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Project-Wide Leadership

Seth Quayle

Program Manager
sdquayle@mtu.edu
Nolan Pickett is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student with minors in Aerospace Engineering and Business. He worked on the Thermals team for over a year before becoming the Program Manager. He has previously interned for Plexus Corp. as an Automation Engineer and LaFarge Holcim as a Maintenance Engineer. Nolan hopes to complete a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering and pursue a position in the aerospace industry.

Kyle Bruursema

Chief Engineer
kjbruurs@mtu.edu
Kyle Bruursema is a 3rd-year Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Major. Kyle joined the enterprise in the Fall of 2020. In the spring of 2021, he was briefly the Systems Engineer of the ADC subteam before accepting the role of Chief Engineer. Kyle enjoys exercise and gaming as his primary forms of destressing and relaxation. After graduation he seeks to find a position in the Aerospace Industry and to preferably reach space himself.

Dalton Headley

Lead Systems 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.

Katherine Rauscher

Administrative and Financial Officer
kjrausch@mtu.edu

Stratus Leadership

Jacob Lindhorst

Chief Engineer jllindho@mtu.edu

Subteam Leadership

Attitude Determination & Control

Taylor VanOss

Team Leader
tjvanoss@mtu.edu
 

Matt Persha

Systems Engineer
mbpersha@mtu.edu

Auris Payload

Collin Uchida

Team Leader
cmuchida@mtu.edu
Collin is a 3rd year Electrical Engineering student. He transferred from the Metro-Detroit area. His interest in the aerospace began when he was young, and he has wanted to work in the field ever since. In his free time, he enjoys running and playing guitar. Collin hopes to work in the aerospace industry after graduation.

Kellen Minyon

Systems Engineer
krminyon@mtu.edu

Electrical Power System

Chase Cummings

Team Leader
chcummin@mtu.edu
 

Bradley Smith

Systems Engineer
bradleys@mtu.edu

Ground Support Equipment

Sean Bennink

Team Leader
scbennin@mtu.edu

William Blacketor

Systems Engineer
wablacke@mtu.edu
   

Mission Development and Simulation

Shane Moore

Team Leader
shanemoo@mtu.edu

Ben Jones

Systems Engineer
bgjones@mtu.edu

Software

Samuel Breuer

Team Leader
swbreuer@mtu.edu
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Steven Braggs

Systems Engineer
jdarner@mtu.edu
 

Structures

Alex Albanice

Team Leader
ajalbani@mtu.edu
 

Heather Goetz

Systems Engineer
hlgoetz@mtu.edu

Thermal

Nate Bruursema

Team Leader
nsbruurs@mtu.edu
 

Isaac Couling

Systems Engineer
ircoulin@mtu.edu

Telemetry, Tracking & Control

Andrew Vassallo

Team Leader
akvassal@mtu.edu

Dawson Hubbard

Systems Engineer
dihubbar@mtu.edu
 

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