About Us

Mark Strauss – Set apart by extraordinary creativity, Mr. Strauss holds a degree in chemistry from Yale University and has extensive experience in marketing, e-commerce and analytics. Mr. Strauss is an accomplished leader able to navigate the most complex projects forward, quickly, without fail and with distinction.

Steven Bofill – Steve Bofill was an aerospace engineer at Sikorksy & a composite & propulsion Design Engineer for various defense companies.  Prior to that Steve was the co-founder of Vengolabs, a successful mini compact vending machine company located in NY. Vengolabs was on shark tank and has raised 7 million to date. Vengo has over 1300 machines across the US generating vending and media revenue.

Konrad was the Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Aequs Aerospace and President of Aequs France. His operational responsibilities included Production, Engineering, Quality and Procurement, and he championed all business process excellence initiatives.

Ely is a 3rd year student in the UConn Engineering Physics program. Ely has extensive experience in small aircraft design, operation, and mission planning. He has worked in multiple manufacturing research and development departments as the head author of his published research. Ely is previously certified to perform high-risk operations to maintain critical public infrastructure.

Jacques is a multidisciplinary aerospace system engineer who has worked in the industry for 28 years. He has designed and developed critical aerospace components for domestic and international helicopters throughout his career at LORD Corporation.

Dana is an experienced executive leader with proven success in organizational development, consensus building, and management of people and complex projects. Her extensive experience includes local and international network development, developing models for global competitiveness, import/export management, and trade policy analysis. From her years working in high-level international roles in state government, Dana is known for her diplomatic abilities and expertise in Arctic affairs, sustainable development, and facilitation of international business, government, and education partnerships.

Mr. Shackleton is an accomplished explorer, speaker, entrepreneur, and investment manager with years of international trading experience. Outside of business and adventure, Mr Shackleton is very active in philanthropy working to elevate the voices of underrepresented minorities of science through the Shackleton Research Trust.