Bob Criner

Co-Founder & CEO | Stralis (YC W23) | Hydrogen-electric propulsion for cargo UAVs & aircraft | ex-GoogleX, Heart Aerospace, Airbus, Boeing

Co-founder

Stralis Aircraft· Winter 2023🇦🇺 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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2022Co-founder· Stralis (YC W23)

Founder · since 2022

Company

Stralis (YC W23)

Role

Co-Founder & CEO

current

Stage

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Raised

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no public source

Based

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Stralis Aircraft

Emission free hydrogen electric aircraft

Winter 2023

Experience

Career

Stralis (YC W23)
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 2022 – Present
2022
Heart Aerospace
Electric Aircraft Propulsion System Engineering Consultant · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 2021
2021
Ampaire
Electric Aircraft Propulsion System Engineering Consultant · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · 2020 – 2021
2020
magniX
Head of Aircraft Integration · Gold Coast, QLD, Australia · 2017 – 2020
2017
X, the moonshot factory
Airframe Engineer @ Makani · San Francisco Bay Area · 2016 – 2017
2016
Saab
Lead Structures Engineering Consultant · Linköping, Sweden · 2015
2015
Airbus
Lead Structures Engineer @ Airbus (formerly Premium AEROTEC) · Munich Area, Germany · 2010 – 2014
2010
United Technologies
Lead Structures Engineer · San Diego, California, USA · 2008 – 2010
2008
Spirit AeroSystems
Lead Structures Engineer · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA · 2007 – 2008
2007
GKN Aerospace
Structures Engineer · Sydney, NSW, Australia · 2005 – 2007
2005
Boeing Aerostructures Australia
Composite Structures Research Engineer · Sydney, NSW, Australia · 2004 – 2005
2004

Bio

Bob is Co-Founder & CEO of Stralis Aircraft, where he uses his extensive international aerospace experience to drive company strategy and aircraft product development. He previously supported leading emission free aircraft projects at Heart Aerospace, Ampaire, magniX and Google X, combining a strong passion for sustainability with technical engineering skills. Born in Nashville, TN, he moved to Australia at 10 and studied Aerospace Engineering at UNSW in Sydney.