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Meet the Team

Fueled by passion, we aim to be a leading engineering team globally. Each member contributes unique skills and perspectives—explore their profiles below to learn more about who we are.

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Executive Team

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Eddie Gianni Barajas

Founder & President

Mechanical Engineering

Second Year  || eddiebarajas@ucsb.edu

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Terrence
LEi

​Vice-President

Mechanical Engineering

Third Year || terrencelei@ucsb.edu 

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Chief Design Officer

Ian Bellanca

Mechanical Engineering

ianbellanca@ucsb.edu

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Chief Avionics Officer

Srihari Prazid

Computer Engineering

srihari@ucsb.edu

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Treasurer

Antonio Ruelas

Computer Engineering, Physics 

antonioruelas@ucsb.edu

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members

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Founder & Software Member

Jacob ISmael

Computer Engineering

jacobismael@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Ian Cartwright

Chemical Engineering

​iancartwright@ucsb.edu

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Design Lead

Wavy Yang

Physics

wavy@ucsb.edu

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Head of Accounting

Samuel Lee

Economics & Accounting

slee898@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Kevin NGyuen

Computer Engineering

​kevin681@ucsb.edu

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Software Member

Tim Fan

Computer Engineering

​timfan@ucsb.edu

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Software Member

Chen Hui Lin

Computer Engineering

​chenhuilin@ucsb.edu

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Computer Design Member

Avinash Lohitsa​​

Computer Engineering

avinashlohitsa@ucsb.edu

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Software Member

Nathan Ngo​

Computer Science

nathan_ngo@ucsb.edu

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Software Member

Paul Nguyen

Physics

paulnguyen@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Nikhita Pal​

CCS Chemistry & Biochemistry

nikhitapal@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Andrea Pineda 

Mechanical Engineering

a_pinedamazariegos@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Gustav Rinaldi​​

Mechanical Engineering

gustavfrinaldi@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Samuel Sarzen​​

Physics

ssarzen@ucsb.edu

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Chen Hui Lin

Software Member

Cheng Xi​

Computer Science

cxi@ucsb.edu

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Design Member

Joseph Wang​​

Physics

twang162@ucsb.edu

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Outreach Member

Allison Bui

Psychological & Brain Sciences

allisonbui@ucsb.edu

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Outreach Member

Jaiden Lake

Psychological & Brain Sciences

jaidenlake@ucsb.edu

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