Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer, NK-33 Engines
Frontier Astronautics
Founder
President
Successful entrepreneur
Bang-Bang 1993-1996
Frontier Astronautics 2005-present
Capabilities
Visionary
Saw the need for a new way to fund entrepreneurial efforts
Preliminary patent for The Angel Company filed in 2008
Organizational
Intellectual property development and protection
Entrepreneurship
Sales and marketing
Mark W. Marasch
Education
MS Astronautical Engineering
PMI-certified Project Management Professional
Experience
20+ years in aerospace and communications
USAF: national intelligence; research & development; vulnerability analysis of operational systems
The MITRE Corporation: command, control & communications; on-orbit safety, space tactics development; information warfare; operational risk management; net-centricity
Frontier Astronautics: financial management; test planning & execution; design
Rolls-Royce: military and commercial R&D; cost reduction & producibility; Agile project management
10+ years program and project management
Capabilities
Defining and leading technical efforts in fluid, uncertain environments
Requirement definition
Regulatory compliance
Sales and marketing (aerospace & mechanical)
Marek J. “Ricky” Marasch
Education
BS Electrical Engineering
Member IEEE
Experience
Exabyte
Patent on product concept
StorageTek
Pinpoint Solutions
Consultant for Texas Instruments
Consultant for Portal Player (made the first iPod chip testable)
LSI/Avago
Two patents for methods to help creation of integrated circuits
Two patents for methods to improve physical interface performance
Capabilities
Expert in consumer electronics trends
Risk mitigation (experience on projects with revenue of $1B+)
