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Serena Ramirez Serena Ramirez

Parallel Flight Technologies: 2024 Wrapped

Parallel Flight Technologies achieved remarkable milestones in 2024, advancing their Firefly aircraft, securing major contracts, and setting records in unmanned aerial systems, positioning them for an even more impactful 2025.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Fire Foresight Team Visit

The Fire Foresight Team — a consortium of four innovative startups from the Asia-Pacific region tackling wildfire management through cutting-edge technology. XPRIZE competitors 2024.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Parallel Flight Prescribed Burn Flight Testing

What were most excited about is that our hybrid system allows for an overall mission that is twice as fast, and requires half of the ground crew, as would be needed with an all-electric aircraft.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

January New Tech Photos

A little more than 100 people braved the rain and flooding to attend the first Santa Cruz Works New Tech of 2023. Eight companies presented their truly inspirational journeys, their visions for the year, and open job positions.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

DART Symposium 2022

This year’s theme, “Innovation Workforce: Ready to Fly,” focuses on the economic development opportunities and challenges of expanding DART-related innovation ecosystem on the Central Coast.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Recording: 5th Annual Get Hired

Jobs from Monterey Bay Internships, Cabrillo College, Joby Aviation, LIFEAID, Paystand, Santa Cruz Bicycles, Zero Motorcycles, Astrea Forensics, Claret, Biosciences, Parallel Flight, Digital Dynamics, Amazon

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Parallel Flight is looking for a "hardcore Mechanical Engineer"

Joshua Resnick, CEO of Parallel Flight Technologies is looking for "a hardcore Mechanical Engineer who wants to suffer in a startup with us”. If interested send us (info@SantaCruzWorks.org) your contact info and resume and we will send it to the correct channels. Or reach out to Parallel Flight Technologies directly at parallel.aero.

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