Project-Wide Leadership
Marcello Guadagno
Auris & Stratus Project Manager
mcguadag@mtu.edu
Marcello Guadagno (Chell) is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and International Leadership. He has accumulated over two years of experience engineering space systems, amusement park rides, and sustainable energy solutions across three different continents. Marcello plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace industry by his graduation in the Fall of 2018.
Cole Gingras
Oculus-ASR Project Manager
crgingra@mtu.edu
Cole Gingras is a 4th year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He has had over 10 months of experience working for ThermoAnalytics Inc. as a Thermal Engineer Intern. He plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2017.
Jared Burbey
Chief Engineer
jmburbey@mtu.edu
Jared Burbey is a 3rd year undergraduate pursuing a dual major in Electrical & Computer Engineering. Jared plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2019.
Subteam Leadership
Attitude Determination & Control
Richard
Bennett
Team Leader
rmbennet@mtu.edu
Richard Bennett is a 4th year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. Two years ago, he left his position as a firefighter to pursue an engineering education. After 2 years as a member of the ADC Team, he was promoted to the Team Leader Position. Richard plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Fall 2017.
Joseph
Hurford
Systems Engineer
jahurfor@mtu.edu
Joseph Hurford is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering and interest in Materials. He has worked for Takata Inc. as a Mechanical Engineering Intern the past two summers. Joesph plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2018.
Auris Payload
Brad
Lafata
Team Leader
bllafata@mtu.edu
Brad Lafata is a 5th year undergraduate pursuing a dual major in Electrical & Computer Engineering, with a minor in Computer Science. He has worked at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility as a Computer Engineering Intern. Brad plans to obtain a full-time position in the Electrical Engineering field after graduation in Spring 2017.
Griffin
Curtis
Systems Engineer
gkcurtis@mtu.edu
Griffin Curtis is a 4th year undergraduate Electrical Engineering major. He has worked two summer internships with the Verso Corporation as an Electrical Engineering Intern. Griffin plans to obtain a full-time position in the Electrical Engineering Field after graduation in Spring 2017.
Command & Data Handling
Benjamin
Tovar-Prince
Team Leader
bdtovarp@mtu.edu
Benjamin Tovar-Prince is a 4th year undergraduate Computer Engineering major. He has been actively involved with the Aerospace Enterprise’s CDH Team for over a year and recently assumed the Team Leader role. Benjamin plans to obtain a full-time position in the Computer Engineering field after graduation in Spring 2018.
Levi Oxner
Systems Engineer
lloxner@mtu.edu
Levi has been the systems engineer for command and data handling (CDH) since the Summer of 2016. He is a double major in biomedical and electrical engineering is hoping to work somewhere where he can improve lives using my knowledge of biological and electrical systems. He enjoys supporting space exploration, education, music and the medical field.
Communications
Michael Patrick
Team Leader
mipatric@mtu.edu
Michael Patrick is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a dual major in Electrical & Computer Engineering. He has been actively involved with the Aerospace Enterprise, the Mathematica Lab, as well as the Pavlis Honors College. He intends to attend Graduate school after graduation in Spring 2019. Afterwards he plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Field.
Jack
Swanberg
Systems Engineer
jrswanbe@mtu.edu
Jack Swanberg is a 3rd year undergraduate pursuing a dual major in Electrical & Computer Engineering. He has had the opportunity to work as an Electrical Engineering Intern at Orbital ATK this past summer. Jack plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2018.
Electrical Power System
O’rion
Tweedy
Team Leader
ortweedy@mtu.edu
Orion is a 4th year Electrical and Computer engineering double major. He was the lead design and test engineer for the Oculus-ASR satellite. After this, he assumed a leadership role on the EPS team. This will be his second and final year as the team leader. Orion plans to acquire a full-time position in the Aerospace industry as a design and testing engineer after graduation in Spring 2019. His top 3 companies to work at are: NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX.
Tyler Bredael
Systems Engineer
ttbredae@mtu.edu
Ty Bredael is a 3rd year undergraduate Computer Engineering major. He has been actively involved with the testing and integration of the Oculus-ASR, Auris, and Stratus Electrical Power Systems since his freshman year at MTU. Ty plans to obtain a full-time position in the Computer Hardware Engineering field after graduation in Spring 2019.
