Systems Engineering Faculty & Staff
Learn more about the Ritchie School - Systems Engineering faculty and staff, and see how they each contribute to our intellectual community.
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"Systems Engineering at the end of the day comes down to technical program management - learning how to manage huge projects with engineering principles. In our program, there's a focus on technical program leadership, people looking to grow their capabilities in managing larger projects with more people and more scope."
Madison Dye
Adjunct Professor
Faculty
Goncalo Martins
Teaching Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering; Chair ECE
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Adjunct Lecturers
Madison Dye
Madison is currently the Vice President of Business Development – Space at Vitesse Systems, where he helps expand the company’s presence across both national security and commercial space markets.
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Taylor Van Dyke
Taylor Van Dyke is the Senior Industrial Engineer at Sierra Space where she manages system designs and coaches leaders at all levels of the company in technical tools and soft skills. She joined the Ritchie School as a Systems Engineering adjunct faculty member in the Fall 2025 Quarter.
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Morgan Nicholson
Dr. Morgan Nicholson is the co-founder and CEO of InTrack Radar Technologies, an aerospace and defense tech startup located in Colorado Springs, CO. He also serves as an officer in the US Air Force Reserves.
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Jim Paradise
Jim Paradise has been a part of DU's Engineering program since its inception. He spent 38 years working at Lockheed Martin Space and he's passionate about sharing the knowledge he has acquired throughout his 40+ years of career.
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Brian Simms
Brian Simms has spent his career learning what works and how to best apply solutions to the problem at hand. Working on NASA space programs, with commercial companies, and mentoring a host of engineers has exposed him to a wide variety of problem-solving approaches.
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