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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisThe instinct in large organizations is to operationalize it. Form a committee. Launch a program. Assign ownership. Those steps create accountability, but they can also constrain the very thing they are meant to encourage. Innovation behaves more like a living system. Ideas emerge from different parts of an organization, often unpredictably. Most do not go anywhere. A few begin to compound. They attract attention, talent, and resources. Over time, they turn into products, platforms, and sometimes entirely new categories. You cannot schedule that outcome. But you can create the conditions for it. In my experience, that starts with hiring people who combine deep technical understanding with curiosity and sound judgment, and giving them access to the data, tools, and collaborators they need to move quickly. It requires creating an environment where experimentation is expected and failure is understood as part of discovery, not something to be avoided. When those elements are in place, innovation becomes something organizations naturally produce. Over time, that distinction is what separates companies that innovate occasionally from those where innovation becomes inevitable. #SchmidtSights
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisThe most consequential decisions in a career are often the ones that look irrational in the moment. A common pattern in high-growth companies is that the most impactful roles are often the least defined at the outset. The title is unclear. The scope is fluid. By traditional metrics, it can look like a step down. That is the point. Early in your career, and often well into it, people optimize for position. They evaluate title, compensation, reporting lines. They try to map a linear path forward. This is a legacy framework from a more static economy. But in periods of technological acceleration, the variables that matter shift. High-growth companies compress time and push you beyond your prior experience. They push you to develop new skills quickly and operate beyond your prior experience. One year of work can feel like five. In those conditions, the job description becomes secondary. What matters is whether you are working on important problems alongside people who raise your standard. Careers tend to follow momentum. The environments you choose shape the trajectory more than the plans you start with. The challenge is that these opportunities rarely present themselves clearly. They look incomplete. Uneven. Risky. The question is whether you can recognize directional momentum early and commit before the outcome is fully defined. #schmidtsights
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisFrom Space Beach to the Space Coast, Terran R progress continued across design, build, test, and launch. 🔧 Vehicle integration progressed across the first and second stage tanks, interstage, and thrust structure. Work continues on second flight hardware in parallel. 🔥 At NASA Stennis, propulsion testing ramped up across Aeon R and Aeon V engines. 🌴 At LC-16, major launch hardware arrived on-site, including the launch mount and transporter-erector strongback. Watch the February program update → https://lnkd.in/gVXp_bQU
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisTesting continues to scale as hardware and infrastructure come online. 📍 NASA Stennis, MS ✔️ Flight engine acceptance testing continued with additional campaigns complete ✔️ Aeon V second stage development testing progressing ✔️ All vaporizers installed at the A2 stage test stand ✔️ New hangar construction advancing with slab nearly complete and columns going up Propulsion Test Engineer II: https://bit.ly/3MAQdlm Senior Test Operations Engineer: https://bit.ly/4tDnVaH Power Systems Engineer I Test & Launch: https://bit.ly/4tx1bJ4 and more: https://bit.ly/4anFq5N
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisI am beyond excited to share a role that we've opened on the People & Talent team at Relativity Space. We're looking for an exceptional leader to own HR Operations and Data. This company is launching rockets. https://lnkd.in/d-jB6jFN Kate Hollis is the recruiter for this role. Please share with your networks.
