The founders
A serial inventor with NASA and Department of Energy materials pedigree, and an economic-development operator who has spent a decade inside manufacturing and supply chains.
Chairman, Co-Founder & CTO
Univ. of Nebraska – Lincoln
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering
Serial inventor with a technical background working with NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy on material technologies — from EMI shielding to space hybrid power system batteries and supercapacitors. Developed Quantum Qool’s patented ULSS technology through his flagship R&D company, Rivas Pi-Tech International.
Co-Founder & CEO
Univ. of Nebraska – Lincoln
Intl Relations, Poli Sci & Economics
Brings over a decade of experience in the public & private sector in both business & economic development. Former business development specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce in manufacturing, supply chains and trade.
Class of 2026
ISS National Lab — Orbital Edge Accelerator
Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator
Where we are
Quantum Qool operates out of Omaha, Nebraska, with a patent portfolio originating from Rivas Pi-Tech International and a technology validated across space, defence and power electronics applications.
We are a Techstars Class of 2026 company, a member of the inaugural ISS National Lab Orbital Edge Accelerator cohort, and part of the first Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator cohort run with MIT Solve and Newlab.
Let's collaborate
Send us the component, the duty cycle and the environment. We will tell you what ULSS can do for its emissivity, its surface area and its heat rejection — in hours, not months.
