We’re a small team with big ideas and a passion for saving lives.
Our Team
Chloe Zhao
Chief Legal Officer
Chloe is a current student studying public health on a pre-law track. She is excited to continue exploring the legal field through managing legal operations within PACIFIRE. Chloe bridges PACIFIRE’s dedication to creating safer communities with her public health experience as a voice for health equity. Outside of PACIFIRE, she spends time researching and advocating for local issues alongside policymakers, enjoying the outdoors, and discovering new music.
Baergen Johnson
Chief Operating Officer
After a tragic family incident, Baergen realized something had to be done about the self-defense crisis within our country and our world. In order to make the world around him a safer place, he decided he would be part of creating a solution. Since then, Baergen has combined his passions for business, leadership, and engineering to not only organize our team, but also help to design and implement PACIFIRE’s life-saving solution. Next Fall, Baergen plans to continue studying these passions, and their application to PACIFIRE, as a student at the University of Chicago.
Manuel Romero Maspoli
Chief Technology Officer
Manuel has always been passionate about engineering with an impact. As someone who understands both the need to defend yourself and the disastrous consequences of lethal firearm usage, he is determined to design a product that allows Americans to defend themselves without a life on the line. Manuel has 2 years of experience with the design process and prototyping, including some student projects with NASA in finding solutions to problems on the ISS. He is devoted to making sure the PACIFIRE product is always the highest quality it can be by consistently doing research and refining all aspects of design.
Johannes Linden
Chief Media Officer
Johannes has 3 years of experience in a variety of areas related to digital marketing, including social media management, graphic design, photography, and videography. He has previously worked with small clothing businesses as well as started and ran his freelance photography business. Johannes is passionate about sharing PACIFIRE’s mission to save lives through social media. Outside of PACIFIRE, Johannes loves playing trumpet, guitar, and reading. He plans to study Economics and Spanish next year.
Petra Samson
Chief Marketing Officer
Braden Lesinski
Chief Financial Officer