sean hopes to pursue a position in the aerospace industry.

Steven Prudhomme
Systems Engineer sjprudho@mtu.edu Steven is a 4th year student achieving a bachelors degree Electrical Engineering. He joined the Aerospace Enterprise in the spring of 2023 and took on the role of Systems Engineer for GSE in the spring of 2024. He has recently worked as a Controls Engineering Intern at Autokiniton implementing hardware and software improvements to automation processes. After graduation, Steven aims to find a career in the aerospace industry or defense industry.
Mission Development & Systems

Ben Jones
Team Leader bgjones@mtu.edu Ben was a 3rd year as the Team Leader for MDS. He has graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Aerospace Engineering.

Carinn Tryon
Systems Engineer cmtryon@mtu.edu Carinn is a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student and was recently promoted to the Auris Mission Director. She is extremely grateful and excited for this opportunity. When she graduates in Fall 2025, She will commission as (hopefully) a developmental engineering officer in the United States Air Force and will pursue a Masters in Engineering. She hopes to use her Aerospace knowledge to become a test engineer and develop new advanced aircraft systems!
Software

Samuel Breuer
Team Leader swbreuer@mtu.edu Sam was 4th year and a Team Leader for Software. He has graduated recently with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.

Steven Braggs
Systems Engineer sdbraggs@mtu.edu Steven is U.S. Navy veteran and Computer Science student, he brings a strong background in cybersecurity, software development, and systems engineering. His experience includes network defense, automation, and leading technical teams in high-stakes environments. In the Aerospace Enterprise, Steven contributes to the development and integration of software solutions for aerospace systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency in mission-critical applications.
Structures

Parker Molewyk
Team Leader pjmolewy@mtu.edu Parker Molewyk is a 5th-year Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He worked on the Structures team as a member for 2 years before becoming the team lead. After graduating in the spring of 2025, he hopes to get a job in the aerospace industry.

Heather Goetz
Systems Engineer hlgoetz@mtu.edu Heather is a 4th year at Michigan Tech in the Executive position since Spring 2022. She has since graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Aerospace Engineering.
Thermal

Nate Bruursema
Team Leader nsbruurs@mtu.edu Nate is a 4th Year Mechanical Engineering Student. Thermal Team Lead for 5 semesters, graduating in Spring 2025 with plans of going into an Accelerated Masters in Mechanical Engineering here at MTU starting Fall 2025.

Isaac Couling
Systems Engineer ircoulin@mtu.eduIsaac is a 3rd year at Michigan Tech. He has worked in the executive positions for THM with Nate for 3 semesters and did a great job. He has graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Telemetry, Tracking & Control

Andrew Vassallo
Team Leader akvassal@mtu.edu Andrew is a 4th year Computer Engineering student and the Team Leader for TTC. He has since graduated with his degree in Computer Engineering

Dawson Hubbard
Systems Engineer dihubbar@mtu.edu Dawson is a 3rd year at Michigan Tech. He has since graduated with his degree in Biomedical Engineering.
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