Where does Joel Darin work?

Joel Darin is Founder of Velontra.

Where did Joel Darin go to school?

Joel Darin studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's Degree, Aerospace); Michigan State University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering).

Joel Darin

Founder

Founder at Velontra

Dayton, Ohio, United States

FoundedVelontra · YC

About

Joel Darin worked as the first employee at Hermeus, where he designed and tested turbine-based propulsion prototypes, and previously held roles in afterburner design at GE Aviation. He holds a master's degree in combustion from Georgia Tech and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

Founder at Velontra YC S22

Intro paths

Joel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Velontra's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Joel can intro founders to Velontra's investors below.

Velontra's investors · 4

Sica VenturesWashington Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks U.S. Air Forcesince 2021 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Velontra

Robert Keane IIIExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Zachary GreenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

VelontraChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
VelontraChief Technical Officer2020 — 2024Dayton, Ohio, United States
Innovative Scientific Solutions, IncSenior Research Engineer2020 — 2022Dayton, Ohio, United States
HermeusSenior Propulsion Engineer2019 — 2020Atlanta Georgia
Self EmployedShort Term Equities Trader2018 — 2020Atlanta Georgia
GE AviationEngineering Data Science Analyst2018Evendale, OH
GE AviationLead Engineer - Aerodynamics2016 — 2018Evendale OH
GE AviationAero Design Engineer2014 — 2016Evendale OH
Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Research Assistant2010 — 2013
Williams InternationalSystems Engineering Intern2009
Michigan State Turbomachinery LaboratoryWoven Turbomachinery Wheel Team Member2009
GE AviationCF6 Product Support Engineering CO-OP2008
Williams InternationalSystems Engineering Intern2008

Skills & more

Testing5Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)3Mechanical Engineering4Simulations2Engineering3CFXPython3Microsoft ExcelVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)Microsoft Office2Matlab1

Languages English

From Joel's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joel Darin?: Joel Darin worked as the first employee at Hermeus, where he designed and tested turbine-based propulsion prototypes, and previously held roles in afterburner design at GE Aviation. He holds a master's degree in combustion from Georgia Tech and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.
Where does Joel Darin work?: Joel Darin is Founder of Velontra.
What companies did Joel Darin found?: Joel Darin founded Velontra.
Where did Joel Darin go to school?: Joel Darin studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master's Degree, Aerospace); Michigan State University (Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering).