Zeke Smith

Chief Engineer at Arbor Energy

Zeke Smith has a strong background in engineering, with a focus on aerothermal methods and cooling design. Zeke started their career as a Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University, where they developed innovative techniques for creating micro- and nano-fluidic devices. Zeke then joined GE as an Edison Engineer, completing rotations in various areas of energy engineering. At GE Power, Zeke worked as an Airfoil Cooling Design Engineer, responsible for designing cooling circuits for gas turbine blades. Zeke then moved on to GE Aviation, where they worked as a Senior Engineer, leading the development of a multidisciplinary design toolset and mentoring designers on using reduced order modeling methods. After that, Zeke joined SpaceX as a Sr. Turbomachinery Engineer, before taking on the role of Deputy Chief Engineer at Venus Aerospace. Currently, they are working as the Chief Engineer at Arbor.

Zeke Smith's education history is as follows:

Zeke Smith attended the altMBA in the year 2021, though no degree or field of study is mentioned.

From 2007 to 2010, Zeke Smith pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Prior to that, from 2002 to 2007, Zeke Smith earned a Master's degree in applied physics from Cornell University.

Zeke Smith's bachelor's degree was obtained from Texas A&M University, where they studied Mechanical Engineering and Physics from 1997 to 2002.

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  • Chief Engineer

    March, 2023 - present