Kevin co-founded Exquadrum, Inc. after serving as an
intelligence officer in the US Army and as a civilian aerospace engineer at
the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division (formerly
known as the Air Force Astronautics Laboratory). After seven years as a
researcher and program manager, he spent over three years as the Chief of the
Motor Branch overseeing solid and hybrid rocket propulsion research. He has led
cooperative research and development programs with European and Asian
partners. He also helped to develop and lead a long-term, $650M program to
sustain the Nation’s capability to design and produce intercontinental
ballistic missiles. Kevin currently serves as Exquadrum’s President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Eric
Schmidt VP Engineering
Eric co-founded Exquadrum, Inc. after his career at Air
Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate where he led technology
development efforts of high performance, cryogenic liquid rocket engines with
component technologies such as the Advanced Liquid Hydrogen (ALH) turbopump
using hydrostatic bearings and the Advanced Expander Combustion Chamber. He
has been a key leader or manager in the refurbishment and activation of five
major rocket propulsion test facilities which range in capabilities from
50,000 to 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Eric serves both as Exquadrum’s Chief
Operating Officer and as the Vice President of Engineering.
