The Engineering Team |
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Back Row: Darren King, Chris Mangun, Curtis Woodruff, Andrew Palla, Neil Hejmanowski, Joseph Zimmerman Not Pictured: Joseph Verdeyen |
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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 President of CUA and is one of the founding partners. |
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Neil is a Staff Engineer at CUA and has worked for the company since 2011. He graduated from Illinois with a B.S. in AE in 2011. |
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Neil Hejmanowski |
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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 1999. |
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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 2004. |
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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 1996. |
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Chris Mangun |
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Beth is the business administrator at CUA and has worked for the company since 2011. She is currently completing both her MBA and Masters in Architecture at Illinois. |
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Beth Newman |
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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 2005. |
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Andrew Palla |
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Wayne is the Chairman 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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Joe received his Ph.D. in October 2010 in AE at Illinois. He has worked with CUA since 2004. |
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Joseph Zimmerman |
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