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Tim MacDonald

Founder

Founder at Exosonic, Inc.

Irvine, California, United States

FoundedExosonic, Inc. · YC

About

Tim MacDonald is a co-founder of Exosonic, Inc., a supersonic aircraft company.

Founder at Exosonic, Inc.YC W20

Intro paths

YC

Tim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Tim can intro founders to Exosonic, Inc.'s investors below.

Exosonic, Inc.'s investors · 3

Expansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2019Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Exosonic, Inc.

NTNorris Tie
Norris TieFounder

Experience

  1. Mach IndustriesSenior Director, Vehicle Performancecurrent2024 — presentHuntington Beach, CA
  2. Exosonic, Inc.Co-founder and CTO2019 — 2024Torrance, California, United States
  3. Stanford University Aerospace Design LaboratoryPhD Candidate2014 — 2020Stanford, CA
  4. Stanford University Aerospace Design LaboratoryCourse Assistant2015Stanford, CA
  5. Stanford University Aerospace Design LaboratoryCourse Assistant2014 — 2015Stanford, CA
  6. LIGO Group at Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2013 — 2014Stanford, CA
  7. BoeingEngineering Intern2013Everett, WA
  8. LIGO Group at the California Institute of TechnologyResearch Assistant2010 — 2013Pasadena, CA
  9. BoeingEngineering Intern2012El Segundo, CA

Skills & more

Aircraft Design1Project Management1FEMAP1Pointwise3D Printing1Python4C++2Matlab3CATIA1Microsoft ProjectMulti-Disciplinary Analysis and Optimization1OpenVSP1

Languages English · Mandarin

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