Faster Than Normal

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Founder

Airtree

Scout for ~$1.3bn fund. Invested in 15 companies.

Scout

Zipline.io

Started as a business development rep and finished leading the Go-to-market for United States market entry.

Go-To-Market

Goldman Sachs

Mergers and acquisitions, equity capital raising, debt capital raising, and project finance.

Investment Banking Division

Koala AI | Argonaut Capital | Australian Water Polo

• 2024-present: Maple (Co-Founder/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Athyna (Investor/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Co Ventures LP
• 2023-2024: Koala AI (Co-founder) (exited 2024)
• 2023-2024: Aura Ventures, Build Club
• 2021-2021: Ammo Marketing, Growth Marketer
• 2021-2021: Isolabs, Growth Marketer: sold $1m of super-computed NFTs
• 2018-2018: Beanstalk AgTech
• 2016-2017: Finance Association of Western Australia, Co-President
• 2016-2017: 180 Degrees Consulting
• 2016-2017: Argonaut Capital
• 2016-2016: PricewaterhouseCoopers 
• 2015-2017: Boarding House Master, Water Polo Coach
• 2015-2016: Western Australian Institute of Sport, Water Polo
• 2015-2016: Australian Water Polo Team

Prior experiences

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Alex Brogan

INTRACOM DEFENSE

System and Functional Safety Engineer in the Unmanned Systems section, dealing with Funcional Hazard Assessment and Preliminary Safety Assessment (using the Fault Tree Analysis) in aircraft and system level for defense projects.

UAS System and Functional Safety Engineer

Greek Army

Specialisation: Military vehicle driver and radio operator (Mercedes 240/290 engineering and usage of the NATO phonetic alphabet for radio communications)

Highlights of the military service:

After four months as a Private, was selected to be upgraded to Corporal due to outstanding performance (during this extra education, was trained to dismantle and reassemble the weapon within 30 sec and to lead a team of 10 people).
The last three months, contributed to the supply chain department of the military station, sending supplies and equipment to other military camps. Apart from that, worked as a cashier at the military supermarket.

Military Service

Volvo Cars

SW Developer in the Interior Lighting team, working with Simulink models, CarWeaver requirements, MX-Suite unit testing and CI integration in an Agile environment.

In more detail, the daily routine consisted of:
i) SW implementation (Simulink models) and the relevant unit-testing using Simulink Test or MXVDEV (following specific modelling guidelines and checking the MCDC coverage).
II) Usage of System Weaver for tracing the correct SW requirements and search for the relevant signals in the Elektra signal database regarding their attributes e.g. data type.
iii) Use of GIT/Gerrit/Jenkins for integrating the code into the develop or release branch.
iv) SW package documentation (json files) for every module within the interior light control and switch illumination function, using Gerrit, JFrog Artifactory or Zuul.
v) Contribution to diagnostics (DTCs, DIDs using CarCom), calibration issues (DTECS/INCA) or system testing (Canoe) for troubleshooting.
vi) Interface with communication protocols (LIN, CAN) and the AUTOSAR / ISO26262 standards.
vii) Harmonization with the Volvo Cars Agile Framework (Vira-Jira, Confluence) within the ART of Interior Trim & Systems.

Software Developer

CLEEVEN Sc - Sweden

Software Developer at Volvo Cars on behalf of Cleeven Sc AB

Tasks within the Interior Lighting department:
a) Development of Matlab/Simulink models and conduction of the unit-testing (requirement handling and signal interpretation before the SW implementation).
b) Contribution to the CI/CD and creation of SW package documentation
for traceability reasons.
c) Dealing with diagnostics/troobleshooting and assist in system testing.
d) Working efficiently and transparently within agile framework (Scrum, SAFe).

Software Engineering Consultant (V.I.E. Program)

Brahmastra Aerospace Systems

Five-week online internship provided by Brahmastra Aerospace Systems, an Indian company located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which conducts Research & Development in the fields of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Defence.

The internship included:
a) A two-week training upon aerodynamics-related topics such as low speed / high speed aerodynamics, building and vehicle aerodynamics, wind tunnel, CFD theory and analysis (using ANSYS).
b) A three-week group project entitled "Space re-entry vehicle design and development", in which the four-member teams had to conduct the conceptual and aerodynamic design as well as to select materials for construction, manufacturing techniques and the application strategy for an aerospace re-entry vehicle capable of carrying four people. My task was related to the aerodynamic design and principle behind it, dealing with the aerodynamic heating and atmospheric drag issues that a space capsule faces while re-enters the Earth's atmosphere.

Industrial Aerodynamics Engineer (Intern)

Project Future

One of the 245 finalists selected among > 5,500 applicants throughout a 3-stage assessment (screening, game-based assessment, and live assessment center).

Project Future is an education and training initiative part of the CSR of Piraeus Bank and powered by ReGeneration. The Business Intelligence & Data Sciences specialisation, powered by Code.Hub in exclusive collaboration with Athens Tech College, lasts 5 weeks and consists of 120 hours of lectures and hands-on exercise on real case studies and projects via virtual classroom environment and online collaboration platforms.

The program presents, explores and adequately covers with extended hands-on sessions & real-life case studies the following areas:
i) SQL & Python
ii) Data & Data Management Systems
iii) Big Data
iv) OLTP & OLAP Systems
v) Data Warehouses & Data Marts
vi) Data integration & ETL Processes
vii) SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
viii) Data analysis
ix) Data Visualization & Dashboards
x) Business Analytics (Descriptive, Predictive, Prescriptive)
xi) Power BI
xii) Data Mining
xiii) Machine Learning
xiv) Artificial Intelligence

Project Future, powered by ReGeneration, Business Intelligence and Data Sciences specialisation

Safran

Context : The MSc Group Design Project was sponsored by Safran. The concept was to design an 
ultra-low emissions SMR civil aircraft which meets the future ATM requirements.
Project:  "Ultra – Low Emissions Civil Airliner: Cobalt Blue 2"
Position: Avionics Engineer (FMS)

Assignments: 
   1. Advanced 4D Flight Management System (A4DFMS)
Tasks: a) Defined the aircraft and system level functional requirements
          b) Conducted the FHA in aircraft and system level
          c) Conducted the PSSA using the FTA method
          d) Designed the system architecture
          e) Contributed to the COTS hardware selection 
          f) Generated 4D trajectory guidance laws using LNAV, VNAV and TNAV
         g) Provided the Autopilot with heading, altitude, flight path angle and indicated airspeed commands
         h) Participated in the integration of all the avionics team software.
   2. Technical Reporting Team 
Tasks: Contributed to the avionics and fuel systems technical reports, sent to Safran.

MSc Group Project Thesis

Klimamichaniki S.A. - Holistic Energy Management

Tasks: 
a) Calculated thermal losses and cooling loads using 4M (ADAPT/FCALC) software for the energy analysis of newly constructed buildings or apartments.
b) Designed AutoCAD Mechanical drawings for buildings where company would place a new product or system. 
c) Uploaded all company’s products with detailed characteristics in its new website, organising and grouping them according to their applications and customers’ needs.

Mechanical Engineer (Intern)

An ambitious software engineer with a strong background on matlab/simulink, SW development & requirements, avionics and mechanical/aeronautical engineering principles. Passionate about technology and innovation, creative, cooperative and adaptable to all environments; thrives on being part of a team and interacting with people from different cultures. Through his experience, has learned to work within specific deadlines and guidelines, showing a can-do attitude.

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