Jim Cantrell

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CEO and Co-Founder @ Phantom Space | Space Applications, Spacecraft Design @ Phantom Space
Jim Cantrell's Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States, United States
About Jim Cantrell

As the CEO and Co-Founder of Phantom Space, I lead a space company that offers launch services, spacecraft design and construction, and constellation launch and deployment. I have over 30 years of experience in the space industry, working as an engineer, strategist, and subject matter expert in satellite systems and space system markets. I have also been a partner and VP at SpaceX, a CTO at Moon Express, and a board member and advisor for several space companies and organizations.I am passionate about increasing the scalability and cost-effectiveness of getting to space, and removing entry barriers for space applications. I also enjoy writing and racing, and I am the author of Breaking All The Rules, a book about the origins and trends of the new space race. I am a regional champion and instructor in road racing, and I own and operate Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering, a company that specializes in designing and restoring heroic race machinery.

Jim Cantrell's Current Company Details
Phantom Space

Phantom Space

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CEO and Co-Founder @ Phantom Space | Space Applications, Spacecraft Design
Jim Cantrell Work Experience Details
  • Phantom Space
    Ceo And Co-Founder
    Phantom Space Oct 2019 - Present
    Tucson, Us
    When people see a company like Phantom Space, they automatically assume that it’s a launch company, and it is, but it’s also much more than that... we offer launch services, but we are also a space applications company, offering spacecraft design and construction, and constellation launch and deployment. We work with our customers in imaging and data networks to design, build, and deploy their networks, and to develop and deploy our own proprietary constellations. We started Phantom Space because we saw an opportunity to increase the scalability and cost- effectiveness of getting to space, and because we wanted to remove entry barriers — like high costs to launch — for space applications. Ultimately, our goal is to open space to ideas that are currently benched due to cost, and to new ideas that would otherwise never be born.
  • Wolverine Capital Partners
    General Partner
    Wolverine Capital Partners Sep 2019 - Present
    Tucson, Arizona, Us
  • Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering
    President & Founder
    Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering Jun 2008 - Present
    Tucson, Arizona, Us
    Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering specializes in designing and restoring heroic race machinery and campaigns road racing vehicles, develop performance parts for new and vintage race vehicles, buys, sells and restores vintage race machinery and specializes in exotic italian cars. Located in Tucson Arizona, we specialize in Lola, Shelby, Maserati, Ferrari and C3 Corvettes.
  • Sports Car Club Of America, Inc. (Scca)
    Member Board Of Directors And Regional Executive
    Sports Car Club Of America, Inc. (Scca) 2012 - Present
    Topeka, Kansas, Us
    Member of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) which sanctions national and regional races in the Arizona region. The Arizona region is the second oldest SCCA region in the US.
  • Iceye
    Strategic Advisor
    Iceye Jan 2012 - Present
    Espoo, Fi
    Early advisor to Iceye team involved in strategic decisions, fundraising and satellite design.
  • Iceye
    Member Board Of Directors
    Iceye May 2015 - May 2020
    Espoo, Fi
    Serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the Iceye US corporation whose mission is to develop US based business for Iceye data and services.
  • Atlas Space Operations, Inc.
    Advisor
    Atlas Space Operations, Inc. Jan 2016 - Present
    Traverse City, Michigan, Us
  • York Space Systems Llc
    Advisor
    York Space Systems Llc Jan 2016 - Present
    Denver, Co, Us
  • Infinite Composites Technologies
    Member Board Of Directors
    Infinite Composites Technologies Jan 2020 - May 2022
    Tulsa, Ok, Us
  • R2 Space, Inc.
    Executive Vice President For Flight Systems
    R2 Space, Inc. Dec 2019 - May 2020
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us
    Overall executive responsibility for the development of flight hardware systems at R2 Space. R2 is developing the next generation of remote sensing spacecraft and data transportation systems.
