WHO WE ARE

Vertex Aerospace was co-founded in 2010 by University of Maryland alumni Nick Teti (B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’85) and Rommel Zara (B.S. Aerospace Engineering ’00) to provide excellence in engineering services to the space industry. The company specializes in thermal engineering design, analysis, and test support, with customers such as NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Johns Hopkins University-Applied Physics Laboratory and Southwest Research Institute. Today, the company consists of 23 employees, 14 of which hold either Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degrees from the University of Maryland.

Vertex Aerospace has developed a company culture of sharing its knowledge and experience with the next generation of engineers. With their combined 60 years in the field, Nick and Rommel personally mentor each staff member in developing their technical skills, professional writing abilities, customer service persona, and more. Vertex Aerospace recognizes that it is an honored achievement to be admitted to the University of Maryland at College Park, and it seeks to celebrate that achievement with students through this merit-based scholarship.