David comes from an extensive mechanical background across various industries: Medical Devices, Aerospace, and Robotics. From designing spinal surgery equipment, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and Reusable Rocket cores, & experience in AI enabled Robotics, David's focus has been connecting the software world to the physical. His approach to new product introduction is helping put companies new products into the market. David trained as a Mechanical Engineer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with concentration in manufacturing and product design.
Director of Mechanical Engineering and Hardware Systems. David is building core design components, structuring the design process, and leading the mechanical, electrical, and mechatronics team.
Part of the core team responsible for designing the mechanical and robotic system used for Kindred's platform in the logistics space. From zero to one, and until acquisition, David played a key role in building the successful and niche product that helped propel the company into one of the early 'Robotics as a Service' start ups. In late 2020, Kindred was acquired by Ocado, & David oversaw the transition and adaptability of the technology as it ported over to Ocado's use case.
As a member of the Structural design group in charge of the first stage launch vehicle, David redesigned flight components for landing.
Design and manufacturing concentration, plus fundamentals at one of the oldest technological schools in the country.