Hard tech engineering without the drama.
We’ve all heard the old adage that “hardware is hard” but that doesn’t mean we must accept chaos. I deploy proven systems honed during a decade at the cutting edge of the New Space industry and tested while bootstrapping a commercial space hardware company to orbit and a successful exit.
ServicesI work with hard tech teams navigating from zero to one the first time and every time after.
COACHING
I help entrepreneurs build and automate the aspects of the business outside their core focus, and also assist as they maneuver projects through critical phases.
CONSULTING
I embed with complex hardware teams to run any (or all) parts of a design, build, test cycle for their systems. I also help companies turn around underperforming assets.
ADVISING
I join early-stage teams as a hands-on advisor to help shape company strategy, find the best technology to address the opportunity, and design the mission to achieve market fit.
Doing hard things well requires a calm approach.
Doing hard things well requires a calm approach.
EXPERTISEI have expertise in deep tech development at every stage.
Infrastructure & Logistics Execution
From rolling rockets to the pad for launch, to securing advanced manufacturing supply lines across the country, to shipping an autonomous landing barge through the Panama Canal, I have designed and executed CONOPs for complicated logistics challenges at large scales.
Design Engineering & Management
My design expertise is predominantly in thermo-fluid systems across a wide range of industries including space systems, defense, renewable energy, and environmental remediation.
I have successfully managed multi-million-dollar projects and been responsible for millions more in hardware & infrastructure.
Entrepreneur & Business Navigation
In addition to successfully bootstrapping a space hardware company to a sale and an exit, I have also helped dozens of entrepreneurs succeed.
I have a passion for entrepreneurship, especially at the intersection of deep tech, climate, and the Arctic.
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Ben is one of the very few individuals who immediately understands a problem and begins iterating ideas and concepts quickly to drive a practical and workable solution leveraging first principles engineering and hands-on experience. I’ve worked with to engineer and execute challenging projects for a leading private aerospace company and his architecture is still beingafter 85 launch campaigns (and counting) .
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-Jonathan Lund
VP of Launch & Recovery, Stoke Space
My clientsI am proud to have worked with many of the leading teams in hardware & space:
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