Sam Kanawati
Head of Hardware Engineering at Nimbus- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Nimbus
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Hardware Engineering
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Jun 2021 - Present
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Nimbus is building an affordable, lightweight, convenient electric vehicle that serves city transportation needs. The three-wheeled electric vehicle combines the convenience and cost of a motorbike with the safety and comfort of a car. Nimbus is made for city driving, it has a top speed of 50 miles per hour, a range of 93 miles, and a charge time of 1.2 hours
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Qatar Foundation
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Qatar
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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R&D Hardware Engineer
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Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
Doha, Qatar Designed a wearable AI-powered digital stethoscope device for use in tele-medicine and COVID-19 monitoring
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Simple Strips (YC W20)
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Medical Device
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Founder, CEO
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Oct 2018 - Sep 2020
San Francisco Bay Area Participated in early-stage startup accelerator YCombinator in Winter 2020 Developed low-cost colorimetric glucose test strips that scan with a smartphone instead of a dedicated monitor
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Texas Instruments
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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System Engineer, Digital Light Processing
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Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Dallas, Texas, United States Display & projection products
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The University of Texas at Austin
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant, Real Time Signal Processing Senior Course
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Sep 2017 - May 2019
Austin, Texas, United States Real-time DSP system design, audio processing algorithms, & embedded C firmware development
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Qualcomm
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United States
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer Intern
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
Greater San Diego Area Worked on the 5G Receiver modem ADC calibration and validation
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Carnegie Mellon University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Greater Pittsburgh Area Self driving cars, used AI for lane detection
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Education
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Y Combinator
Winter batch -
The University of Texas at Austin
Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering -
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Computer Engineer