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Manal Habib is the founder and CEO of MightyFly and holds degrees from MIT and Stanford in aerospace engineering. She previously led flight controls at Zipline, where she developed the company's first commercial flight controller. She is a private pilot and is building her own airplane.
CEO and Founder at MightyFly
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Scott Parker
Experience
- MightyFlyCEO and Foundercurrent2019 — present
- Self employedBuilding RV7 aircraftcurrent2018 — present
- Self employedPrivate Pilotcurrent2014 — present
- ZiplineSabbatical2018 — 2019
- ZiplineFlight Controls Lead2017 — 2018Half moon bay
- AstranisGNC Software Engineer2016 — 2017Astranis
- OracleSoftware Engineer2012 — 2015San Francisco
- Cummins Inc.Controls System Engineering2011 — 2012Columbus, Indiana
- MIT, Human and Automation Lab/ UTRCResearch Associate2011
- MIT, Human and Automation Lab/ UTRCUndergraduate Researcher2010 — 2011
- MIT, Human and Automation Lab/ UTRCUndergraduate Researcher2010 — 2011
- MIT, Human and Automation Lab/ UTRCUndergraduate Researcher2009 — 2010
- MIT, Human and Automation Lab/ UTRCUndergraduate Researcher2009
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Flight CenterIntern2011
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight CenterIntern2008
Skills & more
LeadershipUnmanned VehiclesSystems EngineeringEngineeringSimulationsData AnalysisResearchC++MatlabLaTeXSolidworksSQL
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PythonJuliaJava, C++, Matlab, Solid Works, Adobe, Althium, MPLAB, Computer applications.Fluent in Arabic, French, English and Spanish.CNC, water-jet and laser-cutter.ADF, SQL, UI designLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
- Private pilot
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Manal Habib?
- Manal Habib is the founder and CEO of MightyFly and holds degrees from MIT and Stanford in aerospace engineering. She previously led flight controls at Zipline, where she developed the company's first commercial flight controller. She is a private pilot and is building her own airplane.
- Where does Manal Habib work?
- Manal Habib is CEO and Founder of MightyFly.
- What companies did Manal Habib found?
- Manal Habib founded MightyFly.
- Where did Manal Habib go to school?
- Manal Habib studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics); Stanford University (Graduate Program, Aerospace); West Valley Flight School (Private Pilot).
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