rLoop
Clarence Akagu holds extensive experience in social media, marketing, and engineering roles. Currently, Clarence is involved with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a Social Media/Marketing professional and serves as the Vice President of Public Relations for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society International. Clarence's engineering skills are demonstrated through management of mechanical designs for the rLoop team, utilizing Fusion 360 for subsystem analysis and design, and co-developing a video game to promote Hyperloop concepts. Additionally, Clarence co-founded and serves as Vice President for the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space chapter at Richland College. Previous experience includes participation in NASA's L’SPACE Mission Academy and a communication role with the Space Generation Advisory Council. Clarence holds a diploma in Mechanical CADD and is pursuing a degree in Advanced Manufacturing from Dallas College.
rLoop
We believe humanity will benefit from global connections and collaboration. We believe technology can help accelerate our progress towards a more prosperous and equitable future. We believe individuals can have a massive impact when their passion is their incentive, and when they know they are making a difference. rLoop is a non-profit and globally crowdsourced engineering think tank focusing on developing technologies that can have a significant impact on humanity's greatest challenges. With supporters from all over the globe, rLoop successfully competed in the first and second rounds of the SpaceX Hyperloop competition, winning the Pod Innovation Award and building one of the most advanced Hyperloop prototypes in existence. rLoop has since continued their work and been recognized with multiple international awards, including from the Dubai Future Foundation and IndieGoGo. Join us to create a difference: join.rloop.org