EVOLUTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE
Daring Complex Challenges
for a Climate-Positive Era,
between Space & Earth!
PERSONAL PORTFOLIO, SHOWCASE, AND BIOGRAPHY SITE
ABOUT
For more than two decades, I have successfully addressed very complex architecture and system design engineering challenges, led numerous and very diverse multidisciplinary teams, as well as innovated with disruptive solutions across industries, around the globe and beyond. Relentlessly, I always combine great passion, deep & broad technical knowledge, design intuition, expert team soft-skills, unique vision, and fun in what I do!
Dr. Polit Casillas has worked at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Cal-tech for more than 10 years and collaborated at multiple technical, development, and research levels with organizations such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, Autodesk, NASA AES, NASA JSC, Frank Gehry Studio, Gehry Technologies, X-Prize, TDAI, Amazon, GoogleX, Blue Origin, NASA, ESA, JAXA, Airbus, European Union University of Strasbourg, Caltech, SciArc, UPC, UPV, ISU, Cal Poly Ponoma, University of Paris Saclay, Generalitat Valenciana, Diputacio de Valencia, Ateneo Mercantil, InterNos, XAR Sidereal, Caja Madrid Foundation, IVAM, T-Ventures, and ARQESS, among many others.
"[...] always with feet on the ground, and the head in the stars!"
Atelier
Multidisciplinary rapid
system design engineering and prototyping platform for highly detailed concept development, complex system-level optimization, and technology infusion.
Co-Founder and Chief Architect.
GAMMA
Lander
Autodesk and JPL awarded generative designed planetary lander concept and technology development project. An amazing team used state-of-the-art AI, DSE, and advanced 3D printing to dramatically reduce mass and improve integration.
JPL Chief Architect and Project Manager.
OUTREACH
Education & Media