Zach Brand
About Zach Brand
During my second time at Amazon I was managing HW Validation, SI, Memory, and Design EEs. I was responsible for the supporting engineering teams on all high-volume Amazon devices and the design of half of them. the team was just under 50 people and it was a great opportunity to learn to manage at scale. I am pleased to add startup experience to my history as I spent a wonderful 2.5 years running hardware for for Lighthouse, AI working on bringing 3D sensing and incredible AI into your home. I spent a season at Intel working to integrate exciting new technologies into challenging form factors. I was instrumental in the development of the platform and products for Lab126 for 4.5 years. I contributed to the platform of the 2011 Kindle eReaders. I was the platform lead and product HW lead for the 2012 eReader (paperwhite). I was the system lead on the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 and was promoted to engineering manager for 2014. I have 2 years of experience at Motorola in a variety of positions, most notably display technology. I have 1 year of experience living in China and teaching English to public school students. I have 10+ years of experience as a performing musician on a variety of instruments. My career goals are to continue to hone my skills, gain experience in consumer electronic design, and develop as a leader. Specialties: Engineering Leadership, Mobile Device System Design, Analog Circuit Design, Surviving and thriving in China, Music Composition and Recording