ABOUT

I believe that every major transformation in civilization is, at its core, an energy transition. We’ve entered an era where materials can be designed at the atomic level to power these systems. We can now build complex hardware guided by intelligence and scale into infrastructure, driving the next leap in progress.

These technologies are the pathway to a high-quality life for 10 billion people, expanding human capability, enabling regenerative systems, and rebalancing the climate. We are entering a new era of intelligence, discovery, and prosperity, and now is the time to build adaptive systems that allow the world to thrive.

I make physical systems where hardware and software converge to unlock abundant energy with intelligent materials that power the physical world and preserve the way we live. I do this by taking integrated hardware products from zero-to-one, from R&D prototypes to scalable platforms across EVs, batteries, and power in technology startups.

Previously, I founded Universe Energy to repurpose EV batteries with intelligent robotics, backed by Alphabet’s CSO and Fifty Years. At Tesla, I engineered the Model Y battery pack for lightweight safety and streamlined the Model 3 for range and cooling. To enable EVs charge on the sun, I architected the solar-EV powertrain for the Lightyear One, which achieved a 450-mile range and was awarded one of Time's Best Inventions. I thrive on creating products from first principles while leading interdisciplinary teams that integrate hardware & software, while growing ventures through OEM partnerships and Silicon Valley funding.

My journey began in the Netherlands, where I became fascinated with machines from an early age. That curiosity led me to aerospace engineering in Delft, where I designed power systems from first principles, inspired by the Nuna solar car races. Abundance by Peter Diamandis shaped my worldview—the idea that we can address climate change not through scarcity but by raising global living standards through exponential technologies and bold entrepreneurship.

Reading Elon Musk’s interview in Wired inspired me to join Tesla because of its bold vision to transform the global energy system through electric vehicles and batteries. At 27, I moved to California to join Tesla and experience firsthand how to build energy products at software-level iteration speed alongside exceptional people. 

Since then, I’ve worked and lived across the world, from Los Angeles to London and San Francisco to Amsterdam. I love to travel the world to surf to connect with the ocean, and train in martial arts like Muay Thai. I’ve had transformative experiences that expanded consciousness through practices like Vipassana meditation and the Hoffman Process.

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