Peter Kalogiannis

Co-Founder & Chief Engineer

Swarm Aero

Jun 2022 - Current (4 years 1 month)

Co-Founder & CTO

Airflowaero

Apr 2020 - Jun 2022 (2 years 3 months)

Designed the world's first true eSTOL aircraft for the logistics market. Acquired by Electra.aero

Sr. Flight Test Engineer

Uber

Feb 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 4 months)

As part of Uber's Elevate team, I conducted operational planning for integration of small UAS in high-density urban environments. Leading our effort to develop a highly-reliable proof-of concept aircraft, I coordinated project planning/execution and technical interactions across multiple teams for a multi-million dollar UAS development effort. I also built the flight test framework for UAS operational development, planning and executing high-profile demonstration flights in an urban environment

Director of Platforms

Skyryse

Oct 2018 - Feb 2019 (5 months)

I led the engineering effort to create autonomous systems to enable the aircraft of today to fly themselves

Aircraft Integration and Test Lead

Acubed

Nov 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years)

While at A^3, I Ied the aircraft construction as well as ground and flight test operations for the prototype Vahana aircraft. In this position, I built a team of engineers, technicians and A&P mechanics capable of taking a brand new aircraft design through assembly and then ground testing (including subsystem, component and structural testing), and into flight test as we expanded the envelope for a novel eVTOL. I served as Pilot In Command of the Vahana aircraft for first flight as well as for the vast majority of flight test operations conducted.

Manager of Business Development

Scaled Composites LLC

Mar 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year 8 months)

As Manager of Business Development, I utilize over a decade of experience in Aerospace to seek new opportunities for Scaled Composites to drive innovation and vision into prototype aircraft and spacecraft development. In this position, I forecast aerospace market development and directly advise senior leadership on internal Research and Development, engineering training and capital expenditure investments to maintain our core competencies and expand our skill sets in aircraft design, build and flight test.

Avionics Engineer

Scaled Composites LLC

Aug 2006 - Dec 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Designed, developed and integrated new spacecraft avionics hardware and software for the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft built for Virgin Galactic.

Project Engineer, Avionics

Scaled Composites LLC

Jul 2006 - Mar 2016 (9 years 9 months)

As Project Engineer / Avionics on the SpaceShipTwo program, I led development of all avionics systems for the SpaceShipTwo commercial suborbital spacecraft and WhiteKnightTwo large turbofan carrier aircraft designed and built for Virgin Galactic including: ■ Vehicle Avionics Systems ■ Flight crew cockpit interfaces and data displays ■ Flight simulation hardware and software ■ Telemetry and Flight Test Data Acquisition systems ■ Ground Control Station hardware and software My role in this program included the entire development cycle. I took the avionics system from requirements generation to design and build to flight test. In addition to hiring and maturing a new capability and team at Scaled Composites, I also implemented a new tailored

Flight Test Engineer

Scaled Composites LLC

Jan 2006 - Oct 2016 (10 years 10 months)

Planned and participated in the developmental flight tests of multiple aircraft and payloads, both as flight crew and ground test crew. I co-piloted WhiteKnightTwo on multiple test flights, including the first glide test flight of SpaceShipTwo. I have operated as flight test crew for multiple Scaled aircraft.

Hardware Systems Engineer

Avidyne

Apr 2005 - Jul 2006 (1 year 4 months)

Project Engineer, Eclipse PFD Hardware Performed Hardware Systems design, integration, and flight test of Primary Flight Display and Multifunction Displays for the Eclipse aircraft and Avidyne's next-generation Entegra II program. Developed requirements and performed certification tasks. Participated in environmental testing and qualification testing to DO-160 standards.

Electrical Engineer

Frasca International

Jun 2003 - Apr 2005 (1 year 11 months)

Designed hardware and software to stimulate and simulate avionics systems.

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