The Engineering Team
 
Gabriel Benavides
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
 

 
David Carroll
Dave is the President of CUA and is one of the founding partners.
 
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Neil Hejmanowski
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
 

 
Darren King
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
 

 
Julia Laystrom-Woodard
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 Mangun
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
 

 
Beth Newman
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
 

 
Andrew Palla
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
 

 
Wayne Solomon
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
 

 
Joseph Verdeyen
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
 

 
Joseph Zimmerman
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