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Driven by passion & innovation
Lit Motors was founded to make personal transportation safer and more exciting. Combining the best of both worlds, our AEV integrates the freedom of a motorcycle with the safety and comfort of a car.
Innovating since 2005
In order to create an accessible two-wheel car, we have assembled a dream team integrating engineers from satellite astronautics and the German automotive industry.We are currently focusing on perfecting the design and engineering of our gyro-stability system.
Meet the Team
Daniel Kim
CEO, CTO, and Founder
20+ years of vehicle architecture & prototype development. Land Rover mechanic, machinist, welder, team builder, and integrator. Reed College, Cal, RISD, & MIT Media Lab. Inventor w/ 23 patents. Lit Motors is his 2nd automotive venture. He is the intersection of design, engineering, & business.
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Stefan Schaeper
VP Chassis & Integration
22+ years at Audi. Product analyst, quality assurance, chassis engineer, dimension concept team leader and responsible project manager and development manager for the 2018 e-tron GT concept from Audi show cars and concept vehicles.
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Volker Kaese
Key Advisor/Chief Product Officer
20+ yrs executive at VW Group. Led 2004 CO2 audit for cradle to grave analysis at VW. Prolific materials engineer w/patents. Head of Volkswagen XL1 and VW/Audi Innovation Management. Lead team for research and concept development for the Audi E-tron line.
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Daniel Smith
VP Aerodynamics
Head of Aerodynamics at Red Bull Advanced Technologies with 23+ years experience as a designer & leader spanning Formula 1, Americas Cup, MotoGP, WEC and the ground-breaking RB17 Track Car.
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Bill Webb
VP Industrial Product Design
11+ years at Huge Design​​​​​​​
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Natalia Amijo
Creative Director of Product Design
13+ years of professional experience creating groundbreaking products & designs, blending technology, ingenuity, and elegance. Has worked for Renault, Ford, and formerly at HTC Creative Labs as the Industrial Design Creative Director.
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Michael Bailey
VP Embedded Systems
21+ years Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. System level integration, board level integration, software system architecture, and software and algorithm development.
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David Bailey
Engineering Fellow Controls & Dynamics
Retired from Honeywell Space Systems after 36 years, Expert in CMG based attitude control trajectories. Consulted for Hughes, Boeing, Ball Aerospace, Ithaco and Naval Research Labs.
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Brian K Underhill
Sr. Controls Engineer
7+ years of experience at Honeywell Space Systems working with Control Moment Gyros and Momentum Control Systems. 7+ years of experience at Dow Chemical in Production and Reliability Engineering. B.S. Mechanical Engineering and M.S. Aerospace Engineering.
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Nathanael Moss
Operations & Administration
13+ years experience in management, sales, logistics, and quality control at Whole Foods and Amazon.
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Tre Hendricks
Head of Government Affairs
20+ years as attorney and state/federal government affairs leader in the technology and telecommunications ecosystems.
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Bryan Rodrigues
Fractional CMO / Key Advisor
25+ years of Marketing leadership across sportswear, gaming, fintech, IoT, AI, and more. With roles at Nike, Electrolux, The Learning Company, and Tile, Bryan has created multiple brands and categories, and launched 100s of new products and services.
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Brian Hamilton
Sr. Controls Engineer
42 years experience in CMG technology development at Honeywell Aerospace.
Specialties include nonlinear modeling, controls design, system optimization, and active magnetic suspension.
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Larry Rosenfeld
Chief Financial Officer
40+ years in tech and start ups. Founder/CEO of Concentra Corp (acquired by Oracle), CFO/Head of Strategy for World Clinic and JobSiteCare. Board member/advisor/CEO coach for companies in software, AI, medicine, dentistry, and telecommunications.​​​​​​​​
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Gary Gisler
VP of CMG
20+ years of experience at Honeywell. Head of development for Hubble Space Telescope reaction wheel, and other CMG projects.
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Mirko Konta
Key Advisor
Founder / CEO IDEENION 30+ years experience in professional automotive development
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Monette Stephens
Investment Banker
Managing partner at SF Growth Capital. Expertise in investment strategies, global expansion, go-to-market plans, growth strategies, and product marketing.
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Pochi Wu
Key Advisor
PhD in Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Pochi is an international venture capitalist and entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley and in greater China with more than 30 years experience.
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Catherine Wong
Key Advisor
20+ years of experience in software and technology innovation, product management, program execution and bringing early concepts through commercialization stages. Automotive, fintech, and consumer electronics, with roles at Toyota, PayPal, and Fitbit.
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Yves Behar
Key Advisor
Principle of Fuseproject​
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Mason Peck
Key Advisor
Former CTO at NASA​
​Professor at Cornell University
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James Martin
Strategic Advisor
30+ years of experience & expertise in licensing models, patent portfolio planning, strategic partnerships, and deal structuring in technology, engineering, and IP strategy. James helps organizations unlock the value of their innovations.
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