team

Joseph Norris

Co-Founder & CEO

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

Dr. Lee Kohlman

Co-Founder & CSciO

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

Chief Stephen Lindsey

Fire Science Expert

Bay Area Deputy Fire Chief who began his career in Fire and EMS in 2005. Brings expertise in wildland-urban interface (WUI) management, community risk reduction, and fire operations. Personally impacted by the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

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.

Zach Akemann

Chief Operations Officer

Paul Faraone

Chief Experience Officer

Max McClenahan

Director of Hardware Development

Krystal Wamsley

Director of Environmental Health and Safety

Micah Lindstrom

Business Development

Ember Flash Team