Meet the Team

Our interdisciplinary team of engineers and strategists have come together with a common goal of SUSTAINABLE IMPACT.

  • Nicholas Anderson

    CO-FOUNDER

    Nick is our ‘Jack of All Trades.’ Dabbling in just about all things PopEye, he keeps the group on-track, aligned, and meeting our objectives.

  • Orestis Skoutellas

    CO-FOUNDER

    O embodies the heart and soul of PopEye. His passion, energy, and vision (computer and actual) keeps the team firing on all cylinders.

  • Jacob Bendell

    CO-FOUNDER

    JD is PopEye’s resident realist, ensuring that both the team and our tech are capable of achieving all we set out to do.

  • Mario Ferre

    CO-FOUNDER

    Mario is our most beloved problem-solver, bringing to every challenge a fresh perspective and unique way of thinking.

  • Benjamin Abt

    CO-FOUNDER

    Ben is PopEye’s technical savant and manufacturing magician. He lives and breathes creation and has been influential in the design of our system.

Our Advisors

The Team behind the Team.

Siddharth Deliwala (front) — Sid has been the Director of Lab Programs in the Electrical and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Pennsylvania for over two decades.

Nicholas McGill-Gardner (left) — Nick is a lecturer of undergraduate & graduate courses in device design, PCB creation, firmware & cloud development, & electromechanical integration and the Director of Hardware Engineering at InnaMed.

Jan Van der Spiegel (right) — Dr. Jan Van der Spiegel is a Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is former Department Chair of Electrical Engineering, and Associate Dean of Education and Professional Programs of the School of Engineering.

“Get the right people on the bus first, then set its direction.”

— Jim Collins, Good to Great