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisTerran R is coming together!! I can't wait for this thing to lift off this year, so now is the time to get in the door. I'm #hiring Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Tooling: https://lnkd.in/gcfbeZ9g Propulsion Integration Engineer II, 2nd Shift: https://lnkd.in/gVBvWaTK Director, Engine Manufacturing: https://lnkd.in/gTjMtwqXDan Sullivan reposted thisJanuary kicked off strong for Terran R, with progress continuing across design, build, test, and launch as hardware moves deeper into integration. 🏗️ Build: First and second stage tanks, interstage, thrust structure, and propulsion hardware advanced in parallel, supporting upcoming integration milestones. 🔥 Test: Acceptance and development testing continued at pace, with enabling infrastructure coming online at NASA Stennis. 🌴 Launch: At LC-16, facility construction and ground systems advanced. Watch the full January Program Update: https://lnkd.in/g-iQgqE3
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Dan Sullivan shared thisWe're growing Science & Exploration Programs at Relativity Space!🪐 ���� Join a team that is transforming space science into a continuous process of discovery!! If you want to build hardware and software that will fly way beyond Earth Orbit, we should talk. • Optical Communications Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gcceg8n3 • Flight Software Engineer: https://lnkd.in/ggtgfuhK • Senior RF Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gbyGbQMC • Avionics Responsible Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gffan85R If you want ownership, first-principles design, and missions built for exploration and knowledge, message me 📬 Careers at Relativity: https://lnkd.in/gfCJt5MH
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisThe software you write here does NOT just ship. It flies!! I’m hiring 2 Embedded Software Engineers that sit at the heart of Terran R’s real-time systems. If you like solving problems where microseconds matter, you’ll work on: • Sensor + actuator interfaces • Deterministic timing + low-level C • Hardware-in-the-loop testing • Embedded systems that directly control flight hardware At Relativity, you get: • Big ownership • Deep cross-functional impact • Work that goes from bench → vehicle → mission If you want your code to matter, join us on our mission!! Embedded Software Engineer II - https://lnkd.in/gehGQakS Senior Embedded Software Engineer -https://lnkd.in/gV7hqf8G Relativity Space #RelativitySpace #EmbeddedSystems #Hiring #Engineering #Embedded #Software #FirmwareEngineering #RealTimeSystems #CProgramming #AerospaceJobs #SpaceTech #NewSpace
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Dan Sullivan reposted thisDan Sullivan reposted thisEvery generation has the chance to build something that didn’t exist before. As a young man, when I discovered I could build something entirely my own through programming, it changed how I saw the world. That spark of creation is what drives innovation: the sense that you can make something new, something that carries your ideas, your effort, your vision. Humanity’s greatest strength is that we produce dreamers, people with vision. They are “disagreeable” in the best way because they challenge conventional wisdom. They look at the world and say, there’s another way. That instinct to question, to reimagine, to rebuild is how progress happens. Today, the tools for building are more accessible than ever. Open-source communities and AI have created a playground for building new programs, tools, and ideas. You don’t need permission to contribute, only curiosity, persistence, and the courage to learn by doing. The future depends on those willing to take that leap: the dreamers and builders who turn ideas into impact, and imagination into progress. #Schmidtsights #builders #AI
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We’ll miss you, Drew. Your optimism and mastery of the domain were a huge part of why I chose to join this team. You set a high bar and made this feel like the right place from day one. Wishing you all the best in your next adventure. 🫡 🚀
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Thanks Vernita!!
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisExperienced Mechanical Engineers: this could be your next step into leadership! Relativity Space is hiring a Lead, Launch Mechanical Engineer to help lead the team that will drive the mechanical systems and ground support equipment directly supporting Terran R test, integration, transport, and launch operations. This is not a role where you sit on the sidelines. You’ll lead critical hardware through the full engineering lifecycle, from concept development and design through analysis, testing, installation, and operational support. The work spans vehicle interface systems, launch support equipment, integration tooling, transport hardware, and mechanisms that play a direct role in getting Terran R to the pad and ready for flight. This is also a true leadership opportunity with direct reports. We’re looking for someone who is ready to mentor engineers, own complex technical projects, and help set the standard for how critical launch hardware gets designed, built, tested, and operated. If you have experience with mechanical design, structures, mechanisms, tooling, GSE, vehicle integration, test hardware, Siemens NX, GD&T, FEA, or full-cycle hardware ownership, this could be a strong next step in your career. Relativity Space is continuing to work toward the first flight of Terran R, and this role sits right in the middle of the hardware, the team, and the mission. If you’re ready to lead, build, and help define what comes next in launch, I’d love to connect! 📍 Location: Long Beach, California If interested, feel free to send me a message with your resume or apply directly here ------> https://lnkd.in/eMz5fdzt **Feel free to share with your network** #Hiring #MechanicalEngineering #SpaceJobs #SpaceCareers #RelativitySpace #TerranR Derek Duncan Carson Wilke
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisMy team is growing! 🚀 I am hiring a Senior University Recruiter (Contract) role to join my team in Long Beach, CA as we continue to expand our early talent programs. Please apply using the link below if you are interested! This role will be onsite 5 days a week at our facility in Long Beach. https://lnkd.in/gyhWnrpK
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Dan Sullivan liked thisOver the past year, you’ve seen me post: “Come build with us.” That message helped us assemble a world-class team of engineers and technicians across multiple disciplines — all united around one mission. We’ve been heads down building, and now the historic progress speaks for itselfDan Sullivan liked thisWe've been busy! Too busy to show off the Mark-0 reactor. Until now! Check out the 2 month build.
