Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Paul Perkins- CEO, Co-Founder
Paul is a designer and innovation futurist. He spent two years as a Design coordinator and Superintendent for a large construction company (Turner Construction). Prior to this he managed projects for architectural firm Stantec and Mackin Engineering Company. He studied abroad in China as the building boom was underway in the early 2010’s He’s also a 2015 BA graduate of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati’s Design Architecture and Planning schoool. Paul leads a global team of leaders to create a more innovative and sustainable world by developing affordable and eco-friendly hardware and IOT products for consumers in underrepresented markets.
Sydney Mwaimba- COO, Co-Founder
is the person in charge of keeping ORION running smoothly. He was the first person and co-founder to which Paul told his vision of ORION. He has mainly assisted in our operations and partnerships in China. He is currently from Zambia now working in Beijing, China. He just recently finished
his MBA at the Beijing University of Technology (BJUT). His work ethic, and passion to be a part of
something great and overall ability to communicate effectively will make him one of the most powerful and respected businessmen in the world.
Colin Curry- CDO, Co-Founder
is a professional Industrial Designer and as Paul calls him our “Jony Ive.” A graduate of the renowned Industrial Design program at the University of Cincinnati, he is currently the Senior designer at the “Jack Mason Brand” and recently worked for the “Fossil Watch Company” as a Full-Time Men’s Watch designer assisting in new product and trend development. He and Paul are SigmaChi Fraternity brothers and have known each other for over 11 years. Most importantly he understands how to take a product from concept to market and that is something that is invaluable for our team.
DR. Pius Gadosey,- CTO, Co-Founder
is another incredibly bright person we are blessed to have on our team, he oversees and manages the programming and design of all of our technology applications, departments and contractors. He recently received a PhD focused on Deep Learning and Computer Vision at the Beijing University Of Technology (BJUT) and has a Masters of Engineering Computer Science and Technology from BJUT. He is currently a Lecturer at Lancaster University Ghana.
