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Meet the team

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.

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.

Andrew Gibson

Head of Space Mechanisms, ESR Space

BASc Engineering Science, MSc Atmospheric Physics (University of Toronto)

Andrew Gibson is an experienced leader in the development of long-life mechanisms including extreme environments (cryogenic and lunar).

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.