The Engineering Team |
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Gabe is a Senior Engineer at CUA and has worked at the company since 1999. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in the Aerospace Engineering (AE) Department. He graduated from Illinois with an M.S. in AE in '04. |
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Gabriel Benavides |
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Dave is the Vice President and COO of CUA and is one of the founding partners. |
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Mike is an M.S. student at Illinois. He graduated with his B.S. in AE from Illinois in 2009 and has worked with CUA since then. |
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Mike Day |
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Tyler is a Staff Engineer for CUA and has worked for the company since 2005. He graduated from Illinois with his B.S. in AE in '05. |
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Tyler Field |
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Diana is the Business and Contracts Manager for CUA and has been with the company since 2006. She graduated from Illinois with her MBA in 2010. |
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Diana Gonzalez |
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Darren is a partner and Senior Engineer at CUA and has worked for the company since 1999. He graduated from Illinois with an M.S. in AE in '99. |
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Darren King |
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Julia is a Senior Engineer at CUA and has worked with the company since 2000. She earned her M.S. in AE at Illinois in '04. |
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Julia Laystrom-Woodard |
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Chris is a Senior Staff Scientist at CUA; he has worked here since 2008. He graduated with his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Illinois in '96. |
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Chris Mangun |
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Andrew is a partner and Senior Physicist at CUA; he has worked here since 2004. He graduated with his M.S. in AE at Illinois in '05. |
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Andrew Palla |
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Wayne is the President and one of the founding partners of CUA. He is also Professor Emeritus and former Department Head in AE at Illinois. |
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Wayne Solomon |
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Joe is a Senior Scientist/consultant for CUA and Professor Emeritus in ECE at Illinois. He has been with the company since 2001. |
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Joseph Verdeyen |
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Dan is an M.S. student at Illinois. He graduated from Illinois with a B.S. in AE in May 2010 and has worked with CUA since then. |
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Dan Weber |
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Brian is a Ph.D. candidate in AE at Illinois and has worked with CUA since 2004. He intends to graduate in August '10. |
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Brian Woodard |
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Joe is a Ph.D. candidate in AE at Illinois and has worked with CUA since 2004. He intends to graduate in August '10. |
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Joseph Zimmerman |
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