Eric Handa

Eric Handa is currently the Director of Rigs and Instrumentation at Beehive Industries, where they lead initiatives in systems engineering. Previously, they served as a Senior Manager at BLUE ORIGIN, focusing on the assembly, integration, and testing of spacecraft, and as a Systems Testing & Commissioning Manager at Sound Transit, overseeing the testing of high-value light rail infrastructure projects. With a solid foundation in mechanical engineering obtained from The Ohio State University and ongoing studies at Purdue University, Eric is a certified Project Management Professional known for their leadership in cross-functional teams and agile environments. They have also contributed to significant aerospace projects at Rolls-Royce, where they held various engineering positions, including flight test engineer and design engineer.