Hello, I'm Collin Mickels
Founder of Rollup, an end-to-end engineering collaboration platform. Previously, I worked on spacecraft engineering at Varda Space Industries, NASA JPL, and developed safety-critical systems at Blue Origin. I'm interested in building products for builders, Aerospace, Defense, and AI for serious applications.
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What I Do, and Have Done
View Full CVFounder, CEO
Rollup
January 2021 - 2025
A web-based environment for collaborative engineering of complex hardware.
Spacecraft Engineering | Responsible Engineer
Varda Space Industries
May 2021 - August 2021
Conducted trade studies, managed vendor relationships, and wrote qualification testing plans.
Advanced Technology - Advanced Development Programs
BLUE ORIGIN
May 2020 - August 2020
Assisted in NASA collaboration and advanced avionics technologies.
Project Systems Engineering
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
May 2019 - August 2019
Delivered Interface Control Document for Mars Sample Return Mission.
Startups
Several of these companies were founded by friends I knew long before they became founders. I helped many of them get off the ground, find their first investors, and we've been there for each other through hard times and good. This list represents relationships and friendships I have with exceptional builders.
Neros Technologies↗
Next-gen Drones for Defense
Early Stage•Defense Tech
Spring 2023•Founding Advisor
Introduced founding team to first major investors, aided in formation
Sequoia Capital•Cantos•Peter Thiel•A*•D3•Long Journey•BoxGroup
