Michael LaFramboise
FounderCEO and co-founder at Aurelius Systems
United States
FoundedAurelius Systems
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About
Michael LaFramboise previously co-founded 0xygen.io, where he served as CPO, and worked at Coherent Corp. as an R&D engineer on laser systems and later in technical sales covering laser diodes, fiber optics, and commercial photonics. He has also been a senior technical product manager for Amazon Devices, a graduate instructor in vehicle dynamics and control at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, and a venture scout with Alumni Ventures.
CEO and co-founder at Aurelius Systems
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Experience
- Aurelius SystemsCEO / Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Alumni VenturesVenture Scoutcurrent2024 — present
- AmazonSenior Technical Product Manager, Amazon Devices2023Seattle, Washington, United States
- UC Berkeley College of EngineeringGraduate Instructor - Vehicle Dynamics and Control (MECENG 131 / 236C)2023Berkeley, California, United States
- 0xygen.ioCoFounder / CPO2021 — 2023
- Coherent Corp.Senior technical sales: Laser diodes, Fiber optics, Commercial photonics2020 — 2022Detroit, MI; San Francisco, CA
- Coherent Corp.R&D Engineer - Laser systems2020 — 2021
- Sateco GroupApplication Engineer / Program Manager2019 — 2020Detroit, Michigan, United States
- FCA Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesMechanical Engineer - Advanced Vehicle Planning2018 — 2019Detroit, Michigan, United States
- US NavyOfficer Candidate2018
Skills & more
PyTorch15TensorFlowMachine LearningSimulink1LabVIEW1Electrical Engineering1Research and Development (R&D)2Product Management2Systems Engineering1Manufacturing1Computer-Aided Design (CAD)5Mechanical Engineering1
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Product DesignAerospace EngineeringAeronauticsManufacturing Engineering3D PrintingSolar EnergyTechnical salesAgile MethodologiesLanguages English · French
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- Who is Michael LaFramboise?
- Michael LaFramboise previously co-founded 0xygen.io, where he served as CPO, and worked at Coherent Corp. as an R&D engineer on laser systems and later in technical sales covering laser diodes, fiber optics, and commercial photonics. He has also been a senior technical product manager for Amazon Devices, a graduate instructor in vehicle dynamics and control at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering, and a venture scout with Alumni Ventures.
- Where does Michael LaFramboise work?
- Michael LaFramboise is CEO and co-founder of Aurelius Systems.
- What companies did Michael LaFramboise found?
- Michael LaFramboise founded Aurelius Systems.
- Where did Michael LaFramboise go to school?
- Michael LaFramboise studied at Columbia University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, EECS); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (MBA/MEng); UC Berkeley College of Engineering (Master of Engineering - MEng, Robotics + Autonomous systems).
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