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# Ember Flash Team

#### Joseph Norris

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder

Co-founder at Ember Flash Aerospace, leads marketing and strategy. Expertise in tech startups, IoT, AI. Driving UAS for wildfire mitigation.

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmnorris/>

#### Dr. Lee Kohlman

Co-Founder & CSciO

Aerospace Research Engineer at NASA Ames, expertise in composite materials, electric machines, aircraft design and urban air mobility.

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-kohlman/>

#### Brian Barbe

Chief Technology Officer

Silicon Valley native w/ 25+ years in Enterprise Hardware and Software. Extensive experience in Startups, especially in IoT, Scalable Processing, and Machine Learning.

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbarbe/>

#### Zach Akemann

Chief Operations Officer

#### Max McClenahan

Director of Hardware Development

#### Micah Lindstrom

Director of Marketing

#### James D. Helton II

General Counsel

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyhelton/>

#### Krystal Wamsley

Director of Environmental Health and Safety

#### Paul Faraone

Brand Evangelist

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