  • Stratspace
    Ceo And Founder
    Stratspace Sep 2002 - Oct 2019
    Tucson, Arizona, Us
    StratSpace is a management and engineering firm specializing in investor due diligence, venture capital development, spacecraft engineering and launch vehicles and is headquartered in Tucson AZ.
  • Vector Launch Inc.
    Ceo And Founder
    Vector Launch Inc. Mar 2016 - Aug 2019
    Huntington Beach, California, Us
    I founded Vector Launch in 2016, raised $100M in venture capital and grew it to 180 employees as CEO.
  • Moon Express
    Chief Technical Officer
    Moon Express 2010 - 2016
    Cape Canaveral, Florida, Us
    On founding team of Moon Express Inc., a privately funded lunar resource company created to establish new avenues for commercial space activities benefitting life on Earth. Commonly referred to as Moon Ex, the company was founded by Dr. Bob Richards, Naveen Jain, and Dr. Barney Pell in August 2010. Headquartered in the NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View, CA, Moon Express combines Silicon Valley lean start-up principles with expertise in aerospace engineering and planetary sciences. Selected by Forbes as one of the 'Names You Should Know' in 2011, Moon Express is building a series of low-cost robotic missions to the Moon focused on opening up the resources of the Moon for the benefit of humanity.
  • Imv Racing
    Co-Founder
    Imv Racing 2010 - 2014
    IMV Racing is a Pro/Am race team that contests endurance road racing events in the US and co-organizes international vintage racing events.
  • Colbaugh And Heinsheimer
    Win Strategy Specialist
    Colbaugh And Heinsheimer 2003 - 2014
    Work with clients to develop winning capture strategies
  • Paragon Space Development Corporation
    Board Of Directors
    Paragon Space Development Corporation 2004 - 2013
    Tucson, Arizona, Us
    Served on Paragon's Board of Directors and helped them grow from less than a million dollars in revenue to well over 10 Million dollars a year in revenue and eventually spawn a second company World View.
  • Raptor Motorsports
    Competition Driving Instructor
    Raptor Motorsports 2010 - 2012
    Raptor Motorsports is a performance and competition driving school and specializes in vintage racing. Raptor also fields racing teams in SCCA, vintage and endurance races such as the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
  • The Planetary Society
    Board Of Advisors
    The Planetary Society 2007 - 2012
    Pasadena, Ca, Us
    Working with other prominent members of the space community to advise the Planetary Society on strategic matters.
  • Space Exploration Technologies
    Vice President Business Development
    Space Exploration Technologies 2001 - 2002
    Hawthorne, California, Us
    I was the first VP of Business Development for SpaceX where I led supply chain management, market analysis, sales and strategy development. I was also involved in the architecture development of the Falcon 1 and Falcon 5 launch vehicles.
  • Space Dynamics Laboratory
    Director Business Development
    Space Dynamics Laboratory 1992 - 2001
    N Logan, Ut, Us
    I had a varied career at SDL ranging from Systems Engineer on small satellites, to Program Manager to Director of Business Development where I led capture management and corporate strategy development
  • Centre National D'Études Spatiales
    Systems Engineer
    Centre National D'Études Spatiales 1989 - 1992
    Paris, Fr
    I was the systems engineer on the ground contacting payload for the Mars 94 balloon being built by CNES and flown on the Soviet Mars 94 mission.

Jim Cantrell Skills

Auto Racing Driving Instructor Aerospace Systems Engineering Program Management Engineering Proposal Writing Space Systems Engineering Management System Design Strategic Planning Finite Element Analysis Testing Product Development Mechanical Engineering Project Management Simulations Integration Military Satellite Defense Six Sigma Requirements Management Mergers And Acquisitions Aerospace Engineering Earned Value Management Marketing Strategy Dod Strategy Government Spacecraft Cross Functional Team Leadership Technical Writing Analysis Business Development Avionics Government Contracting Requirements Analysis Aircraft Matlab Security Clearance System Architecture Composites Propulsion Motorsports Configuration Management Racing Solidworks Sensors Labview

Jim Cantrell Education Details

  • Utah State University
    Utah State University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Utah State University
    Utah State University
    Mechanical Engineering

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