Akena Sponsler

Akena Sponsler is a Senior Systems Engineer at Forterra with experience in autonomous vehicle systems engineering and model-based systems engineering. The previous roles include working as a Senior Technical Instructor at Tesla, a Boeing MBSE Consultant at Dassault Systèmes, a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Kenworth Truck Co., and a Student Researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Akena is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Engineering in Systems Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Seattle University.