That’s why our team is made up of planetary scientists and software developers, business analyzers and project managers, robotics builders and electrical engineers; as well as flautists and sailors and D&D players.
It’s not too late to invent a brighter future.
TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE
The good we can do
By balancing creativity with critical thinking and big dreams with real-world practicality, we overhaul the way things are in pursuit of the way things could be. We leave nothing to chance, as our complex systems operate within extreme or constrained conditions and environments where safety and mission success are of the utmost importance. Diligence and imagination—this is how we create an outsized impact by creating solutions at the farthest known frontiers.
Our team
First Mode, assembled
The First Mode team has decades of combined experience in design, analysis, assembly, test, and deployment of innovative solutions. Our work crosses boundaries, spanning industries including the space, natural resources, automotive, and high-tech sectors.
This experience includes significant responsibility for the success of NASA’s Mars Exploration and Rover programs. In our very DNA, First Mode is comfortable with the uncomfortable, and we are ready to build where no one has ventured before.
Work and fun are not mutually exclusive at First Mode. Our collaborative environment is conducive to not only getting things done, but also having a good time while doing it. We prize individuality, creativity, a sense of humor, and open-minded thinking.
Chris Voorhees
President & CEO
Rhae Adams
Chief Operating Officer
Maggie Scholtz
VP of Engineering
Krunal Desai
Director, Electrical Engineering
Peter Illsley
Director, Mechanical Engineering
Colleen Rubart
VP of Marketing & Communication
Jan Haak
General Manager, Australia
Aidan Morgan
Principal Software Architect & Group Manager, Software Engineering
Elizabeth Frank
Chief Scientist
Josh Sweere
Principal Systems Engineer
Sam Daniel
Senior Software Engineer
Lindsey Yeates
VP of People
Laura Espling
Corporate Controller
Brian Geddes
Chief of Staff, Engineering
Tristan Helms
General Manager, Americas
Aaron Ison
Principal Mechanical Engineer & Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Mathers
Principal Electro-Mechanical Technician
Adam Knez
Principal Integration Engineer
Ali Alwaely
Safety Coordinator
Amber Baurley
Systems Engineer
Amy Altchuler
Senior Business Analyst
Amy Chi
Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Amylie Plante
Executive Assistant to CEO
Anderson Diaz Colon
Electro-Mechanical Technician
Andrew Lewis
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Anthony Maimone
Business Analyst
Arthur Lim
Business Analyst
Barron Knigge
Senior Electrical Engineer
Ben Chinowsky
Technical Writer
Braden Lapp
Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Brandon Smith
Senior Software Systems Engineer & Group Manager, Software Engineering
Brett Konen
Communications Manager
Brian Hoehn
Senior Systems Engineer
Briana Ruth
Project Manager
Brock Prince
Principal Embedded Systems Engineer & Group Manager, Electrical Engineering
Bronce Perez Matos
Business Analyst
Camille Woodthorpe
Senior Designer
Carmen Yellen
Senior Construction Project Manager
Chris Fitchette
Facilities Manager
Chris Malins
Hydrogen Systems Engineer
Christiana Wu
Creative Manager
Christine Liao
Mechanical Engineer
Clara Sekowski
Systems Engineer
Clive Baldwinson
Project Manager
Colin Bateson
Mechanical Engineer
Conor Duggan
Manager, Government Relations
Darcienne LeRoue
Business Operations Manager
Darren Chow
Electrical Engineer
Darryl Diaz (né Naidu)
Senior Systems Engineer
David Bares
Benefits Administrator
David Gerhardt
Senior Systems Engineer
David Pinkins
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Dominik Figueroa
Software Engineer
Donna Hile
Director of Information Technology
Edwin Park
Senior Business Analyst
Eric Blood
Senior Systems Engineer
Eric Bramlett
Mechanical Engineer
Eric Chin
Principal Electrical Engineer & Group Manager, Electrical Engineering
Eric Curwood
Mechanical Engineer
Gabriella Martini
Project Manager
Garritt Chrzanowski
Manager, Growth & Change Operations
Glenn Jewell
Principal Integration & Manufacturing Engineer
Greg Tan
Principal Software Engineer
Harlan Kuo
Mechanical Engineer
Holly Stein
Electrical Systems Engineer
Jared Rugg
Senior Systems Engineer
Jason Hawley
Senior Process Engineer
Jason Liang
Senior Industrial Designer
Jesse Llona
Firmware Engineer
Jessica Gray
Mechanical Engineer
Jim Coy
Senior Electrical Engineer
Joel Amundson
Principal Mechanical Engineer
John Wolflick
Hydrogen Systems Engineer
Josh Korsness
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Josh Weiss
