About Adaptive Launch Solutions
Adaptive Launch Solutions is a launch integration engineering company in San Diego, California. We are an ISO 9001 certified, SBA 8(a) certified small disadvantaged business, compliant with CMMC Level 2, and we build the hardware, software, and facilities that get payloads to orbit for government and commercial customers.
Certifications
- CMMC Level 2 Self-certified
Leadership
Philip Smith, P.E.
CEO and Director Strategic Planning
B.S. Civil Engineering, M.S. Structural Mechanics, CA Registered Engineer, AIAA Associate Fellow
30 yrs in aerospace business and program management, and SmallSat rideshare systems engineering.
Lisa Jacobs
COO, Contracts & Acquisition Management
B.S. Special Education, Certificates in Cost Estimating and Contracts & Acquisition Management
35 yrs in aerospace contracts, subcontracts, intellectual property, and business operations.
Jack Rubidoux
Director of Facilities & Security
B.A. Social Sciences, Certificates in Cost/Price Analysis and Government Contract Law
30 yrs in aerospace business, proposal and estimate development, contracts and subcontracts, and security.
Anthony Kyriakidis
Director Mission Integration and Analysis
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
30 yrs in space launch vehicle design, analysis and manufacturing, including propellant feedline design, lightweight fabrication, and high energy upper stage tanks.
James Parra
Director Design and Manufacturing
B.S. Engineering Technology
40 yrs in space launch vehicle component design, manufacturing, tooling, and test production operations.
Vikram Krishnaswamy
Ivy Project Manager
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Aerospace Engineering
7 yrs in aerospace as systems engineer for multiple successful space missions, including trajectory design, flight and ground support hardware design, satellite integration, and launch operations.
Connor Perrone
Software Engineer
B.S. Computer Science
Software engineer for multiple products in the space industry, performing simulation, flight software, and orbital mechanics, and lead of operations for a small satellite team.
David Kerner
Quality Management System Manager
B.S. Engineering
30 yrs in mechanical testing, LV assembly and testing, project management, production operations, and quality assurance management.
Claudia von Wilpert
CFO and Personnel Manager
B.A. Business Administration, M.B.A. Finance
40 yrs in cost accounting, government reporting, personnel administration, and tax planning.
Advisors & Key Support Staff
Lt. Col. Robert Atkins (Retired)
ALS Advisor
Experience across command and control systems, global communication systems, Minuteman III ICBM systems, National Reconnaissance Office satellites, offensive and defensive space control systems, space launch vehicles, major range and test facility base systems, remote sensing satellites, and space situational awareness assets.
Jeff Orne
IT and Cyber Security Specialist
B.S. Computer Science
Founder and owner of JAO Consulting, with over 30 years of IT system management experience. JAO Consulting is a computer support company based in Aurora, CO that helps individuals and small businesses with cyber security, computer performance, virus remediation, data backups, repairs, networking, and security network management.
Ronald Stoneburner
Business Management / Contracts / Strategic Planning
B.S. Production Management, M.B.A. Business Administration, Certificates in Government Contracts
50 yrs in aerospace contracts, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and intellectual property rights.