Undercurrent

Kelly Kinetic has spent her career focused on impactful climate and aerospace hardware. Kelly brings a deep understanding of building and scaling early stage companies. Her expertise lies in program management of cutting-edge technology, first at Planet Labs while overseeing the mechanical design of the Dove satellite, leading the upper stage build of a small rocket, and then at Charm as its co-founder and CTO. Her ability to manage interdisciplinary teams has been central to our success in navigating complex engineering challenges.

Shaun Kinetic is a researcher specializing in extreme environments, from working at the South Pole Station to developing x-ray laser sources and novel space technology. Shaun led the electrical design of Planet’s Dove satellite, built the avionics team at a small rocket startup, and co-founded Charm Industrial alongside his partner, Kelly. Shaun was also the inventor behind bio-oil sequestration, a new carbon removal technology. His expertise integrating advanced electrical hardware and software systems, and his ability to work from first-principles and model complex systems has been instrumental in our technology development. 

Lauren Murray's early experience as an operations and mechanical engineer for the F-15 and B-2 radar systems honed her expertise in designing and optimizing end-to-end processes. She brought this knowledge to Charm, instilling rigor and urgency in hardware planning and execution. Alongside Lea, she co-led the Pyrolyzer development team, overseeing critical aspects of hardware builds and system integration to drive innovation and efficiency.

Lea Eaton specializes in translating early-stage R&D into practical engineering solutions, even when it comes to nebulous problems like constructing muscle tissue from plants and understanding the intricacies of bio-oil production. Lea prefers to work at the very beginning stages of problem-solving, focused on the area where hardware and science intersect. She also brings an abundance of creativity - her research on climate interventions laid the foundation for our current focus on microbubbles for ocean albedo enhancement.