At Exosonic we have a combined 100+ years in the aerospace industry focusing on high performance supersonic jets. Our team is dedicated to using these skills to bring the world closer together.
YF - 17, YF-22, YF-23 Black Widow II, F-35, X-59, F-20 Tigershark, B-1B
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Meet the Team
Norris Tie
Chief Executive Officer
Norris has spent three years working in aerospace as a propulsion engineer, all on vehicles that fly faster than the speed of sound. He’s been passionate about faster commercial flight since a young age and has dedicated his career to making it happen. He has the academic and industry background to bring supersonic transport to life.
Dave Boyer
Chief Configurator
Dave brings 30+ years of design experience, ranging from subsonic to hypersonic aircraft in the areas of configuration and structural layout. He has held senior roles on several aircraft programs: YF-23, Hyper-X, B-1B, and Ranger 2000. Dave is a master aircraft designer who brings our aircraft concepts to life as the company's chief configurator.
Stephanie Chahan
Principal Aircraft Interior Designer & Business Development Analyst
Stephanie joins Exosonic with a background specializing in VVIP and head-of-state aircraft interiors. She brings a fresh perspective to enhance customer relations for new and emerging markets. Her design approach is driven by a passion to improve passenger experience through smart and sophisticated design choices. Stephanie’s design philosophy combines eastern and western principles to develop spaces uniquely tailored to each customer, optimizing functionality and aesthetics.
Tim MacDonald
Chief Technical Officer
Tim received his PhD from Stanford in the Aerospace Design Lab. He is a core developer of the open-source conceptual aircraft design tool SUAVE, which has been utilized in a number of academic and industry projects worldwide. He is also passionate about bringing forth new, unconventional aircraft designs into the commercial market.
Bob Sandusky
Chief Engineer
Bob brings 30+ years of supersonic aircraft design and test experience, having led aircraft programs from clean sheet concepts to flight test. He is the first-named inventor on two Mach 2 supersonic fighter prototypes: the YF-23 Black Widow II / Grey Ghost and the F-20 Tigershark . Bob is truly a rare talent in the aviation industry and he leads our supersonic aircraft programs as the company's chief engineer.
Juan Solorzano
Configuration Design Engineer
Juan is a graduate from Texas A&M University with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He brings 7+ years of experience in creating 3D mechanical details of VIP Aircraft Interiors and developing new interior products. He also brings experience designing upgrades and repairs for in-service aircraft.
