I'm an aerospace engineer who builds complex systems and the teams that build them.
I started my career at Virgin Galactic, designing propulsion systems for SpaceShipTwo. I was employee #1 at Relativity Space, where I led vehicle engineering, and I managed missions at SpaceX. I have a master's from MIT, where I studied launch vehicle safety with Nancy Leveson, and an engineering degree from USC.
In 2021 I became a software CEO. I co-founded Stackup, then bymorning.
I live in Los Angeles.
Projects
- OpenFLUME An open-source thermo-fluid network simulator in the spirit of GFSSP and SINDA/FLUINT. Try the web app.
- bymorning Co-founder and CEO. AI gateway for aerospace and defense teams, now open source. I still maintain it (code).
- Stackup Co-founder and CEO. Powered smart accounts for Coinbase Wallet, Visa, and Trust Wallet.
Research & patents
- Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis of Space Launch Vehicles With Nancy Leveson. Journal of Space Safety Engineering, 2018. PDF, author's manuscript (published version).
- Safety-Guided Design & Analysis of Space Launch Vehicles Master's thesis, MIT, 2018. Advised by Nancy Leveson. PDF.
- Methods and Apparatuses Related to Payload Launch Vehicles Relativity Space patent application US 2024/0344163, co-invented with Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone. PDF.
Selected writing
Side projects
- Generative art Twelve small programs written in p5.js, 2022–2024. Each draws a new variation every time it runs.
Contact
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