Sam Weiss studied Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University and graduated in 2014. He has designed, built and flown a number of high performance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for remote sensing, package delivery and recreation. Experienced in the design of fixed-wing, multi-rotor, and Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) UAVs and the many nuances of each variation. While his specialties are configuration design, performance analysis, aircraft sizing, and rapid prototyping, Sam has meaningful experience in high and low power electrical systems, manufacturing, flight controls, and thermal management.