Summary
Jonathan Groff is a robotics-focused CEO and citizen scientist with 11 years of formal experience and a multi-decade career building hardware and software for field robotics and industrial metrology. He founded and leads NeoCoreTechs, creating and leveraging open-source hardware and software to push practical robotics into real-world environments. Prior roles include VP of R&D for precision metrology at Microcaliper Devices and senior engineering work on distributed GIS and dispatch systems at TriMet, where he helped integrate spatial data for transit operations. His background spans early computing research through enterprise Java middleware at WebMD, blending deep systems knowledge with product-driven engineering. Based in Portland, he combines hands-on research instincts with entrepreneurial leadership, and quietly references a lifelong curiosity that dates back to post-ferrite-core-memory experimentation.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University