Ex-Meta, Ex-Amazon, Diya Candle Co

Carnegie Mellon University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2018

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Validated

Founder and CEO (April 2023 - present)

Validated discovers what your users want.

• Backed by Neo

Previous

Sr. Mechanical Engineer and Tech Lead, Meta Reality Labs (2020 - 2023)

I work on all day wearable AR glasses. It is the next major computing platform.

• Mechanical Lead for Wireless Systems
• Mechanical Lead for water and dust sealing (IPXX)
• Manage 3 Contingent Workers

Founder and CEO, Diya Candle Co (2021 - 2023)

• I invented a candle that lights at the push of a button
  • An ordinary candle, but you don’t need matches to light it. Real wax, real flame, cotton wick.
• In <1 year and with <$10,000:
  • I Engineered a self-lighting candle
  • Found a manufacturer in China to produce and export the hardware and candles
  • Built a website, and sell DTC: diyacandleco.com