Mr. Artinian has 30 years of experience in domestic and international business development/management and specializes in creating profitable business growth by identifying and developing disruptive technologies in the energy sector. He successfully formed and increased the shareholder value of multiple start-up companies while previously serving as the Executive Vice President of Calnetix Technologies. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Artinian was the Managing Director of Access Energy, a Calnetix subsidiary, where he was responsible for multiple global licensing deals. From 2006 to 2009, he was the Vice President of Business Development for Calnetix spin-off Direct Drive Systems (DDS), and played a major role in its acquisition by FMC Technologies in 2009. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mr. McMullen has 35 years of experience in the magnetic devices field for high-speed equipment. Prior to joining Upwing Energy, he co-founded parent company Calnetix Technologies, where he served as the Chief Technical Officer and was the key subject matter expert on all of Calnetix’s technologies and integration capabilities. He played a major role in identifying, evaluating, developing, acquiring and selling IP for all Calnetix spin-off companies, including Upwing. While at Calnetix, he also led the formation of VYCON, another Calnetix subsidiary, and served as its Chief Technical Officer from 2003 to 2013. Prior to the establishment of Calnetix, Mr. McMullen was the Vice President of Research and Development at Avcon, Inc. He is the author of multiple patents and publications in high-speed turbomachinery and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.

Ms. Frey has 20 years of experience defining marketing and organizational strategies and evaluating emerging markets. She specializes in driving external communications efforts for early stage companies that effectively differentiate their market positioning, while building out and managing their internal operations infrastructure and talent to support organic growth. Before joining Upwing, Ms. Frey served as the Director of Marketing for Calnetix Technologies and its subsidiaries VYCON, Access Energy and Direct Drive Systems (DDS) from 2008 to 2016. She was instrumental in the sale and transition of DDS to FMC Technologies in 2009. Previously, Ms. Frey held multiple marketing, operations and communications management roles in the oil and gas industry, including positions with venture-capital backed ORYXE Energy, Gulf Oil, Conocophillips, Tosco and Mobil Oil. Ms. Frey holds an MBA from California State University, Long Beach and a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Georgia.

Mr. McKeirnan has 30 years of global experience in new product development, manufacturing, production rollout and operations, and has a proven track record in start-up companies. As a global engineering leader, he has consistently demonstrated the ability to identify innovative solutions and apply analytical approaches to overcome challenges and foster new technology. Before joining Upwing, Mr. McKeirnan served as President of HK Micro Turbine Corporation, where he played an integral role in technology development and product commercialization. Prior to that, he worked at Capstone Turbine Corporation, spending the majority of his tenure prototyping and commercializing Capstone’s products while holding a variety of engineering, director and management roles. He is the author of multiple U.S. utility patents and holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University.

Mr. Said has over 25 years of experience in product strategy and development across multiple market segments and functions. Before joining Upwing, he was the Senior Vice President of Products at Testek Solutions, where he led product strategy, implemented business and organizational processes and was responsible for profitability from proposal to commissioning. While at Testek Solutions, he also served as Vice President of System Engineering, where he specialized in design and development strategy and product portfolio optimization. Prior to that, Mr. Said worked at Eaton Corporation, spending his tenure implementing manufacturing strategy, leading innovation planning and execution and instituting product roadmaps, while holding a variety of chief engineering and management roles. He holds an Executive MBA and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wichita State University and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Queens University of Belfast, UK.

Mr. Biddick has 15 years of experience in product development and project management. Prior to joining Upwing, he was the Project Manager for Integrated Completions at Schlumberger, where he was responsible for managing mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing and supply chain teams in the U.S. and Europe and developing reservoir monitoring and flow control technology into the first fully electric integrated downhole system. Previously at Schlumberger, he was the Technical Champion for Core Completions in Asia and the Business Development Manager, Completions for Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines. Prior to that, Mr. Biddick spent 7 years on Schlumberger’s Completions Team in Houston, advancing from Design Engineer to Project Manager to Team Lead. He is the author of multiple patents and holds a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville.

Mr. Robinson has 15 years of experience in the engineering, turbomachinery and electric machine testing and product development. Before joining Upwing, he was the Technical Manager of System Test and Mechatronic Design at Garrett Transportation, a Honeywell spin off, where he was responsible for mechanical integration of power electronics in e-Turbo assemblies as well as testing those systems worldwide. While at Garrett, he also developed product engineering and safety best practices for high-power electrical inverters. Prior to that, Mr. Robinson spent five years at Honeywell Turbo Technologies advancing from a Test Engineer to Product Engineer, in charge of leading tech demo prototype testing of electric-assisted turbochargers across North America and Europe. Previously, he was the Mechanical and Controls Engineer for Flex Energy Solutions, where he worked on developing key enabling technologies for a near-zero emissions gas turbine power plant. He holds both an M.S and B.S in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida.