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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
Eli is a Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Aerospace Engineering and on his Junior Year. He leads the Connexus mission, which is a all in one station for the Aerospace Enterprise Members. 

Jayden Hendrian

Jayden is a Mechanical Engineering student with a passion for aerospace, aviation, and hands-on engineering, Jayden Hendrian leads the Descensus mission. This fast-paced project is structured to demonstrate un-powered descent control from a low-atmosphere rocket launch without the use of a parachute. The Can-Sat project is internationally known for its rapid development and unique challenges. Jayden thrives in high-pressure environments, learning and adapting to meet the demands of the innovation project.

Bill Blacketor

Stratus Mission Director
wablacke@mtu.edu
Bill is a 5th year undergraduate pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bill wants to pursue a career in the aerospace industry.

Melissa Rochon

Financial Officer
mlrochon@mtu.edu
Melissa is a Mechanical engineering student with a love for all things space and weather related.  She is working on an aerospace minor and hoping to work with the big space companies.
Like baseball, reading, and video games.

Subteam-Level Leadership

Attitude Determination & Control

David Krolewski

Team Leader hberghoe@mtu.edu
David Krolewski is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He plans on pursuing his masters after graduation and making his way into the aerospace industry.

Henry Berghoef

Systems Engineer
mmbenedi@mtu.edu
Henry Berghoef is a 3rd year mechanical engineering student.

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
Matthew is a 2nd year in Computer Engineering. They are currently in the enterprise, and wants to pursue a career in the aerospace industry.

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
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 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
Sebastian Adams is a 4th year undergraduate student studying Computer Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. He joined the Enterprise Software Subteam in the Spring of 2023, and was promoted to Team Lead in the Spring of 2025. In his spare time he enjoys skiing, mountain biking, scuba diving, backpacking, and playing video games. One day Sebastian hopes to work on deep space probes and rovers destined for other planets.

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

Barrett Greenwald Baldwin

Team Leader
bbaldwin@mtu.edu
Barrett is a 4th-year Mechanical Engineering Major and Aerospace Engineering Minor. Barrett joined the enterprise in Spring 2024, beginning on the STR sub-team and quickly rising to the team lead. After graduation he seeks a Master’s Degree in Engineering Management from MTU. He then plans on pursuing an exciting career in the aerospace industry.

Jacob Bruesch

Systems Engineer
jcbruesc@mtu.edu
Jacob is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering major with a minor in Business and Aerospace Engineering. He interned at Enstrom Helicopter and looks forward to his upcoming internship in the Experimental Department at Cirrus Aircraft. After graduating in Spring 2026, he plans to achieve his Masters degree by Spring 2027 and enter the aeronautics industry with a focus in product realization.

Thermal

Mack Klatt

Team Leader
jklaat@mtu.edu
Mack is a 3rd-year undergraduate pursing a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Aerospace Engineering. He has had a summer internship at KPIT Technologies Inc. While not involved in work, he enjoys snowboarding, hiking, and cooking. After graduation, Mack plans to obtain a full-time position in the Aerospace industry.

Andrew Pestun

Systems Engineer
abpestun@mtu.edu
Andrew has been on the enterprise for 5 semesters and served as systems engineer for 2. He has assisted in the development of several thermal models, post-processing scripts, and thermistor tests. He joined the thermal team because of an interest in thermal-fluids engineering and heat transfer as well as CFD simulation. Outside of school, Andrew enjoys hot air balloon competition, skiing, hockey, and rock climbing.

Telemetry, Tracking & Control

Martin Wilkens

Team Leader
mdwilken@mtu.edu
Martin is a 4th-year Electrical Engineering major with a minor in Astrophysics. He has been in the enterprise for one year now, on the TT&C subteam. He has been an intern working on defense contracts for Pratt Miller in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After graduation he plans on joining the space industry.

Conner Larson

Systems Engineer
cdlarson@mtu.edu
Conner is a second year mechanical engineering student. He loves to use coding in order to solve complex problems. In his free time you will find him either reading technical documentation of Auris or snowboarding at Mont Ripley.