Founder Gregory Andronaco has been building things his entire life. At the age of 4, he made his first toolbox. In fifth grade, Gregory built his first telescope – the following year, his first motorized vehicle. Wearing many hats, he’s worked as an advanced hang-gliding instructor, a private pilot, an optical model maker, an and instrumentation specialist. He spent 15 years in various engineering roles – designing solar cells and oil field equipment, welding aircrafts, installing culverts and reporting real-time data to clients and government agencies.

While working on his engineering degree, Gregory befriended Michael Dilley and Larry Lombard who worked previously for famous aerospace engineer Elbert “Burt” Rutan at the Rutan Aircraft Factory (RAF) in Mojave, Calif. The composite industry got its start in the Mojave in the 70s and 80s, so Michael and Larry were at the forefront as this sector developed. When Burt Rutan started moving away from the experimental home built aircraft business, he closed down RAF and started Scaled Composites. Michael and Larry moved north and landed in Boonville in Mendocino County. Building homes and a hanger on the local airport, the duo started Feather Light. Gregory worked for them for a while in the late 90s, but soon moved back to the Bay Area to work at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Years later, illness threatened the livelihood of Feather Light, and Gregory was given the opportunity to buy the company. He did just that in January of 2018 and changed the name to AeroComposites.