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About
Nick Herron is Chief Engineer at Lightship RV, where he works on the design of high voltage systems. His experience includes total system design of HV battery packs, inverters, chargers, and their integration into vehicles, spanning product phases from concepting and R&D through high-volume production.
Chief Engineer at Lightship
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Lightship's investors · 9
ALLEGIS CAPITALPalo Alto · $10M checks · since 2024Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024ClimacticSan Francisco · $1.5M – $3M checksCongruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Hyperguapsince 2024JetstreamSan FranciscoObvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2025Prelude VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025TechNexus Venture CollaborativeChicago · since 2024
Co-founders at Lightship
TK
Tobias KrausExecutive Officer, Director
TK
Toby KrausCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
BP
Benjamin ParkerFounder
Experience
- LightshipChief Engineercurrent2025 — presentSouth San Francisco, California, United States
- LightshipHead of Power Systems Engineering2021 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Proterra IncSr Manager - Battery Engineering2021
- Proterra IncSr Staff Engineer - Battery Engineering2020 — 2021Burlingame, California, United States
- Proterra IncStaff Mechanical Engineer2018 — 2020Burlingame, CA
- Alta MotorsEngineering Manager - Mechanical Design2017 — 2018
- Alta MotorsSenior Mechanical Design Engineer2015 — 2016San Francisco, CA
- Tesla MotorsSenior Mechanical Design Engineer2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
- Tesla MotorsMechanical Design Engineer2011 — 2014Palo Alto
- General MotorsMechanical Design Engineer2007 — 2011Torrance, CA
- Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (UCLA)Electronics Technician2005 — 2008
- ExxonMobilMech Engineering Summer Intern2006
- General MotorsMech Engineering Summer Intern2005
- General MotorsMech Engineering Summer Intern2004
Skills & more
Solidworks23Powertrain9HEV8Automotive20Engineering27Automotive Engineering16Product Design14Mechanical Engineering25Electronics13Product Development16Teamcenter7
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nick Herron?
- Nick Herron is Chief Engineer at Lightship RV, where he works on the design of high voltage systems. His experience includes total system design of HV battery packs, inverters, chargers, and their integration into vehicles, spanning product phases from concepting and R&D through high-volume production.
- Where does Nick Herron work?
- Nick Herron is Chief Engineer at Lightship.
- Where did Nick Herron go to school?
- Nick Herron studied at UCLA (M.S., Mechanical Engineering); UCLA (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightship10
Abe YokellManaging Partner and Co-Founder at Congruent VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesAndrew BeebeManaging Director at Obvious VenturesVictoria BeasleyPartner at Gigascale CapitalHayley CashdollarChief Operating Officer at LightshipRob WilliamsChief Creative Officer at Lightship
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Also worked at Proterra Inc14
Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersEric BielkeDirector (former Temasek) / Investor at FathomMichael HammerCFO at BMW i VenturesDustin GraceInvestor at G2 Venture PartnersMarc GottschalkChief Legal Officer at Chipper Cash
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Also worked at Alta Motors3
Also worked at Tesla Motors291
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners
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