Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, Hermeus
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Michael Gregory Smayda is based out of Torrance, California, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Fortastra. Michael previously worked at Generation Orbit as a Director of Systems Engineering. Michael Gregory Smayda attended the University of Virginia.
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Hermeus, a $1B aerospace company, builds hypersonic aircraft through a cross-disciplinary team, with insights into hiring, salaries, and operations across multiple sites.
Hermeus's Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 hit Mach 1.21 on its third test flight, becoming the world's first privately developed unmanned supersonic jet. The milestone triggered a shift from prototyping to manufacturing, with new production and airworthiness roles opening across Los Angeles, Atlanta, Jacksonvil
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