Michael Diaz
Co-founder & Head of Software at Retrospect- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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David Wilson
Mike was fundamental in building a customer focused AI technology product for ADAS systems that can be used by OEM's to cut cost, time and reduce development risk. Mike's ownership of the problems we faced was very clear, and he did a great job navigating business and technical challenges to bring the product to market. Clear communicator, sound technical problem solver and well organized. Great asset to any business!
Rachel Siemens
Mike strikes a wonderfully rare balance of sharp business acumen with robust technical expertise. He is a consummate professional who possesses a natural instinct for the industry. Working alongside him as a marketer, I appreciated his openness when it came to customer/product feedback and his desire to work alongside marketing as necessary to produce technical assets for the Business Development team. His collaborative spirit, work ethic, and strategic-minded approach made him an invaluable asset to our team.
Steve Stiles
Michael brings to his work a unique combination of intellect, drive and ambition, tempered with a genuine humble nature and truly pleasant personality. I frequently received unsolicited compliments from Mike’s peers, other managers and casual observers on his grasp of complex engineering problems, his ability to probe the issues and understand the ramifications associated with potential solutions to those problems and his leadership in guiding others to a successful solution. Mike’s technical and leadership abilities quickly enabled him to establish a strong record of technical achievement. He is strong self-starter, incredibly dedicated to any task at hand and has all the tools/traits/potential for senior technical and managerial assignments.
David Wilson
Mike was fundamental in building a customer focused AI technology product for ADAS systems that can be used by OEM's to cut cost, time and reduce development risk. Mike's ownership of the problems we faced was very clear, and he did a great job navigating business and technical challenges to bring the product to market. Clear communicator, sound technical problem solver and well organized. Great asset to any business!
Rachel Siemens
Mike strikes a wonderfully rare balance of sharp business acumen with robust technical expertise. He is a consummate professional who possesses a natural instinct for the industry. Working alongside him as a marketer, I appreciated his openness when it came to customer/product feedback and his desire to work alongside marketing as necessary to produce technical assets for the Business Development team. His collaborative spirit, work ethic, and strategic-minded approach made him an invaluable asset to our team.
Steve Stiles
Michael brings to his work a unique combination of intellect, drive and ambition, tempered with a genuine humble nature and truly pleasant personality. I frequently received unsolicited compliments from Mike’s peers, other managers and casual observers on his grasp of complex engineering problems, his ability to probe the issues and understand the ramifications associated with potential solutions to those problems and his leadership in guiding others to a successful solution. Mike’s technical and leadership abilities quickly enabled him to establish a strong record of technical achievement. He is strong self-starter, incredibly dedicated to any task at hand and has all the tools/traits/potential for senior technical and managerial assignments.
David Wilson
Mike was fundamental in building a customer focused AI technology product for ADAS systems that can be used by OEM's to cut cost, time and reduce development risk. Mike's ownership of the problems we faced was very clear, and he did a great job navigating business and technical challenges to bring the product to market. Clear communicator, sound technical problem solver and well organized. Great asset to any business!
Rachel Siemens
Mike strikes a wonderfully rare balance of sharp business acumen with robust technical expertise. He is a consummate professional who possesses a natural instinct for the industry. Working alongside him as a marketer, I appreciated his openness when it came to customer/product feedback and his desire to work alongside marketing as necessary to produce technical assets for the Business Development team. His collaborative spirit, work ethic, and strategic-minded approach made him an invaluable asset to our team.
Steve Stiles
Michael brings to his work a unique combination of intellect, drive and ambition, tempered with a genuine humble nature and truly pleasant personality. I frequently received unsolicited compliments from Mike’s peers, other managers and casual observers on his grasp of complex engineering problems, his ability to probe the issues and understand the ramifications associated with potential solutions to those problems and his leadership in guiding others to a successful solution. Mike’s technical and leadership abilities quickly enabled him to establish a strong record of technical achievement. He is strong self-starter, incredibly dedicated to any task at hand and has all the tools/traits/potential for senior technical and managerial assignments.
David Wilson
Mike was fundamental in building a customer focused AI technology product for ADAS systems that can be used by OEM's to cut cost, time and reduce development risk. Mike's ownership of the problems we faced was very clear, and he did a great job navigating business and technical challenges to bring the product to market. Clear communicator, sound technical problem solver and well organized. Great asset to any business!
