Our Founder’s Experience Summary
Our founder has extensive AI, automation and complex technology integration experience. Botsteps’ founder is a Silicon Valley veteran and Electrical & Computer Engineer who helped to engineer, develop, market, and sell foundational AI-powering chip technology at an EDA (Electronic Design Automation) startup (acquired by Cadence Design Systems) instrumental to nVidia’s success, designed and implemented industrial automation technology including robotics at factories around the world at one of the world’s top manufacturing design firms, worked for Martin Cooper (inventor of the cell phone) building some of the earliest high-speed wireless internet devices, and worked on engineering & integration for F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets at Boeing. He also founded many of his own websites (including e-Commerce) where he gained experience with social media and digital marketing design and principles.
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Wide Ranging Expertise Helps Us Connect Dots
Our founder’s experience is wide ranging and includes AI, Business Leadership, Silicon Valley Semiconductors & Electronics including technology foundational to nVicia AI chips, Robotics & Industrial Automation, Aerospace, Wireless Networking & Communication Systems, Digital Marketing & Websites, Career Coaching, Advanced Marine, Sustainable Homes & Renewable Energy, Campervans & RVs, Motorcycles, Landscaping and Classic Car Restoration. His multidisciplinary experience and far reaching range reflects a unique ability and opportunity to bridge technology, engineering, and business innovation across industries.
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein’s Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World argues that broad, interdisciplinary knowledge often leads to greater innovation than deep specialization alone. The book emphasizes how individuals who explore multiple domains develop adaptable problem-solving skills, allowing them to apply insights from one field to another in novel ways.
In the context of Elon Musk, Range supports the idea that his success stems from leveraging knowledge across industries. Musk applied lean manufacturing techniques from the automotive industry (Tesla) to streamline SpaceX’s rocket production, reducing costs and improving efficiency. Conversely, he adapted aerospace-grade materials and structural engineering principles from SpaceX to improve Tesla’s vehicle design. This cross-disciplinary thinking aligns with Epstein’s argument that generalists—those who draw from diverse fields—are often better at making breakthrough innovations than narrow specialists.
Musk’s approach exemplifies the book’s key message: innovation thrives when ideas flow across domains, enabling new, unconventional solutions to complex problems
Helped Develop Technology Critical to nVidia powering AI Chips
He played a key role in engineering, marketing, and selling foundational AI-powering semiconductor chips at Axis Systems (acquired by Cadence Design Systems). nVidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, has emphasized the critical role of Cadence’s Palladium emulation systems, based on the technology acquired from Axis Systems, in the company’s development of AI chips. He stated, “Palladium is the only appliance that’s more important to me than the refrigerator. It is the single most important appliance in my life. We are the largest installation of Palladiums anywhere.”
Huang also highlighted that NVIDIA has been utilizing Palladium for functional verification for 20 years and asserted that their latest Blackwell AI chip would not have been possible without it.
These statements underscore the indispensable role that Palladium plays in NVIDIA’s chip development process, particularly in ensuring the functionality and reliability of their AI hardware.
Industrial Automation & Robotics
At Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, he designed and managed the construction of industrial automation systems, including robotics, for global manufacturing facilities.
Wireless Chipsets Working for Inventor of Cell Phone
He worked with Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone, developing early high-speed wireless semiconductor chips.
Aerospace & Military
He contributed to engineering and avionics integration for F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets at Boeing where he was a software developer and hardware integration engineer.
Sustainable Design – Off Grid Solar – Homes, RVs, Campervans, Boats, Yachts
His expertise extends to sustainable design, having architected and built high-end, net-zero, off-grid solar-powered homes. Additionally, he has hands-on experience with campervans, RVs, boats, and yachts, including Candela’s hydrofoiling electric boats—hailed by Forbes as the “Tesla of the sea.”
Digital Marketing – e-Commerce – Website Design
Beyond engineering, he has built and managed e-commerce websites using WordPress and Shopify, mastering digital marketing techniques along the way.
