The Space Micro Team
The Space Micro team is comprised of a group of
individuals with a very high percentage of advanced technical degrees. Over 90%
of our employees have degrees in a technical field including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, and materials science. Our Senior
Staff averages well over 25 years of experience working with electronics, space, and aerospace technology. Each member of the Space Micro team offers valuable experience and contributes to the overall success of the company.
David J. Strobel - CEO and President
Mr. Strobel
adds his expertise in management of complex technologies for space and space
market penetration experience. This was gained during his 7 years as President
of Space Electronics Inc (SEi) and 18 years at SAIC and Northrop Electronics. He
built SEi from a small R&D startup company to over $13M in annual sales with 125
employees before Maxwell Technologies acquired SEi. This resulted in the Inc 5000
award for Fastest Growing Companies in America two years in succession. He also
won the SBA Tibbetts Award, for SBIR excellence; with a focus on rapidly
commercializing technologies initiated under SBIR. At Sei, Strobel led 4 Phase I
and 2 Phase II contracts from NASA, Air Force and BMDO. Previously he managed IC
production for both space and military markets. As an Air Force officer he
managed R&D programs for microelectronics for the MX, SICBM, and Minuteman rad
hard missile programs. He holds two US patents for space radiation shielding.
Education: M.B.A. Claremont, M.S. Systems Management, University of Southern
California; MS Nuclear Engineering, Cornell University, BS Astronautical
Engineering, US Air Force Academy.
David R. Czajkowski - Chief Operating Officer
David
Czajkowski has over twenty years of experience in space computer
design/architecture, rad hard ASIC design, and space radiation effects
mitigation, and has co-founded two rad hard electronics manufacturers. After
co-founding Space Micro, Mr. Czajkowski led the development of technologies and
products, such as TTMR technology development and Proton100k rad hard space
computer product with greater than 1,000 MIPS performance level under support
from AFRL, SEFI mitigation of microprocessors with H-Core chip and software
under support from NASA, plus the development of the highest performance space
computer, the Proton200k, which operates at 4,000 MIPS. Previously after
co-founding SEi in 1992, he led the development of several space computer
modules (SB486R, SPARC ERC-32, and PowerPC 603E with TMR) leveraging commercial
processors, and development of single event latchup protection schemes for
sensitive ICs under support from JPL. Additional space industry experiences
include co-inventor of RAD-PAK™ radiation shielding packaging technology and
team leader for the development of over 150 different monolithic and multi-chip
module microelectronic products over the past 8 years, many of which continue to
be manufactured and sold by Maxwell Technologies who acquired SEi. Mr.
Czajkowski is currently the COO of Space Micro Inc, a
company he co-founded with his partner David Strobel. David Czajkowski received
a BSEE from San Diego University in 1986 and an MBA from San Diego University in
1990. He is the holder of 5 US patents, has 7 additional patents pending and
has published numerous papers relating to radiation hardened space technologies.
Dr. Bert Vermeire - Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Bert Vermeire brings his extensive experience in both industry and academia to Space Micro’s team. He has been the principal investigator on a wide variety of research
topics, including radiation effects on microelectronics devices and circuits and novel design techniques for mixed signal circuits using CMOS fabrication technologies. He spent
3 years as the CTO at Ridgetop Group in Tucson before joining the research faculty at Arizona State University in 2005. He holds 7 patents and has
authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Vermeire received a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 1991
and a Ph. D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1999.
David Bozek - Vice President of Space Electronics Division
Mr. Bozek has 18 years experience in engineering, program management, and business development.
He is an accomplished project and team leader in the electronics and space fields. At Space
Electronics Inc, he led a large team of design, test, packaging, and software engineers. At Space
Micro, he has successfully led several large projects for both RF and digital electronics for
space applications. Mr. Bozek received a BS in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State
University.
Carl Edwards - Division Manager, Advanced Materials Division
Mr. Edwards has led several SBIR programs within Space Micro which has led to innovative products such as Thermal Protection Coating (TPC). He has over 20 years of experience in the electronic packaging and materials industries. While at Honeywell, he was involved in the creation of thermal management products for semiconductor devices and managed a team responsible for new material development. Prior to Honeywell, Mr. Edwards was with National Semiconductor. Mr. Edwards holds two patents, with four pending, and is the author of eight technical papers on a variety of electronic materials topics, including die attach and aerospace materials such as radiation shields and hypersonic coatings. He received a BS in Ceramic Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA in Technology Management.
Edward Li - Director of Business Development
Mr. Li is experienced in entrepreneurship through marketing segments of large and small businesses, including his own. For the past 20 years, Mr. Li has been steeped in
active/passive components and boards in the space electronics sector. He has held management posts in Electronics Analysis Laboratory, Operations, and Sales/Marketing at Space
Electronics Inc and Maxwell Technologies Inc, both in San Diego. Mr. Li is well versed in MIL-Specs and reliability requirements in the space and defense electronics
industries. At AEM-USA Inc in San Diego, he was instrumental in starting products and services to mitigate space prohibited materials such as pure tin. Mr. Li received a
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