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Rhoman Team
The Rhoman Team has hands-on experience building and deploying dynamic control systems, autonomous air and underwater vehicles, and complex aerospace technologies, with development experience advancing aerospace technologies across private-public partnerships, commercializing DoD & Gov funded technology, and scaling commercial software products.
Thomas Youmans
Thomas Youmans, CEO
Thomas Youmans worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a Systems Engineer & Data Scientist, in government consulting with the Department of Energy, and in Investor Due-Diligence market research in the private sector before founding Rhoman. Double BA, Physics & Econ, Lewis & Clark College; MS Mathematics & Statistics, Georgetown University
CEO
James Croughan
James Croughan, VP Controls & Engineering
James Croughan is an Aerospace Engineer with significant experience integrating sensors, aerospace-controls systems, and hardware-enabled software solutions for UAV & UUV in austere environments. BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; MS & PhD, Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
VP Controls & Engineering
Pedram Safi
Pedram Safi, Director Cloud & Software
Pedram Safi has experience in mechanical engineering, aerospace and cloud-technology startups and spent time building and deploying clout IoT networks for live sensor integration and analysis; beyond startup experience, Pedram developed no-fail hardware and technology for Honda R&D Americas. MS Mechanical Engineering & Robotics, CalState University, Long Beach; MS Computer Science, University of Southern California
Director of Cloud & Software
Thomas Callen
Thomas Callen, Business Development & Advisor
Thomas Callen has experience in product development, operations, logistics - and delivering innovative software products to market for Fortune 500 companies based on time spent in management consulting, investment banking, and in the aviation industry. BA, Econ, DePauw University; MBA, University of Notre Dame
Business Development
Efaz Muhaimen
Efaz Muhaimen, Simulation & Robotics
Efaz Muhaimen has experience deploying complex robotic systems with multiple compute-elements and actuators, programming open source, Microsoft, and Linux flight vehicle simulation environments, and teaching/TAing courses to the next generation of CS and robotics talent at USC. BA, Computer Science & Robotics, University of Southern California
Simulation & Robotics
James Croughan
COL James Henderson, DoD Advisor
COL James Henderson served in key billets from Platoon Leader to Brigade Commander in missions throughout the World. With time spent with ASA/ALT and working with the CTO in the 75th Innovation Command, COL Henderson is a DoD Innovation advisor to Rhoman.
DoD Innovation
Affiliations & Advisors
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