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Al Pisano

Investor

Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners

San Diego, California, United States

About

Professor and Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, and former Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of EngineeringProfessor and Dean, Jacobs School of Engineeringcurrent2013 — presentLa Jolla, CA
  2. University of California, BerkeleyFANUC Professor for Mechanical Systems / Department of Mechanical Engineering1983 — 2013Berkeley, CA
  3. University of California, BerkeleyDirector, Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center1986 — 2013United States
  4. University of California, BerkeleySabbatical Leave at Tohoku University2011Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
  5. University of California, BerkeleyFaculty Head, Operational Excellence Program Office2010Berkeley, CA
  6. University of California, BerkeleyActing Dean, College of Engineering2010Berkeley, CA
  7. University of California, BerkeleyProfessor & Chair of Mechanical Engineering2004 — 2009Berkeley, CA
  8. University of California, BerkeleyDirector of the Electronics Research Laboratory2000 — 2004Berkeley, CA
  9. DARPAProgram Manager1997 — 1999Arlington, VA

Skills & more

MEMS99R&D80Microfabrication7Manufacturing10Sensors83IC15Nanotechnology36Mechanical Engineering25Nanomaterials26Engineering28Comedy2Microfluidics4
+12 moreMedical DevicesElectrical EngineeringBiosensorsMaterials ScienceRFCharacterizationSimulationsProject ManagementLabviewMatlabLeadershipStart-ups

Languages English · German

From Al's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vertical Venture Partners

Bill Warner
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Brad Corona
Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners
Bruce Armstrong
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Clark Golestani
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
David C. Schwab
Founder and Managing Director at Vertical Venture Partners
Fran Harvey
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Kia Behnia
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners
Lloyd Carney
Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Al Pisano?
Professor and Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, and former Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley.
Where does Al Pisano work?
Al Pisano is Strategic Advisor at Vertical Venture Partners.
Where did Al Pisano go to school?
Al Pisano studied at Columbia Engineering (Ph.D., Engineering); Regis High School (High School Diploma, College Preparatory).

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