Stephen Ringler
Managing Director
Stephen has over 20 years of experience working in the Space sector as a Pointing Precision Engineer, Programmatic Analyst, and Business Developer. With his training that began at UCLA and his vast experience and network in the Space community, his aim with Spacetime Development is to provide top-notch business development support and engineering services to high-tech companies. Stephen enjoys exploring castles and playing board games, jazz piano and drums. He lives in Reading, UK with his wife and son.
Abigail Richings
Sponsorship & Events Manager
Abi works across a range of projects and events for Spacetime Development, including for the prestigious Harwell Science and Innovation Campus bringing together key stakeholders through an events and sponsorship programme to foster collaborations and working relationships, and for Space Store, Didcot, through bespoke, interactive STEM activities aimed at challenging children’s perceptions and broadening horizons to support the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Helen Neal
Events Manager
Helen has over 12 years of events experience ranging from networking lunches to vast scale festivals for Harley-Davidson owners. Helen joined the Spacetime team in February 2019 and is enjoying every moment! The combination of assisting develop the events programme and supporting the facilitation of educational activities at Space Store alongside managing the Harwell Connect and NextGen programme keeps her inspired and very busy. In her spare time, Helen juggles her two young children, a spirited bearded collie dog and her husband!
Lakshya Sethi
Project Engineer
Lakshya works as the Project Engineer and Assistant PM on RASOR, heading into its demonstration phase with ESA. He supports Space Store’s experiences and their space partnership programme. After completing his BEng in Aerospace Engineering, Lakshya successfully applied to Spacetime through the UKSA Spinternship Summer 2019 programme, coming on board full time after the internship!
Luke Ward
Head of User Experience
Leading our User Experience team, Luke leads and coordinates the exploration, design and delivery of multidisciplinary business outcomes, centering them on customers' present and future needs. With a decade of experience, Luke is both user-focused and impact-driven. He has been pivotal in a highly competitive field of world-class designers and strategists to create compelling, insightful projects for customers in a broad church of industries and disciplines; from Architecture and Branding to Digital service and Video production. His track record boasts international clients such as The Collective Co-Living, Samsung, Jaguar Land Rover, Sonos, Virgin Group, Appear Here and many more.
Ross Allan
Business Administrator
Ross works as Business Administrator for Spacetime Development and Space Store. Having graduated with an Honours degree in Digital Media in 2020, Ross strives to use his versatile technical skills and fascination of space to help Spacetime and Space Store succeed. In his spare time, Ross likes to keep up with all things tech and space related but has a new found interest in the sport of Formula One.
Andreea Florea
Aerospace Engineer
Andreea is an Aerospace Engineer with an MSc in Space Engineering. She has experience with structural design, CAD modelling and material selection. She has hands-on experience in assembly and testing of launch adapters and installation of electrical subsystems. In her spare time, she leads events aimed at raising awareness in space exploration and coordinates work on the Structure, Mechanisms & Thermal Control subsystem of ROSPIN-Sat-1 - the first Romanian Educational Cubesat.
Akshay Sethi
Graphic Design Intern
Akshay is completing his summer internship as a Graphic Design Intern after his first year in BA Architecture at the University of Westminster. He focuses on graphic design for Spacetime and Space Store’s exciting social media campaigns – including promotional videos, flyers, live events, and much more! Akshay is using his experience and skills from his degree to provide support for the design of Space Store's upcoming flagship store.
Ruth Hall
Events Administrator
Ruth joined the team after completing her Bsc Mathematics Degree. She is using her logistical skills to coordinate exciting events and experiences at Space Store. Ruth also supports various other projects including Spacetime's activities on Harwell Campus.
Dimitris Stemitsiotis
Electrical & Electronic Engineer
Having joined part-time initially in 2020, Dimitris now works full-time as an Electrical & Electronic Engineer on various hardware and software development projects, as well supporting the development of the RASOR platform. He has an extensive academic background in energy management systems, embedded systems, and telecommunications. In his spare time, Dimitris enjoys building computers and playing table tennis.
Jamie Robb
Spacetime Intern
Jamie is working as an intern at Spacetime Development during his computer science degree. He uses his skills in software development to build new features for RASOR, Space Store and other clients. Jamie is also interested in AI and Formula One and leads the simulation team for the University of Glasgow's self-driving car.
Ayla Jennings
Social Media and Digital Assistant
Ayla graduated from university with an honours degree in Psychology. She joined our team as a Social Media and Digital Assistant in 2021. She helps plan and create content for our Twitter and LinkedIn as well as Space Store’s Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Ali Raja
Aerospace Engineer
Ali is a Aerospace Engineer with a diverse range of skills outside of his original discipline such as VR/AR development. He has worked on various engineering projects for Space Store and other space partners on behalf of Spacetime. He holds a Beng degree in Aeronautical Engineering and a MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering and has really enjoyed upscaling his skill set beyond traditional engineering with proficiency in Blender and Unreal Engine
Vassilis Zakopoulos
Mechanical Engineer
Vassilis has over 16 years of engineering experience in the Energy sector as a plant layout engineer, and more recently in the Space sector as a mechanical engineer. His training includes degrees in mechanical engineering, energy systems, and space engineering. At work, Vassilis enjoys a challenge and strives to provide high quality engineering services. Outside of work, he enjoys playing basketball, watching old movies, and failing to learn French.
