Ben spent years diving into hundreds of technical projects before starting Reflect Orbital to train for the day when the right idea came along. In high school, he ran the “BenNbuilds” science channel featuring projects like an xray machine, a fusion reactor, high temperature superconductors, and dozens of airborne and underwater vehicles.

 

In 11th grade he teamed up with Peter Brown of Whale Wars to build underwater live stream cameras in Hawaii to dissuade poachers. As a college freshman Ben led SpaceX projects validating Crew Dragon propulsion components, appeared on “Mythbusters: The Search” on the Science Channel, and solo climbed Mont Blanc. Sophomore year Ben summited Denali, returned to SpaceX, built a camera to explore the depths of Lake Tahoe on the weekends, ran 1,200 miles per year all while living in a Mazda Miata.

 

Ben completed his engineering degree while working as Senior Engineer at Park and Diamond, splitting his time between Boston, New York, and China. After graduating, he worked as Director of Engineering at Tri-D Dynamics and Mechanical Engineer at Zipline.

 

Reflect Orbital started as a typical 4am spreadsheet binge, and as the problem was refined and the opportunity became overwhelming Ben quit his job and partnered with Tristan to create an enormous company.