
ESTL
Meet the Team

Simon Lewis
Business Director, Engineering Group and Manager ESTL
MEng Mechanical Engineering from University of Leeds
Simon Lewis is a mechanical engineer with many years of experience in mechanisms and tribology, mostly relating to spacecraft.

Olly Poyntz-Wright
Senior Mechanisms Engineer and Project Manager
MEng Aerospace Engineering, University of Bath
Olly is an engineer and project manager with two decades of experience working in the space industry, with a focus on supporting space science missions.

Dr Michael Buttery
Principal Project Scientist
MSci Astrophysics from University of Liverpool, PhD Engineering from University of Central Lancashire
Michael Buttery is an honest and professional R&D project manager, engineer and scientist, with a demonstrated history of vacuum testing and tribology experience within the space and terrestrial vacuum industries.

Mike Anderson
Senior Project Manager
BSc (Hons) Physics of Glasgow University, PhD Physics of Glasgow University
Mike Anderson is a Senior Project Manager in ESTL and manages a diverse group of projects ranging from tribological consultancy support to thermal vacuum testing of components and subassemblies.