Engineering Leader | Rivian Automotive | San Francisco, California, United States
I am an Entrepreneur and Engineer from San Francisco.I like to invent, design, analyze, build and test software, machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets, and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by security, practicality, regulation, safety, and cost.I’ve worked across small and large companies in SaaS, Electric Vehicles, E-commerce and Fintech. Early Engineer Tesla, tons of startup experience across SaaS and e-commerce payments software, a decade in Silicon Valley, MS CS from Georgia Tech. Currently working as an Engineering Leader at <a href=”https://rivian.com/” rel=”noreferrer noopener” target=”_blank”>Rivian</a> running several software and data platforms and engineering organizations. I’ve worked and reported directly to/with Founders, CEO’s, CTO’s, Senior VP’s.I am also a startup Investor & Mentor with <a href=”https://www.techstars.com/” rel=”noreferrer noopener” target=”_blank”>Techstars</a>. I also Speaker, Guest Blogger and I adjudicate competitions, awards and hackthons.<br> <br> I strive to improve the world around me by solving important and hard problems using Engineering, Data, and Product. I enjoy systemic thinking using first principals, scientific method and modular reuse. I’ve worked on electric vehicles, adjacent green tech, cryptocurrency, fin-tech & SaaS.