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Enterprise-Level Leadership

Charles Brown

Chief Financial Officer
chebrown@mtu.edu
Charles is a Mechanical Engineering Major with a love for space exploration. He is here to help everyone reach the dream of having something they touched be in space. Experienced in both practical engineering CAD design and accounting.

Sean Bennink

Program Manager
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.

Alexzander Wright

Chief Engineer
alwrigh2@mtu.edu
Alex is a Computer Science & Electrical Engineering major, on my 4th year of schooling. With a primarily TT&C background, I enjoy working with both Aerospace Enterprise and the Husky Amateur Radio Club.

Malcolm Benedict

Assistant Chief Engineer
mmbenedi@mtu.edu
Malcolm Benedict is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Robotics Engineering.

Brian Marku

Assistant Program Manager
bmarku@mtu.edu
Brian Marku is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Engineering Management and a minor in Systems Engineering. Brian joined the enterprise Spring 2025 into this role. After graduation he seeks a Master’s degree in Data Science

Dalton Headley

Student Consultant
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.

Mission-Level Leadership

Carinn Tryon

Auris Mission Director
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!  

Brady Doyle

Auris Mission Systems Engineer
brdoyle2@mtu.edu
Brady Doyle is a 3rd-year Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student. He worked on the Mission Development and Simulation team for a year before becoming the Auris Mission Systems Engineer. After graduation, he plans on pursuing a career in the aerospace and defense industry.

Elijah Sierra

Connexus Mission Director
emsierra@mtu.edu
Alex is a Computer Science & Electrical Engineering major, on my 4th year of schooling. With a primarily TT&C background, I enjoy working with both Aerospace Enterprise and the Husky Amateur Radio Club.

Jayden Hendrian

Malcolm Benedict is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Robotics Engineering.

Bill Blacketor

Stratus Mission Director
wablacke@mtu.edu
Brian Marku is a 4th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Engineering Management and a minor in Systems Engineering. Brian joined the enterprise Spring 2025 into this role. After graduation he seeks a Master’s degree in Data Science

Melissa Rochon

Financial Officer
mlrochon@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.

Subteam-Level Leadership

Attitude Determination & Control

Henry Bergheof

Team Leader hberghoe@mtu.edu
Henry Berghoef is a 3rd year mechanical engineering student.

Malcolm Benedict

Systems Engineer
mmbenedi@mtu.edu
Malcolm Benedict is…

Auris Payload

Kellen Minyon

Team Leader 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.

Matthew Holwerda

Systems Engineer
msholwerda@mtu.edu
Malcolm Benedict is…

Electrical Power System

Chad Mitchell

Team Leader
chadmitc@mtu.edu
Chad is a 4th year Electrical Engineering major who will be graduating in Spring of 2025. He joined the enterprise in Spring of 2023 and transitioned to EPS team lead in Fall of 2024. Chad has had internships at Amigo Mobility International and Textron Aviation. Upon Graduation he hopes to work as an Avionics Engineer.

Asher Degraaf

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

Ella Adams

Team Leader
epadams@mtu.edu
Ella is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. She has interned with Textron Aviation as a manufacturing engineer on component manufacturing in the summer of 2023. After graduating she plans to work on aeronautical developments in aircraft structures and propulsion systems.

Steven Prudhomme

Systems Engineer
sjprudho@mtu.edu
Patrick is a 3rd Year Electrical Engineering student. He graduates in the spring of 2022. 

Mission Development and Simulation

Carinn Tryon

Team Leader
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!  

Brady Doyle

Systems Engineer
brdoyle2@mtu.edu
Brady Doyle is a 3rd-year Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering student. He worked on the Mission Development and Simulation team for a year before becoming the Auris Mission Systems Engineer. After graduation, he plans on pursuing a career in the aerospace and defense industry.

Software

Sebastian Adams

Team Leader
ssadams@mtu.edu
Zoe is a 3rd year undergraduate student working towards a bachelors in Cyber Security and an associates in Humanities. She is currently employed as a Software Developer at Superior Research Technologies, and looks forward to her summer 2022 at Fiat Chrysler. She hopes to find a job in defense contracting or the aerospace industry after graduating. In her free time she enjoys watercolor painting, playing guitar, and spending time with her dog.

Steven Braggs

Systems Engineer
sdbraggs@mtu.edu
Joey Arner is a 3rd year Computer Science student with a Cybersecurity minor. He has been actively involved in the development of the Stratus Safe mode and system integration. For the past two summers he has interned at the small company CRI that works on airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Spring 2022, Joey plans to find a job in Computer Science, possibly in the Aerospace industry.

Structures

Eli Greenwald Baldwin

Team Leader
bbaldwin@mtu.edu
William is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He plans on graduating in Fall 2022.

Jacob Breusch

Systems Engineer
jcbeusch@mtu.edu
Samantha is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. Last summer she interned at Marinette Marine and enjoys swimming in her free time. She sees herself having a career in the aerospace industry after she graduates in spring of 2022.

Thermal

Mack Klatt

Team Leader
jklaat@mtu.edu
Madison Rosiek is a 4th-year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. She is able to pursue her passions in skiing and helping other communities by working as a ski instructor and being a member of Engineers Without Borders. Madison plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace Industry after graduation.

Andrew Pestun

Systems Engineer
abpestun@mtu.edu
3rd year undergraduate Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. She has had a summer internship with SRS Pharmacy Systems Inc. Emi plans to work in the Aerospace Industry after graduating in Spring of 2022.

Telemetry, Tracking & Control

Martin Wilkens

Team Leader
mdwilken@mtu.edu
Evan is a 3rd year Electrical Engineering student. In his free time, he enjoys ice hockey, photography, and videogames. He has previously interned at TE Connectivity, and, after graduation, he plans to work in the aerospace or consumer electronics industry.

Conner Larson

Systems Engineer
cdlarson@mtu.edu
Rachel Mellin is a 4th-year undergraduate student majoring in Electrical Engineering, and she is expecting to graduate in the fall of 2022. After graduating, she hopes to pursue a full-time career in aerospace or robotics.