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, and we build the hardware, software, and facilities that get payloads to orbit for government and commercial customers.

Certifications

  • QualityISO 9001Certified quality management system
  • CertificationSBA 8(a)Certified small disadvantaged business
  • CybersecurityCMMC Level 2Compliant with DoD Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

Leadership

  • James "Skyler" Crook

    Software Engineer

    B.S. Computer Science

    Production experience with AI-driven pipelines, analysis, and software R&D, on a foundation in search, reasoning, and machine learning.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 multi-manifest systems engineering.

  • 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.