Rachel Siemens
Mike strikes a wonderfully rare balance of sharp business acumen with robust technical expertise. He is a consummate professional who possesses a natural instinct for the industry. Working alongside him as a marketer, I appreciated his openness when it came to customer/product feedback and his desire to work alongside marketing as necessary to produce technical assets for the Business Development team. His collaborative spirit, work ethic, and strategic-minded approach made him an invaluable asset to our team.
Steve Stiles
Michael brings to his work a unique combination of intellect, drive and ambition, tempered with a genuine humble nature and truly pleasant personality. I frequently received unsolicited compliments from Mike’s peers, other managers and casual observers on his grasp of complex engineering problems, his ability to probe the issues and understand the ramifications associated with potential solutions to those problems and his leadership in guiding others to a successful solution. Mike’s technical and leadership abilities quickly enabled him to establish a strong record of technical achievement. He is strong self-starter, incredibly dedicated to any task at hand and has all the tools/traits/potential for senior technical and managerial assignments.
Credentials
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Automotive Functional Safety Professional
kVA USA, SGS-TÜV SaarDec, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Six Sigma Black Belt
-Jan, 2015- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Retrospect
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder & Head of Software
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Aug 2020 - Present
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ZF Group
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2020
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Co-founder
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
We are pioneering a fresh dimension to automated vehicle safety. We are pioneering a fresh dimension to automated vehicle safety.
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PolySync
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Australia
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Facilities Services
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Director of Accounts & Technical Advisor
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
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Technical Account Manager, Business Development
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
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General Motors
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Automated Driving Controls and Software Technology Specialist
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Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
Led small teams traversing organizations to quickly get support and execute advanced engineering projectsDesigned, evaluated, supported, presented, and consulted on autonomous vehicle controls algorithmsPerformed rapid prototyping and proof of concept of autonomous algorithms including typical AV stack as well as sensing alternativesResponsible for early stage system engineering of AV datalogging systemPerformed rapid software bring up and integration of evolving AV stack on evolving vehicle hardware platformEvaluated and tuned advanced localization methodsLed identification of AV edge cases from real environments Show less
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Hybrid Powertrain Controls Algorithm Engineer
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Aug 2010 - Feb 2016
Designed and implemented algorithms to solve complex hybrid / electric powertrain control problems to ensure the optimal balance of fuel economy, driveability, and hardware protection for the customer. Algorithms and software have gone to production in vehicles such as the Chevy Bolt, Volt, Malibu Hybrid, Cadillac CT-6 Plug-in, and others.
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Active Safety Systems Engineer - Intern
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
Developed physical test rigs to test algorithms that identify potential collision objects and enact safety systems to respond. Also developed a tool to facilitate regression testing of adaptive cruise control, automatic braking, and collision avoidance algorithms on vehicle data.
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University of Michigan
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Student Instructor
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Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
Lecturing. Executing lab assignments. Entire development of one of the semester's design projects. Office hours to teach and reinforce ideas from class and lab. Lecturing. Executing lab assignments. Entire development of one of the semester's design projects. Office hours to teach and reinforce ideas from class and lab.
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Advanced Chassis Controls Engineer - Intern
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Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
Set up, debugged, and evaluated performance of future all-electric chassis component. Used system identification techniques to develop a dynamics model of the component in Matlab/Simulink for use in simulations. Also made final recommendations regarding use of the component in electric vehicle.
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Hybrid Vehicle Performance and Integration Engineer - Intern
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Jun 2008 - Aug 2009
Created vehicle model-year update plan. And leveraged my bi-lingual skills to coordinate with teams in U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Developed, installed, and maintained an early test fleet CAN data logger hardware/software bundle. Also developed and performed data interpretation tools using Excel VBA / macros.
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Ford Motor Company
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Powertrain Control Module Development Engineer Intern
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May 2007 - Aug 2007
Summer assignment to design an experiment to indicate the effects of cold temperatures on control module performance Summer assignment to design an experiment to indicate the effects of cold temperatures on control module performance
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Advance Auto Parts
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Retail Parts Specialist
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2004 - 2006
Worked the counter consulting people's car problems and getting them the right part. Made good use of my bilingual skills to help the many Spanish-speaking customers Worked the counter consulting people's car problems and getting them the right part. Made good use of my bilingual skills to help the many Spanish-speaking customers
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Education
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2008 - 2009
University of Michigan
M.S., Mechanical Engineering -
2003 - 2008
Virginia Tech
B.S., Mechanical Engineering -
2003 - 2007
Virginia Tech
B.S., Computer Engineering -
Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech
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