Comprised of over 100 students and supported by faculty advisors from a wide variety of disciplines, SPARK Electric Racing is an engineering organization based out of the University of Michigan with a decade of electric motorsport experience. We strive to design, build, and race the highest performing, all-electric superbikes, that perform on-par with the most advanced bikes on the market.
Board of Directors
President
Esben Nielsen
Technical Director
Cameron Trumpy
DEI & Operations Lead
Giovanna Celi
Mechanical Director
Benjamin Andelman
Electrical Director
Andrea Maldonado
Software Director
Sarah Wirth
Business Director
Sahm Marshall
Mechanical Team Leads
Mechanical Director
Benjamin Andelman
Powertrain Lead
Zaid Najar
Chassis Lead
Eren Tahtaci
Battery Lead
Adam Heiler
Aerodynamics Lead
Alex Green
Electrical Team Leads
Electrical Director
Andrea Maldoando
HV Hardware Lead
David Ding
BMS Hardware Lead
Aiden Song
BMS Controls Lead
Afif Jawad
LV Hardware Lead
Nathan Ondrus
Software Team Leads
Software Director
Sarah Wirth
Network Architecture Lead
Guanlin Li
Real-Time Telemetry Lead
Amber Leslie
Business Team Leads
Business Director
Sahm Marshall
Design Lead
Eva Prouty
Marketing Lead
Luke Hargrove
Grant Lead
Ryan Applegate
Corporate Outreach Lead
Deeya Yadapadithaya
Corporate Outreach Lead
RJ Rathsack
SPARK Electric Racing 2025 