Our Staff

Executive

Executive Director

Kevin HO	Director of Engineering (Instrumentation Group Manager)	↗
Nadine MANSET	Director of Science Operations (Astronomy Group Manager)	↗
Andrew SHEINIS	Director of Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Programs	↗
Tracy YOST	Director of Finance & Administration	↗

Patti FREEMAN

Assistant to the Executive Director

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Finance & Administration

Laurie DALE	Administrative Services Manager	↗
Joanne MATSUMOTO	Finance & Administrative Support Specialist	↗
Carolyn PETROWSKI	Accountant	↗
Arturo SAYCO	Controller	↗

Astronomy

Alexis ACOHIDO	Remote Observer	↗
Luc ARNOLD	Resident Astronomer	↗
Daniel DEVOST	Resident Astronomer	↗
Benoît EPINAT	Resident Astronomer	↗
Heather FLEWELLING	Instrument Support Scientist	↗
Viraja KHATU	Resident Astronomer	↗
Jessica NAGASAKO	Remote Observer	↗
Jasmin SILVA	Remote Observer	↗
Lisa WELLS	Remote Observer	↗

Instrumentation

Marc BARIL	Instrument Engineer	↗
Gregory BARRICK	Optical Engineer	↗
Tom BENEDICT	Instrument Engineer	↗
Greg GREEN	Mechanical Designer & Instrument Maker	↗
Windell JONES	Instrument Specialist	↗
Driss KOUACH	Instrument Engineer	↗
Les MIZUBA	Instrument Specialist	↗

Operations

Ivan LOOK

Mechanical Design Engineer (Operations Group Manager)

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Tyson ARRUDA	Mechanical Technician	↗
Micheal GOUVEIA	Mechanical Technician	↗
David LEATHERMAN	Electrician	↗
Ilima MONIZ	Custodian	↗
Kahea THRONAS	Vehicle & Facility Maintenance Specialist	↗
Seizen TSUHA	Mechanical Technician	↗
Raycen WONG	Mechanical Engineer	↗

Software

Tom VERMEULEN

Software Engineer (Software Group Manager)

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Craden ASTRANDE	Systems Administrator	↗
Ferdinand BABAS	Systems Administrator	↗
Conrad HOLMBERG	Software Engineer	↗
Sidik ISANI	Software Engineer	↗
Billy MAHONEY	Database Specialist	↗
Chris USHER	System Programmer	↗
Cam WIPPER	Astronomy Technical Specialist	↗

MSE Project Office

The Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer (MSE) Project Office operates from the
CFHT Headquarters in Hawaii, led by the Director of MSE Programs, Andrew Sheinis.

MSE staff are listed on the MSE Project Office Staff page.