JOHN ELLIS

John has a lifetime of experience in the aviation and aerospace industry in multiple senior management roles, including CEO, Managing Director, Marketing Director, Commercial Director and Business Development Director. John specialises in raising investment and finance for airports, aerospace, and aviation projects with a specialisation in UK Export Finance. He also assists in the acquisition of aircraft for airlines including finance and leasing. John is a qualified NLP Specialist and Certified Human Resource Manager qualified with the American Certification Institute in Delaware, USA. He is also a Business Coach qualified at Bournemouth University in the UK.

AMIR EDALATIAN

Amir Edalatian, has over 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship and management of multinational corporations with a successful track record of taking companies from birth to growth stage and maturity. His background encompasses management and leadership of corporations with capital intensity such as heavy industries, logistics and technology companies. He has also been acting as a financial and strategy consultant to multinational corporations.

PROF. JOHN FIELDING

Professor John Fielding boasts over 45 years of experience in the aerospace industry; starting with 12 years industrial experience as an apprentice, stress engineer and design engineer in Manchester. There is worked on the Nimrod, BAE 748 and BAE 146 aircraft. He then joined Cranfield University as the first ARB Research Fellow and subsequently became lecturer, senior lecturer, Professor of Aircraft Design and Head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering. He was also Chief Engineer of the BAE Systems/EPSRC–sponsored DEMON technology demonstrator UAV. He is Professor Emeritus at Cranfield University where he teaches and supervises post-Graduate students and carries out research.

STEVE WRIGHT

During his industrial career, he contributed to the design and then development of the avionics and systems for a variety of Airbus and Boeing airliners. His doctorate investigated the application of mathematical proofs to computing machines. Since joining academia, he has been part of the current revolution in aviation enabled by electrical power and miniaturised computers, focusing on the development of novel airframes and systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. He heads a group of engineers creating UAVs for variety of projects, for applications ranging from renewable energy to defence and security. He has given commentary and spoken on his subjects of expertise to television, radio, and online news channels, discussing airliner safety, defence of airports from rogue drones, and flying taxis.

MOHAMMAD REZA MARGHOUBKAR

Mohammad Reza is a multi-skilled and ambitious engineer, who has completed his MSc in Mechanical Engineering as the top graduate in 2014.
Since starting his engineering work in 2012 he has gained vast engineering knowledge in different fields worldwide, including gas turbine optimisation, oil and gas, technical drawing, construction, manufacturing site QC/QA supervision, systems engineering, aerospace, and biotechnology.
As well as industrial and engineering experience, Mohammad Reza has participated in scientific activities, such as lecturing and research for both universities and industrial institutes.
His international work experience in South America, the Middle East and Europe with fluency in three languages (English, Spanish, and Persian) has made him an engineer without borders.

SHAYAN AMIN

Shayan is a passionate entrepreneur with 10 years experience in the sales and marketing of luxury goods across different parts of the world. With an undergraduate degree in Business Management, he maintains an exceptional understanding of business, both practically and academically.

ARSHIA MOHSENI

Arshia is a talented accountant with a wide range of skills in finance and account management. He started his internship in the finance department of Samad Power in 2019 and after showing great improvement was soon promoted to Accounting Executive in Samad Power and ARC Aerosystems (Formerly SAMAD Aerospace). Moreover, he is currently completing his Finance Studies degree at the University of Northampton, which provides him with more experience, both practically and academically.

ELIZABETH TEAL

Elizabeth graduated from The University of Manchester in Linguistics and Spanish, Elizabeth is an ambitious linguist excelling in communication. Her extensive understanding and application of language have landed her important positions in Exon Mobil and later in teaching. Being fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic have enabled Elizabeth to work internationally, throughout Europe and the Middle East; in both professional and voluntary roles, gaining her valuable insights into culture and global business.

Combining both her impressive communication skills and strong organisational ability, Elizabeth currently works as PA to the executive team at ARC Aerosystems (Formerly SAMAD Aerospace); managing dairies, devising and maintaining office systems and supervising document creation.