Bio

Roboticist and seasoned entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of taking innovative technologies and turning them into commercially viable products. Hold a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University in robotics and am experienced with autonomous robots, mapping, perception, computer vision, planning systems and machine learning. Supported companies at varying sizes and stages (mostly in the robotics space) to launch products, obtain investment and build operations before pursuing my own startup. Successfully grew and ran startup to its acquisition to Autodesk. Was a founding member of Autodesk Reality Solutions where I led a multinational product division. Have experience with business development, go-to-market strategies, product management and development, 3D reality capture and robotic technologies, startups and early-stage investing.