ELVE TEAM
Mik Kuffel
Chief Manufacturing Engineer
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering
15+ years of vacuum-processing and complex multi-material joining operations design and execution experience.
Arnela Sinevod
Production Manager
B.S. Manufacturing Engineering
4+ years of experience developing manufacturing processes and leading an ultra-high vacuum assembly production teams.
Blake Griffin
Lead RF Engineer
M.S. Nuclear Engineering
5+ years of TWT design and product delivery; experience validating RF components for high volume manufacturing in communications industry.
John Collman
Chief Operations Officer
B.A. Languages
15+ years in business operations and team-building, senior leader of a B2B SaaS company that grew from 40 to 120 leading to a successful exit.
Michelle Gonzalez
Lead Mechanical Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
5+ years of vacuum electronics research and development; manufacture and lifetesting of high current density cathodes.
Colin McElroy
Process Scientist
Ph.D. Physics
5+ years in production scaling and process quality optimization, 14 years in synthesis and characterization of multifunctional materials.
Dan Springmann
Power Supply Design Engineer
M.S. Electrical Engineering
10+ years of experience in design, development, and integration of high voltage power supplies for TWT applications.
Jeff Li
Senior Test Engineer
M.S. Engineering Applied Science
20+ years of experience in design, development, manufacturing, and testing of TWTs.
Rich Kowalczyk
Chief Technology Officer
Ph.D. Nuclear Engineering
17+ years of experience in research, development, and demonstration of advanced RF sources.
Danny Chan
Senior Product Design Engineer
M.S. Mechanical Engineering
15+ years of experience in product design, packaging, analysis, and implementation.
Scott Ballinger
Associate Production Engineer
B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
Misdalia Zayas
Production Associate
10+ years of experience in high-tech electromechanical assembly
Julia McCann
Process Engineer
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Lorraine Casillas
Supply Chain Administrator
6+ years of logistics and operations experience
Alex Burke
Senior Engineer - Physicist
Ph.D. Experimental Physics
20+ years of modeling and controlling complex electromagnetic interactions
Nathan Hines
Production Operator
B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering (in progress)
3+ years of experience in manufacturing and machining processes
Sage Emerson
RF Engineer
B.S. Electrical Engineering
5+ years of designing, assembling, and testing RF/Microwave hardware systems
Jay Roderick
Director of Manufacturing
BS Nuclear Engineering
15+ years in high-tech manufacturing operations and leadership.
Colin Ullyott
Chief Business Officer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MBA in Finance
20+ years of business strategy, revenue operations and leadership
Ashley Smith
Production Operator
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