Wharton Clubs: Entrepreneurship, VC, and Aerospace & Defense
Summary
Founding member for the West Coast chapters
About
Versatile Leader Specializing in autonomy + emerging tech in the Space + Aerospace Industry Strategic Mindset | Industry Understanding | Product and Partnerships | Leadership
Work
Archer Aviation
|Tech and Strategy Lead
Highlights
Leading all technical and strategic aspects of autonomous technologies
Managing multiple government contracts ($3.5M+) to accelerate technology demonstration
Working with C-suite, finance, and product to create technology roadmaps (2-, 5-year horizon)
Planet Labs
|Manager, Strategic Programs
Highlights
Managed strategic programs and stakeholders (across Middle East, APAC, North America)
Nurtured strategic partnerships with government agencies and other commercial players (15+)
Education
Wharton School of Business (UPenn)
Master of Business Administration
Finance, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
University of Colorado at Boulder
Master of Science
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Certificates
New Space Economy - Professional Certificate Program
Issued By
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
LEAD Business Program
Issued By
Stanford University
System Architecture - Professional Certificate Program
Issued By
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Projects
Caltech Space Challenge
Summary
Received 1st place award. An intensive and selective one-week residential challenge for space mission design is conducted every two years at the California Institute of Technology.
Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition
Summary
Pitched a virtual reality headset concept to investors and reached the last round in Los Angeles
NASA Great Moonbuggy Race
Summary
Led a team to design a human-powered lunar rover
Defense Research & Development Organization
Summary
Led a team to design an unmanned aerial system for defense surveillance