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisProud to be a part of an amazing team at Relativity Space. We are one step closer to launch by delivering the last engine for stage #TerranR����
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisI am excited to announce that I’ve joined Relativity Space as a Senior IT Systems Engineer. It is an incredible opportunity to pivot my background in complex, high-throughput media infrastructure into the aerospace industry. I am looking forward to working alongside some of the most talented minds in the field to optimize, scale, and innovate the systems that power our mission. I want to thank everybody who supported me during the hiring process. Special thanks to Chris N. and David Marcus
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisHappy to finally be able to post an image of the engine and wonderful people I work with. Meet the Aeon R engine! 13 of these liquid oxygen and methane fueled engines will power the Terran R. Each producing an incredible 269,000lbf of thrust.
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisRelativity Space is excited to welcome our 2026 intern class!!! Today, we welcomed our first intern cohort of the summer. Can't wait to see what you all contribute during your time here🚀✨ Big shoutout to the dream team Natalie Landini, Alexis Barela, & Dee D. - you made all of this possible!
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Dan Sullivan reacted on thisDan Sullivan reacted on thisI am excited to announce that after graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology I will be joining Relativity Space as a Materials and Processes Engineer I! I'm looking forward to returning to the team I interned at last summer and continuing to build on the engineering experience I've gained thus far. Thank you to everyone who has helped me to get this far, especially my mentors and peers at MIT. I'm excited to see what the future will bring in this next chapter of my career!
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Dan Sullivan liked thisDan Sullivan liked thisThe instinct in large organizations is to operationalize it. Form a committee. Launch a program. Assign ownership. Those steps create accountability, but they can also constrain the very thing they are meant to encourage. Innovation behaves more like a living system. Ideas emerge from different parts of an organization, often unpredictably. Most do not go anywhere. A few begin to compound. They attract attention, talent, and resources. Over time, they turn into products, platforms, and sometimes entirely new categories. You cannot schedule that outcome. But you can create the conditions for it. In my experience, that starts with hiring people who combine deep technical understanding with curiosity and sound judgment, and giving them access to the data, tools, and collaborators they need to move quickly. It requires creating an environment where experimentation is expected and failure is understood as part of discovery, not something to be avoided. When those elements are in place, innovation becomes something organizations naturally produce. Over time, that distinction is what separates companies that innovate occasionally from those where innovation becomes inevitable. #SchmidtSights
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Relativity Space
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Philanthropy Committee
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
- 2 years 5 months
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
- Families of fallen service men/women in Philadelphia fire union
- St. Jude Children’s hospital
- Relief efforts for victims of disasters
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Northern Mores, LLC
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Cofounders: Brian Flaherty and Dan Sullivan
Design and produce custom neckwear sold in physical and online retail stores in the United States.
Offer private label design and production services for groups, events, and retailers.
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Dean's List
Dr. Joseph A. DiAngelo, Dean of Erivan K. Haub School of Business
Fall Semester, 2012
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Dean's List
Dr. Joseph A. DiAngelo, Dean of Erivan K. Haub School of Business
Spring Semester, 2012
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Dean's List
William Madges, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Fall Semester, 2011
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Dean's List
William Madges, Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Spring Semester, 2011
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English
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Italian
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Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Scholarship Chair, Founding Father
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