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The Delta-Utec team comprises an international network of aerospace system engineers and hands-on developers, directed by Dr. Michiel Kruijff. Key team members:
Dr. ir. Michiel Kruijff has 25+ years of experience in satellite design, system engineering, R&D and team management.
At Delta-Utec SRC, from 1996-2009, Michiel led the development of several ground-breaking technology demonstration satellites (YES1, TEAMSAT, YES2) and a re-entry capsule (Fotino). YES1 was the first satellite built by ESA according to the skunkworks approach (1997). YES2 broke a world-record by deploying the longest man-made structure in space (a 32 km tether, 2007). Fotino was the lightest fully equipped re-entry capsule ever built. He was co-initiator of JAXA's T-Rex experiment (2010, which was the first deployment and in-space demonstration of a bare electrodynamic tether. With Erik van der Heide, Michiel developed the SSATT / ADTE star sensor algorithms and test environment (1998-2009), which set new standards for star sensor performance.
Daniel Bigott is a Senior Product Designer and Mechanical Engineer, who can deliver the product prototype that you need, typically designed and tested within months. Daniel has over twelve years of experience delivering innovative, high-performance solutions across automotive, energy storage, heavy equipment, and public infrastructure industries. Proficient in Creo, SolidWorks, Siemens NX, and Inventor, I excel at creating parametric 3D models, performing FEM analysis, and adhering to ISO standards. Daniel is a motivated end-to-end developer, with expertise that spans the full product lifecycle—conceptualization, prototyping, validation, and production. His extensive hands-on experience covers energy, automotive, maritime, and aviation applications. He was responsible for development of complex mechanisms for Europe's most advanced civil drone, the AP-3, as well as high-speed and high-energy equipment for ground testing, including aviation-grade quick release systems, maritime-grade cable guidance mechanisms and fluid circulation solutions. He furthermore led projects including advanced automotive actuators and mass-production designs for train station facilities, focusing on DFM and DFA for efficient manufacturing.
Marco d'Alessio'is a highly motivated Aerospace Engineer with 10+ years of experience in dynamic and diverse environments, from big corporates to fast-paced startups, including Ampyx Power, The Ocean Cleanup and Electron Aviation. Proficient with analog and digital circuit design, he can deliver end-to-end electronics, power and avionics solutions with emphasis on design of safety critical systems, based on a systematic design approach according to aerospace standards. He is an effective communicator with problem solving attitude, compelled and energized by challenges/pioneering innovations.
Sebastiaan Engelen is an aerospace engineer from Delft University of Technology, with extensive experience in conceptual design, aircraft design, systems design, composite structures and aerodynamics. He started his career in prototype drone production for Airborne Wind Energy, where he conceptualized and optimized initial system sizing based on dynamic analysis of the full system. He evolved into leading the design and production of 12m span drones. Today, he manages his own workshop (anymaker.nl), crafting bespoke and refined wooden furniture and, designing furniture industry tools. In parallel, Sebastiaan collaborates with businesses on diverse prototype projects. He has a passion for hands-on engineering and production and is always eager to learn new production processes himself.
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Dr. Miguel Ángel Trujillo is a business development coach with venture capital and methodogical expertise who worked with several accelerators like S2xpeed. After years of working in accelerators, he decided to build a much more in-depth business coaching program focused on growth, to really help people on a bigger scale, working with clients in full-package formats, rather than billing hour-by-hour, like accelerators typically do. Miguel's coaching program includes 10 sessions over 4 months. With a proven track record of helping tech and innovative firms triple their revenue and elevate their brand prestige, the coaching program provides tailored strategies that address both your business and personal challenges. We'll tackle core process inefficiencies, refine your business model, enhance your leadership skills, and much more. The program has proven (see testimonials) to support companies with building leadership, strategic focus, increasing revenue, and raising funds. It adds most value at VC stage (TRL6 and up) who want to thrive, not survive, and seek to refine their business model, sales processes, and customer fulfilment, and need to evolve the management team accordingly. Miguel thus complements perfectly with Delta-Utec IAS TRL-development and company growth support services.
Marcin Stolarski was born in 1976, in Warsaw, Poland. He received his Ph.D. degree at Warsaw University of Technology in 2010. His research interests and work are related to space technology, focusing on communication systems, distributed networks and fault tolerant systems. He is the author and co-author of many documents concerning space systems. He works at Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences in projects like BRITE-PL (first Polish scientific satellites) or STIX (Solar Orbiter experiment for European Space Agency). He worked for Polish space company Astri Polska, where he cooperated in projects such as RecAv (new reconfigurable computer in FPGA technology for space application).
Dr. Alejandro Salado is an assistant professor of systems science and systems engineering with the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he balances research, teaching, and private consulting. Previously he was employed as a Systems Engineer with OHB System AG, a Satellite Systems Engineer with EADS Astrium GmbH (now Airbus Defense and Space), an Electronics Engineer with SENER-NTE S.A., a Stagiere Electrical Systems Engineer with the European Space Agency (ESA), and an Intern Electronics Engineer with Delta-Utec SRC. His work focuses in problem definition, elicitation of stakeholder value, architecture of affordable and elegant systems, and in embedding strategic intent in engineering activities over the entire system life cycle. Moreover, Alejandro has developed a success track record in pragmatically infusing latest developments in the fields of systems engineering and engineering management in industrial contexts.
Rafal has 7 years of experience in designing satellite systems electronics with focus on imagining data acquisition, on-board data processing and control hardware and power subsystems.
Amongst his recent achievements was the granting of a patent for effective architecture of FPGA / ASIC based high speed data acquisition systems for airborne and space-borne imaging systems, and 1st prize in Airbus Defence & Space (EADS Astrium) competition for best PhD thesis proposal: “Dependable space equipment implementing dynamic partial reconfiguration of FPGA devices”.
He has worked as Project manager / Systems Engineer / Electronics Specialist, designing very high speed data acquisition systems for hyper-spectral imaging, lead team developing and supporting on board computers and power systems for two first polish scientific satellites (BRITE-PL project).
Eva has been involved in the research, definition, and management of programs and systems/software development projects working hand- to-hand with governmental agencies, universities, research organizations, industry, and user communities in the satellite communications, satellite navigation, remote sensing and mobile networks markets.
She has worked as Technical Officer and Project Manager for the ARTES Applications program of the European Space Agency (ESA), and as researcher and telecommunications engineer for the Vienna University of Technology and for Siemens AG. Eva holds a Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering and Management, a Degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a Bachelor in Telematics from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
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