Our Team

Behind Reflect Orbital is a diverse team of engineers, scientists, and visionaries united by one goal: creating an existentially important business that sells the most valuable resource humanity needs.
Ben Nowack
Founder & CEO
Tristan Semmelhack
Co-Founder & CTO
Ally Stone
Chief Strategy Officer
Charlie Garcia
VP Vehicle Engineering
Emily Bilbao
VP Policy & Engagement
Robert Salazar
Systems Architect & Heliostat Design Engineer
Toshan James
Principal Mechanical Engineer
Rex Serpe
Sr. Avionics Engineer
Alexa Greer
Office Administrator
Katie Zhang
Sr. Orbit Operations Engineer
German Acosta Quiros
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Rakhee Khambhati
Director, Government Partnerships
Lauren Herring
Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Patrick Finley
Head of Special Projects
Griffin Jourda
Avionics Engineer
Jonivan Artates
Mechatronics Engineer
David Barbeau
Shop Manager
Enna van den Akker
Thermal Engineer
Alessandro Verniani
Orbit Operations Engineer
Mani Bhuma
Mechanical 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
Niko Natsoulas
GNC Engineer
Alfonso Lagares De Toledo
Embedded Firmware Engineer
Matt Bigga
Mechanical Engineer
Alec Bohnett
Mechanical Engineer
Cameron Bond
Build Engineer
Timothy Karpilovich
Mechanical Engineer
Ronald Trang
Mechanical Engineer
Harbin Singh
Mechanical Engineer
Nick Fan
Software Engineer
Brett Frager
Heliostat Production Technician
Julian Hernandez
Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Raymond Valencia
Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Isaias Anzaldo
Assembly Integration & Test Engineer
Miguel Lopez
Composites Fabricator
Talon-Jai Clearwater
Composites Fabricator
Lexie Arellano
Composites Fabricator
Caitríona Hanly
Lead Fabricator
Erika Nakayama
Reflector Fabricator
Camille Papa
Reflector Fabricator
Yedam Jang
Reflector Fabricator
Xochitl San Vicente
Reflector Fabricator