11 March 2020: Cassie Kloberdanz Lee has joined Bye Aerospace as their Strategic Advisor. She is also a global activist for women in aerospace, a member of an international team working on projects that ensure the benefits of space reach by women and girls and a co-founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
Prior to joining Bye Aerospace, Lee was working as the Business Development Manager for Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems. There she held a variety of engineering roles on the Dream Chaser orbital vehicle program and co-founded the Advanced Development Program. She has led Media and Public Relations for SpaceX and designed and taught a graduate-level course in Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Lee began her career as a Propulsion Engineer for NASA at Kennedy Space Centre and the Marshall Space Flight Centre. She has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder.
"We are honoured to welcome Cassie to our elite group of strategic advisors," said George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace. "She brings a unique combination of aerospace engineering experience, philanthropy and education, not to mention her work in creating more global aviation and space exploration opportunities to young women."
"George E. Bye and Bye Aerospace represent an exciting future for aviation," Lee said. "It is an honor to work with a team that is equally committed to innovating towards all-electric flight and creating opportunities for traditionally marginalized groups in aviation."