Our team
Orbital is designing and building the next generation of American work vehicles. Our technology harnesses the unique advantages of clean and quiet electric drivetrains for unmatchable torque and durability. With fast and quiet response, generous payload and passenger capacity, and the versatility of a mobile power source, the Orbital Rev 1 UTV opens up new horizons for work and play in any terrain.
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LUKASZ KOSEWSKI
CEO & FOUNDER
Luke bootstrapped and helped numerous startups in Canada before forming PagerDuty’s infrastructure team, and then taking on a tech lead role at Netflix automating datacenter outage recovery. His handiwork continues to manage of tens of millions of dollars of assets to this day. He combined his software experience with motorcycle manufacturing at Harley-Davidson, where he worked on key systems and pushed the Livewire out the door, and is excited to take on his greatest challenge yet: heading Orbital’s efforts to make better-than-gas electric vehicles. Luke graduated with honors and holds a B.Math degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
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OWEN EMRY
CTO & FOUNDER
Owen has been involved with EVs since the dawn of modern EV technology, from his time at AC Propulsion (the company that built the powerplant of the original Tesla Roadster), to running Alta Motors’ embedded software & hardware efforts, to becoming the principal engineer in charge of Harley-Davidson’s EV systems. Owen’s 20 years of experience in the EV field and deep connections with industry professionals make him perfect for helming Orbital’s engineering efforts. Owen holds a B.S. in Computer Science from James Madison University.
Our team is armed with deep electrical engineering, automotive, and software expertise.
NICK SCHAEFERLE
Electrical Engineering
Nick is an accomplished controls and electrical engineer, having worked at Tesla, Alta, and Mainspring Energy before taking on powersports vehicle challenges at Orbital.
ERIC CAREY
Battery Design
With over 20 years of mechanical engineering design experience, Eric joins Orbital to support groundbreaking design on batteries and vehicle power electronics and packaging.
GREG TADA
Vehicle Design
Greg joins Orbital from Piaggio’s Advanced Design Center, and has designed motorcycles, quads, and UTVs for numerous companies including Polaris/Indian, Kawasaki, and Suzuki.
GREG KNOX
Growth Operations
Greg joins Orbital to drive growth after successfully scaling revenue and operations at several startups. He previously served as a top liaison to the Governor of Illinois.
TOM GAGE
Battery Engineering
Tom brings a wealth of market and institutional knowledge from his 25+ years of auto industry involvement, and helped run battery programs at AC Propulsion, EV Grid, and INDI EV.
Advisors
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Cofounder of Tesla and its original CEO and chairman, Martin Eberhard is an influential inventor, investor, and entrepreneur.
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A seasoned marketing executive with a wealth of consumer knowledge from stints as VP at Group 14 Technologies, SERES EV, Alta Motors, and other cutting-edge EV companies.
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A venture capitalist, multi-time CEO/COO of venture-backed payments companies, and a director of product management in Google’s profitable ad-tech portfolio.
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