Arthur Zhang
CTO at Innovega Inc.
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolArthur Zhang is a hardware engineering leader and CTO with nine years of experience defining and shipping first-generation consumer and medical devices, most notably driving system architecture for Apple Vision Pro. He combines deep semiconductor and nanofabrication expertise from a PhD in semiconductor physics with hands-on product development across startups and large companies, owning roadmaps, IP portfolios, and clinical or market validation. Arthur has authored 40+ international patents and repeatedly translated lab-scale nanowire and optoelectronic research into manufacturable prototypes and partnerships. Known for cross-functional communication, he has led systems, performance validation, and infrastructure teams that bridged silicon, software, and test engineering. Now transitioning from AR/VR to climate tech, he seeks leadership or consulting roles where hardware-first innovations can address the climate crisis. Based in San Jose, he pairs academic rigor with startup pragmatism and a track record of turning novel materials and optics into real-world products.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
CTO Program, CTO Program at Wharton Executive EducationUniversity of California, San DiegoBS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at Cornell University
English
Github Skills (58)
socket-server10
appx10
electron-updater10
snap10
nsis10
virtual-machine10
deb10
graphical-user-interface10
squirrel10
hardware10
muon10
esp826610
pkg10
voron10
electron-builder10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
openblockcc/openblock-gui
Sep 2020 - Nov 2022
Graphical user interface for creating and running OpenBlock projects.
Contributions:2 reviews, 506 commits, 27 PRs in 2 years 2 months
graphical-user-interfacescratch3arduinoscratchserialport
openblockcc/openblock-vm
Sep 2020 - Nov 2022
Virtual Machine used to represent, run, and maintain the state of programs for OpenBlock
Contributions:4 reviews, 203 commits, 38 PRs in 2 years 2 months
virtual-machine
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