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Our Team

Afzal Suleman, P.Eng.
Director

Jay Matlock, P.Eng.
Manager
Mechanical Engineer

Stephen Warwick
R&D
Flight Operations Manager

Max Rukosuvev
Mechanical Lead Designer

Kieran Warren
Electrical Lead Designer

Mario Bras
MDO Lead

Sean Bazzocchi
Controls Developer
Project Manager

Grant Howard
Controls and Instrumentation Designer

Haijun (Leo) Li
Controls and Instrumentation Designer

John Raffaelli
Shop Lead

Matt Russo
Electrical Designer

Julia Colasurdo
Electrical Designer

Nic Richardson
Electrical Designer

Maddy Roach
Electrical Designer
Operations Assistant

Patrick Heaney, EIT
Integration Lead
Mechanical EIT

Ben Gawley
Mechanical Designer

Roy Ledwosinski
Mechanical Designer

Chris Lundy, EIT
Mechanical EIT

Hunter Arcese, EIT
Mechanical EIT

Jacob Verhelst, EIT
Mechanical EIT
Procurement Lead

Nick Castellani
Mechanical Designer

Jamal Wilson, EIT
Mechanical EIT
Masters Student

Our team at CfAR consists of research engineers, Transport Canada certified RPAS Operators, as well as PhD and Masters level students from around the world. CfAR also supports many undergraduate co-op students each year, providing a dynamic and supportive environment for students interested in the aerospace industry. Many of our co-ops have returned for multiple work terms or transitioned into full-time roles since our projects offer exposure to both academic and industry. Currently there are 40 research engineers, graduate students and undergraduate students at CfAR.
Many of our co-op students have gone on to work at companies including NASA, Leonardo Aerospace, and DLR Aerospace center and more.
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