Our Team

We exist because reliable access to affordable energy is the foundation of human progress, economic growth and a healthier planet.

We’re creating a new category of space-enabled infrastructure to unlock the sun’s full potential. Our technology will redirect sunlight from orbit to any precise location on Earth, changing daily life for the better. A search-and-rescue team locates a missing person in minutes. Construction projects complete in half the time with teams able to work through the night safely. A city has safer, evenly-lit streets without the carbon emissions. More food can be grown per acre to feed nations. Everyone can do more, supported by abundant, clean, and cheap energy that will last billions of years.

Humanity needs a new engine to accelerate - one that was always there but has never been harnessed reliably. We’re on a mission to deliver energy abundance to a world that urgently needs it.
Ben Nowack
Founder & CEO
Tristan Semmelhack
Co-Founder & CTO
Ally Stone
Chief Strategy Officer
Charlie Garcia
VP Vehicle Engineering
Emily Bilbao
VP Policy
Toshan James
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Alexa Greer
Operations Manager
Katie Zhang
Sr. Orbit Operations Engineer
German Acosta Quiros
Director of Deployables
Rakhee Khambhati
Director, Government Partnerships
Julian Sanders
Sr. Electrical Engineer
Vanessa Torres
HR Manager
Julio Ascencio
Shop Hand
Patrick Finley
Head of Special Projects
Griffin Jourda
Lead Avionics Engineer
Jonivan Artates
Mechatronics Engineer
David Barbeau
Head of Facilities
Enna van den Akker
Lead Mechanical & Analysis Engineer
Alessandro Verniani
Orbit Operations Engineer
Henry Nistanaki
IT Systems & Network Engineer
Eduardo Romero
Senior Accountant
Sam Harrison
Director of Business Development, Lighting Markets
Jack Cheng
Reflector Build Engineer
Noah Chalfant
Reflector Build Engineer
Alfonso Lagares De Toledo
Lead Software Engineer
Alec Bohnett
Mechanical Engineer
Sean Li
Mechanical Engineer
Timothy Karpilovich
Mechanical Engineer
Ronald Trang
Mechanical Engineer
Harbin Singh
Mechanical Engineer
Nick Fan
Software Engineer
Anna Sulzer
GN Engineer
Brett Frager
Heliostat Production Technician
Julian Hernandez
Lead Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Raymond Valencia
Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Isaias Anzaldo
Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Miguel Lopez
Lead Composites Fabricator
Talon-Jai Clearwater
Composites Fabricator
Lexie Arellano
Composites Fabricator
Caitríona Hanly
Lead Reflector Fabricator
Erika Nakayama
Reflector Fabricator
Camille Papa
Reflector Fabricator
Yedam Jang
Reflector Fabricator
Xochitl San Vicente
Reflector Fabricator
Emily Dinnerman
Reflector Fabricator
Spencer Armstrong
Supply Chain Specialist