Mechanical Engineer
Justine Sultan
Electrical Engineer
Karen MacKenzie
Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer
Kathleen Hoza
Systems Engineer
Kayla Rajsky
Mechanical Engineer
Kevin Klinkel
Systems Engineer
Kian Raissian
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Kurt Fischer
Principal Industrial Designer
Kyle Aurisch
Mechanical Engineer
Larissa Kunz
Systems Engineer
Lauren Zepeda
Recruiter
Leilani Click
Recruiting Coordinator
Lexi Humann
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Liam Burke
Mechanical Engineer
Lucia Blackwell
Software Engineer
Maike Griessbach
Senior UX/UI Designer
Margaret Gardner
People Operations Director
Marla Smithwick
Project Manager
Megan Casey
Senior Mechanical Engineer & Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Megan Robins
Team Assistant
Michael Fitzgerald
Manager, Major Projects
Molly Flynn
Senior Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Nathan Glover
Platform Engineer
Nathan Wacker
Software Engineer
Nel Rajakaruna
HR Generalist
Nic Hugh
Mechanical Systems Engineer & Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Niraj Suresh
Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Paige Northway
Systems Engineer
Paul Sturmer
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Paul Tetley
Principal Systems Engineer
Quincy Rhodes
Electrical Engineer
Randi Peterson
Mechanical Engineer
Richard Hensel
Senior Electrical Engineer
Richard Lam
Facilities Coordinator
Riley Chapin
Robotics Engineer
Rocky Eastman Jr
Project Manager, Formulation
Russell Higgins
Senior Systems Engineer & Group Manager, Systems Engineering
Ryan Shappell
Electrical Engineer
Ryan Timoney
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Sarah Balles
Mechanical Engineer
Sarah Troedson Haynes
Accounting Manager
Sasha Friedrich
Scott Ward
Mechanical Engineer
Sean Bourke
Control Systems Engineer
Shannon Cassady
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Siobhan Avenell
People & Culture Director
Sophia Kim
Mechanical Systems Engineer
Spencer Anunsen
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Spencer Berglund
Embedded Systems Engineer
Stephanie Cynkar
HR Generalist
Tevon Hodge
Electrical Engineer
Tomás Lafferriere
Manager, Formulation
Trevor Owen
Firmware Engineer
Troy Swanson
Principal Electro-Mechanical Technician
Tyler Wingfield
Senior Project Manager, Formulation
Von Diaz
Recruiter
Zachary Rader
Electro-Mechanical Technician
Ali Alwaely
Safety Coordinator
Amylie Plante
Executive Assistant to CEO
Carmen Yellen
Senior Construction Project Manager
Chris Fitchette
Facilities Manager
Darcienne LeRoue
Business Operations Manager
David Bares
Benefits Administrator
Aaron Ison
Principal Mechanical Engineer & Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Mathers
Principal Electro-Mechanical Technician
Adam Knez
Principal Integration Engineer
Aidan Morgan
Principal Software Architect & Group Manager, Software Engineering
Amber Baurley
Systems Engineer
Amy Chi
Modeling & Simulation Engineer
Chris Voorhees
President & CEO
Rhae Adams
Chief Operating Officer
Maggie Scholtz
VP of Engineering
Krunal Desai
Director, Electrical Engineering
Peter Illsley
Director, Mechanical Engineering
Colleen Rubart
VP of Marketing & Communication
Aidan Morgan
Principal Software Architect & Group Manager, Software Engineering
Andrew Lewis
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Brian Hoehn
Senior Systems Engineer
Camille Woodthorpe
Senior Designer
Chris Malins
Hydrogen Systems Engineer
Clive Baldwinson
Project Manager
Amy Altchuler
Senior Business Analyst
Anthony Maimone
Business Analyst
Arthur Lim
Business Analyst
Ben Chinowsky
Technical Writer
Briana Ruth
Project Manager
Bronce Perez Matos
Business Analyst
Aaron Ison
Principal Mechanical Engineer & Group Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Aaron Mathers
Principal Electro-Mechanical Technician
Adam Knez
Principal Integration Engineer
Ali Alwaely
Safety Coordinator
Amber Baurley
Systems Engineer
Amy Altchuler
Senior Business Analyst
Amy Altchuler
Senior Business Analyst
Anderson Diaz Colon
Electro-Mechanical Technician
Anthony Maimone
Business Analyst
Ben Chinowsky
Technical Writer
Brian Geddes
Chief of Staff, Engineering
Chris Voorhees
President & CEO
Amy Altchuler
Senior Business Analyst
Anderson Diaz Colon
Electro-Mechanical Technician
Anthony Maimone
Business Analyst
Brandon Smith
Senior Software Systems Engineer & Group Manager, Software Engineering
Brett Konen
Communications Manager
Brian Geddes
Chief of Staff, Engineering
Locations
Seattle, Washington
First Mode Seattle has offices, lab, and manufacturing facilities in downtown and SODO.
Perth, Western Australia
First Mode Perth has offices downtown on St. Georges Terrace.