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OUR TEAM

MANAGEMENT

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Dr. Afzal Suleman, P.Eng.

Director

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Jay Matlock, P.Eng.

General Manager
Mechanical Engineer

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Levente Buzas, P.Eng.

Manager - Space Division 
RF Engineer

AERO DIVISION

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Stephen Warwick

R&D
Flight Operations Manager

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Max Rukosuyev

Mechanical Lead Designer

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Kieran Warren

Electrical Lead Designer

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Dr. Mario Bras

Aero Structures Lead

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Ben Gawley

Vehicle Fleet Lead

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Patrick Heaney, EIT

Production Lead
Mechanical EIT

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Jacob Verhelst, EIT

 Procurement Lead
Mechanical EIT

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Roy Ledwosinski

Propulsions Lead

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John Raffaelli

Shop Lead

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Maddy Roach

Electrical Designer
Operations Assistant

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Nic Richardson

Electrical Designer

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Bowen Zhang

Operations Assistant 

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Oliver Melbourn

Electrical Designer

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Haijun (Leo) Li

Controls & Instrumentations Designer

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Grant Howard

Controls & Instrumentations Designer

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Peter Sherk

Electrical Designer & IT Lead

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Chris Lundy

Mechanical EIT

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Hunter Arcese, EIT

Mechanical Designer

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Liam Brinston

Electrical Designer

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Samantha Lai

Flight Sciences & Software Designer

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Toby Allen

Flight Sciences & Pilot

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João Figuiera

PhD Student

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Amir Pouladi 

PhD Student

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Ana Catarina Pereira

PhD Student

SPACE DIVISION

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Ben Kellman

Lead Software Specialist

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Tristan Tarnowski

Lead Mechanical Designer

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Evan Peters

Lead Electrical Designer

Master's Student

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Alex Doknjas

Lead Satellite Developer

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Stefan Bichlmaier, EIT

Ground Station Lead

Electrical Designer

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Blake Baldwin

Electrical Designer

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Priya Manavalan

Mechanical Designer

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Jingyi Tian

LEO Networks

PhD Student

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Jinwei Zhao

LEO Networks

PhD Student

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Alex Dechev

Mechanical Designer
Master's Student

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Agam Kamran

Software Specialist

Master’s Student 

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Kinnon McAlister

Software Specialist

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Evan Moore

Electrical Designer

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Cameron Stauffer

Electrical Designer
Master's Student

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Our team at CfAR consists of research engineers, Transport Canada certified RPAS Operators, as well as graduate and post-graduate 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.

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​Many of our co-op students and other alumni have gone on to work at companies including NASA, Rocket Lab, Wyvern, MDA, Leonardo Aerospace, and DLR Aerospace Center and more.

Our Partners

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