Mr. Matt Sandnas has spent 27 years in the aerospace industry focusing on guidance, navigation, and control; software development, systems engineering and architecture synthesis, system safety, product line management, general management, and business development.  Prior to working at SEAKR Engineering, Matt worked at Ball Aerospace and Collins/UTC Aerospace Systems.  Matt has his B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering and his M.S. in Management of Technology both from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. David B. Spencer is the Vice President for Publications for The American Astronautical Society. In this role, he oversees the publications portfolio for the society. He is Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University. He is also a Senior Project Leader at The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, Virginia.