Wide Ranging Expertise Helps Us Connect Dots
Botsteps’ founder is a Silicon Valley veteran and Electrical & Computer Engineer with wide ranging experience including AI, Business Leadership, Silicon Valley Semiconductors & Electronics including technology foundational to nVidia AI chips and the AI Revolution, Robotics & Industrial Automation, Aerospace, Wireless Networking & Communication Systems, Digital Marketing & Websites, Advanced Marine, Sustainable Homes & Renewable Energy, Campervans & RVs, Motorcycles, and other vertical market segments. His multidisciplinary experience and far reaching range reflects a unique ability and opportunity to bridge technology, engineering, and business innovation across industries.
Our Founder’s Experience Summary
Our founder has extensive AI, automation and complex technology integration experience.
Helped Develop The Baseline Super Computer Technology for nVidia to power the AI Revolution
Botsteps’ founder is a Silicon Valley veteran and Electrical & Computer Engineer who helped engineer, build, market, and sell foundational chip technology at an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) startup (Axis, later acquired by Cadence Design Systems and integrated into their Palladium product line). That technology became instrumental to nVidia’s GPU success, the base layer core powering today’s AI revolution. He personally presented the technical demo and pitch in the boardroom when the company was acquired for $80M.
nVidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, has emphasized the critical role of Cadence’s Palladium super computing 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.
Worked For The Inventor of The Cell Phone To Help Enable The Smart Phone Revolution
Our founder also worked for Martin Cooper (inventor of the cell phone) building some of the earliest high-speed wireless internet devices and was testing high speed wireless chipsets on highways in Silicon Valley before the iPhone release and before anyone had high speed internet on their smart phones.
Engineered Fighter Jets
Our founder worked on software development & hardware engineering & integration for F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets at Boeing.
Designed & Built Automated Factories Including Robotics
Our founder designed and implemented industrial automation technology including robotics at factories around the world at one of the world’s top manufacturing engineering design firms.
Worked On Aircraft Navigation & Guidance Systems For NASA & The FAA in A University Lab Where The First GPS Mapping Systems Were Developed Before Mapquest & Google Maps
Our founder worked in a lab funded by NASA & the FAA with MIT and Princeton on aircraft navigation systems including GPS mapping before anyone had GPS mapping on their smart phones.
Founded Businesses & Built Websites & AI Integrations
Our founder founded his own businesses and websites (including e-Commerce) where he gained experience with social media, digital marketing and AI design and principles.
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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 for Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cell phone, developing early high-speed mobile / wireless semiconductor chips leading up to the iPhone revolution.
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. He worked on joint research projects in aircraft guidance and instrument landing systems (ILS) at the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center with NASA, MIT, Princeton, and the FAA .
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.
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
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