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.
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
Automation Engineer
B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
Julia McCann
Process Engineer
B.S. Chemical Engineering
Misdalia Zayas
Production Associate
10+ years of experience in high-tech electromechanical assembly.
Alex Burke
Senior Engineer - Physicist
Ph.D. Experimental Physics
20+ years of modeling and controlling complex electromagnetic interactions.
Sage Emerson
RF Engineer
B.S. Electrical Engineering
5+ years of designing, assembling, and testing RF/Microwave hardware systems.
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
Jay Roderick
Director of Manufacturing
BS Nuclear Engineering
15+ years in high-tech manufacturing operations and leadership.
Josh Wolf
Process Development Engineer
8+ years of experience in high-precision micromanufacturing, research and product development.
Eli Horn
Mechanical Engineer
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2 years experience with vacuum electronic component design and manufacturing.