John Michael Espinosa Duran Ph.D., Msc, Meng

John Michael Espinosa Duran, PhD, MSc, MEng, is currently the Test Operations Lead at Axiom Space, where leadership of the Test Operations team focuses on the Axiom Station program. Prior experience includes a role as a Test R&D Engineer at Intel Corporation, coordinating global projects for hardware and software upgrades, and as a yield engineer specializing in lithography processes. Academic contributions include research and teaching roles at Indiana University Bloomington, Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali, and Universidad del Valle, covering topics in chemistry, nanotechnology, digital logic, and embedded systems. Educational achievements encompass a PhD in Chemical Physics and master's degrees in Chemistry and Electrical Engineering from Indiana University Bloomington and Universidad del Valle, respectively.