Brandon Cesul

Brandon ("BT") Cesul is a seasoned professional in the space industry, currently serving as Sr Manager of Capture at Umbra and as a contract lecturer for "Space Entrepreneurship" at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. In addition to these roles, BT is a Consulting Partner at Elara Nova, providing expertise in space-related concepts, and the founder of Peninsular Hussar Technologies, which offers consultation services across various sectors in the space economic ecosystem. BT Cesul also holds positions as Adjunct Faculty at Lake Superior State University and has an extensive background with KBR, Inc. as a Sr. Technical Fellow and Principal Space Systems Engineer, along with previous teaching roles at Penn State University. An accomplished educator with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, BT Cesul's career spans critical roles in intelligence analysis, space operations, and systems engineering within both academic and defense sectors.