About the founders

William Sutton joined Rebel Research at its founding to pursue the goal of leaving the world in better shape than he found it, serving as Chief Engineer developing Rebel's environmental technologies. William has over 5 years of experience building unique prototype vehicles and unmanned aircraft, including with General Atomics where he led the airframe production effort for the world’s first Type-Certifiable UAS. He has extensive experience with high-tech composites, rapid prototyping, technical leadership, and project management. When not actively trying to bring humanity closer to Star Trek, William enjoys playing guitar and building surfboards.