About
Jonathan Friedman holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering with expertise in biomedical and industrial systems, and has previously founded two YC-backed companies. He advises on supply chain, manufacturing, and design for hardware and physical product businesses.
Founder/CEO at AssemblyYC S15
Intro paths
YC
Jonathan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Jonathan can intro founders to Assembly's investors below.
Experience
- Assembly, Inc.CEO, Cofoundercurrent2014 — present
- UCLA NeuroscienceVisiting Scholar2011 — 2014
- CircuitHub, Inc.Co-founder, CEO2011 — 2013San Jose, CA
Skills & more
Algorithms47Machine Learning31Profilometer4Matlab36Python19Wireless Sensor Networks17Sensors13Simulations16Signal Processing37FPGA11PCB design6Node.js2
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VHDLDigital Signal ProcessorsHigh Performance ComputingPerlEmbedded SystemsCircuit DesignProgrammingComputer VisionWeb DevelopmentImage ProcessingAnalog Circuit DesignRoboticsLanguages Chinese (Mandarin) · English · Russian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jonathan Friedman?
- Jonathan Friedman holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering with expertise in biomedical and industrial systems, and has previously founded two YC-backed companies. He advises on supply chain, manufacturing, and design for hardware and physical product businesses.
- Where does Jonathan Friedman work?
- Jonathan Friedman is Founder/CEO of Assembly.
- What companies did Jonathan Friedman found?
- Jonathan Friedman founded Assembly.
- Where did Jonathan Friedman go to school?
- Jonathan Friedman studied at University of Southern California (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Information Networks Division); UCLA (PhD, Electrical Engineering); UCLA (Masters of Science, Electrical Engineering).
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Georgia Institute of Technology mafia180
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University of Southern California mafia137
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UCLA mafia127
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Shared employers
Also worked at Assembly, Inc.1
Also worked at UCLA Neuroscience69
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