Aerospace Team
Ed Zunzunegui
Major Latessa Meader
Brian German, PhD
Ed founded and leads Amelia. He is a private pilot, has a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, and over 30 plus years of business and leadership experience.
Brian German, PhD
Major Latessa Meader
Brian German, PhD
Prof. Brian German, PhD, has over 17 years of professional experience, including 15 years as a faculty member at Georgia Tech and 11 years of experience with electric aircraft propulsion. He specializes in configuration design of electric aircraft, aerodynamics of distributed propulsion systems, battery and hybrid electric propulsion modeling, and operations research problems for aviation.
Major Latessa Meader
Major Latessa Meader
Major Latessa Meader
Latessa Meader is an Air Force Major and Aircraft Commander with a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. Her 18 years of experience in aviation include turbine engine mechanic, propulsion engineer, and military pilot.
Mark Kotwicz, PhD
Major Latessa Meader
Major Latessa Meader
Mark Kotwicz has a PhD in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech and has several years of relevant industry experience. He also has extensive experience in research, having authored or co-authored 10 accepted or published peer-reviewed journal papers in the areas of operations research, optimization, aircraft acoustics, rotor design, data analytics, and demand modeling for AAM.
Anthony Gutierrez
Anthony Gutierrez
Anthony Gutierrez
Anthony is an aspiring aerospace engineer currently pursuing a Master's degree at Georgia Tech, he is dedicated to advancing my knowledge and skills in the field of aerospace engineering to contribute to cutting-edge innovations in the industry.
Adrian Marrero
Anthony Gutierrez
Anthony Gutierrez
Adrian is a Georgia Tech Aerospace Undergraduate Candidate with internships at Hermeus and SpaceX.
Advisory Team
Bill Hayes
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman
Bill has a background in entrepreneurial, operational, and technology leadership. He has 30+ years of C-level and upper management experience including leading all aspects of operations, sales, marketing, business development, legal, human resources and IT for a number of pre-revenue start-ups to companies with $100+ million annual revenue.
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman
Mark Chapman
Mark is an accomplished business leader with over 35 plus years experience in finance, leadership, and operations.
Aaron Hurst
Mark Chapman
Clay Wardlaw
Aaron is the Founding Managing Director of Endeavor Atlanta, supporting many of the fastest growing technology companies in the Southeast as they scale. Since graduating from Georgia Tech, he has spent his career leading and investing in high-growth technology companies, including at Ceridian, Manhattan Associates, Symphony AI, and IDEA Fund Partners.
Clay Wardlaw
Mark Chapman
Clay Wardlaw
Clay is President and Chief Operating Officer of his business Safety Plus.