Notable Facts
→17-year Tesla veteran, rose from Traction Inverter Electrical Engineer to VP of Powertrain Engineering
→Started at Tesla in 2006 when it was a small startup, witnessed growth to millions of vehicles
→Stanford University alumnus and key presenter at Tesla Investor Day 2023
→Made industry-impacting announcement about Tesla's next-gen zero rare earth motors
→Now CTO at Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel
→His rare earth announcement caused significant stock movements in Chinese mining companies
→LinkedIn post about joining Redwood Materials received 126 comments