Ground Support Equipment
Anthony Lackey
Team Leader
arlackey@mtu.edu
Anthony Lackey is a 4th year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He is enrolled in Michigan Tech’s U.S. Army Reserve Office Training Corps Program, training to become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army after graduation. Anthony plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry, in parallel with serving in an Army Reserve unit, after graduation in Spring 2019.
Jacob Laidlaw
Systems Engineer
jmlaidla@mtu.edu
Jacob Laidlaw is a 3rd year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He has had over 11 months of internship experience with Engineering Systems Inc. as a Mechanical Engineering Intern. Jacob plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Fall 2018.
Mission Operations
Mariah
McLeod
Stratus Team Leader
mmmcleod@mtu.edu
Mariah McLeod is a 3rd year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with an interest in orbital mechanics & propulsion. She has had a summer internship with the St. Clair Country Road Commission Engineering Department as a Mechanical Engineering Intern. Mariah plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Fall 2018.
Andrew
Johnson
Auris Team Leader
ansjohns@mtu.edu
Andrew Johnson is a 3rd Year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major. For the past year, he has been the Aerospace Enterprise’s lead expert on orbit analysis using AGI’s Systems Tool Kit. Andrew plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Fall 2018.
Software
Dustin
Haxton
Team Leader
djhaxton@mtu.edu
Dustin Haxton is a 3rd year undergraduate Software Engineering major. He has been extensively involved in the development of Oculus-ASR’s flight software and recently assumed the SFW Team Leader role. Dustin plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Fall 2018.
Nicholas
Muggio
Systems Engineer
njmuggio@mtu.edu
Nicholas Muggio is a 3rd year undergraduate Software Engineering major, with an interest in embedded software. He has has worked for two years with Kellogg’s as a Robotics Engineering Intern and one year with SalesPad as a Software Developer Intern. Nicholas plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2018.
Structures
Davis
Russcher
Team Leader
dtrussch@mtu.edu
Davis Russcher is a 4th year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major. He has been actively involved in the structural integration efforts with Oculus-ASR and has performed undergraduate research for Dr. King in the Ion Space Propulsion Lab. Davis plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2018.
Adam Augustyniak
Systems Engineer
ajaugust@mtu.edu
Adam Augustyniak is a 4th year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major, with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He has worked at MIT Lincoln Laboratory as a Summer Research Program Intern focused on space systems. Adam plans to pursue a Graduate Engineering Degree after graduation in Spring 2018.
Stratus Payload
Seth Mares
Team Leader
spmares@mtu.edu
My name is Seth Mares, I am a 5th year Mechanical Engineer. Team lead for the Stratus Payload sub-team. I manage a multidisciplinary team in charge of the device which conducts the mission science onboard the Stratus cubesat. I have previously interned for the Army Research Laboratory doing fluid simulations of gas engine turbines. I would like to work for the Air Force Research Lab, or Lockheed Martin in the future. I graduate May 2018.
Jacob Loss
Systems Engineer
jmloss@mtu.edu
Jacob Loss is a 3rd year undergraduate Computer Engineering major. He has been actively involved on the Enterprise’s Software Team, but recently made the switch to the Stratus Systems Engineer role to focus on software integration of the Stratus imager. Jacob plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation in Spring 2019.
Thermal Operations
Bryce Potok
Team Leader
bapotok@mtu.edu
Bryce Potok is a 3rd-year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major. He has worked as a Development Engineering Intern for Faurecia Interior Systems developing the air vents for the Tesla Model 3. Bryce plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace of Automotive Industry after graduation in Spring 2019.
Internal Operations
Kyle Huyser
Internal operations Team Lead kmhuyser@mtu.edu
Kyle Huyser is a 5th year Engineering Management Student. He has been part of the Aerospace Enterprise for 2 years. He has had a summer internship with Michigan Wheel as a Quality Engineering Intern. Kyle plans on obtaining a full-time position in Engineering or Supply Chain Management after graduation in the Spring of 2018