Christopher Maxwell

Christopher Maxwell has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Christopher started their career as a Marketing and Leadership Development Intern at The LEAP Foundation, Inc. in 2013, followed by an internship as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Rehrig Pacific Company in 2014. Christopher then worked as a Founder of the Heritage High School Interact Blanket Project in 2012, where they successfully raised funds to donate over 300 blankets to local hospitals and shelters. In the same year, they also worked as a Mechanical Engineering and Inspection Intern at Harris and Associates, specializing in quality control at a construction site.

In 2014, Christopher co-founded Shleppit LLC and served as a Co-Founder for several months. Christopher then assumed the role of Coach at The LEAP Foundation, Inc., where they contributed to coaching activities for a year. Following this, they interned as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Chevron, gaining hands-on experience in mechanical engineering.

In 2016, Christopher served as an Integration, Test, and Launch Engineering Intern at Virgin Galactic. Christopher then transitioned to Virgin Orbit, where they initially worked as an Associate Structures Engineer for a year before being promoted to Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer, a role they held until 2019. Currently, they are employed at Joby Aviation, where they hold the position of Mechanical Engineer and is responsible for leading the Fuselage Primary Structure team, starting in February 2022.

Throughout their career, Christopher has demonstrated skills such as communication, teamwork, interpersonal skills, analytics, and persistence.

Christopher Maxwell completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Computer Science at UCLA from 2013 to 2017. Christopher further pursued their education at UCLA from 2017 to 2018, where they obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical Engineering.