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.

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.

Dr Achilleas Vortselas

Research Engineer
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Dr Achilleas Vortselas is an expert in tribological modelling and analysis of machine elements. At ESTL, his work is focused on bearing and gear testing in vacuum, analysis of mechanism and tribometer test data and consultancy on bearing, gear, and mechanism analysis.