Presentation: Real-World Architecture Panel

Randy is a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley, and has worked as a senior technology leader and executive at companies ranging from small startups, to mid-sized places, to eBay and Google. Randy is currently VP Engineering at WeWork in San Francisco. He is particularly passionate about the nexus of culture, technology, and organization.

Dr. Tessa Lau is an experienced entrepreneur with expertise in AI, machine learning, and robotics. She is currently Founder/CEO at Dusty Robotics, whose mission is to address construction industry labor shortages by introducing robotic automation on the jobsite. Prior to Dusty, she was CTO/co-founder at Savioke, where she orchestrated the deployment of 75+ delivery robots into hotels and high-rises. Previously, Dr. Lau was a Research Scientist at Willow Garage, where she developed simple interfaces for personal robots. She also spent 11 years at IBM Research working in business process automation and knowledge capture. More generally, Dr. Lau is interested in developing technology that gives people super-powers, and building businesses that bring that technology into people’s lives. Dr. Lau holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.

I spend most of my time on github.com/0x6a77 or github.com/addrobots. I also write about a super-fast and efficient way to develop hardware: https://www.zerodiff.org and https://tinyletter.com/zerodiff,

I'm a computer scientist by education and have spent most of my career in manufacturing and logistics. My primary interest recently is ultra-low cost robotics connected to the cloud by low-power microwave radios. I once designed a radio that is about the size of a postage stamp, covers 500K sqft of warehouse space and uses the same power as a bright LED. In my career I've worked on large projects with Lego, L'Oreal, Wal-Mart, HP, Clorox, Coca-Cola, Kroger, Albertsons, Tyson Foods, Petco, Gymboree and Walgreens. I've worked with big logistics companies like APL, Sealand, Matson, P&O Ports, Maersk and DPA World Ports.

Being restless, I continue to rack up patents and patent applications.

Colin Breck has experience developing software infrastructures for the near real-time monitoring and control of industrial applications. At Tesla, he works on distributed systems for the monitoring, aggregation, optimization, and control of distributed-energy assets, including solar generation, battery storage, and the Supercharging network. Previously, he worked on the PI System at OSIsoft, a time-series platform for industrial monitoring and automation. He is interested in the intersection of developing people, teams, and software systems. He writes a monthly essay at www.colinbreck.com.