Jerome is an electrical engineer, advisor, and entrepreneur. He has more than 16 years’ experience working in the aerospace, IoT, and integrated circuits sectors. He has worked on three human spaceflight programs, four deep space missions, three cubesats, and has been awarded two patents. During his time in industry, he designed the charge controller for NASA's successful InSight mission to Mars. Jerome received his BSEE from the University of Houston in 2007 and a Certificate in Embedded Systems Engineering from the University of Colorado in 2020. Jerome volunteers a portion of his time mentoring students at the University of Colorado – Boulder, the University of South Alabama, and Western Michigan. In his free time Jerome likes homebrewing, surfing, white water kayaking, retro video gaming, hiking, and camping