Team & Advisors

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Jack Al-Kahwati

Founder, CEO, CTO

Aerospace engineer and deep-tech builder. Leads product architecture, physics-first AI, and technical execution. Founded FieldSense, StarDrive, AstroShield, and Lattis. MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida. Ex-Boeing, Lockheed, Space Force.

BT

Ben Tshribi

Head of Business & Partnerships

Business development and mobility leader. Manages fundraising, OEM/fleet partnerships, and go-to-market. Broad network across automotive, insurance, and mobility sectors.

Advisors

JL

Johannes Paul Lehmann, MBA

Electric Mobility & ADAS, International Strategy

Global expert in electric mobility, ADAS, and cross-border product strategy. Advises on regulatory, market entry, and government partnerships across Australia, Europe, and Asia.

PR

Paul Ruminski

IoT, Hardware & Software Systems

Senior technology partner in IoT, hardware, and scalable software. Experienced in manufacturing, RFPs, and full-stack system deployment. Long-term collaborator on Lattis.

GB

Gerardo Barroeta, MS

Product Design, Embedded Systems & Manufacturing

Award-winning innovator in ultra-low power hardware, embedded systems, and robotics. MIT grad. Cofounded Velo Labs, built Ellipse smart lock, and led engineering at BrewBird and JUUL.

JH

Jiajia Han, MS

Scalable Systems & AI Infrastructure (OpenAI)

Engineering leader at OpenAI. Formerly at Airbnb, Google, and Square. Expert in building high-performance engineering teams, payments, and scalable cloud infrastructure. MSc, Computer Science, University of Waterloo.

SB

Saurabh Bajaj

Product, Machine Learning, and Scaling

Founder & CEO of Swiftlane, delivering advanced access control and IoT to over 1,000 buildings. Former engineering lead at Lyft (ML platforms for AV/business), ex-Instagram, ex-Facebook. Expert in SaaS, AV, and scaling to national deployments.

Next Key Hires

Real-time Systems Engineer

C++/hardware integration

Head of Enterprise/OEM Sales

Automotive & fleet partnerships