Summary
Michael Ceraso is a manufacturing engineering manager and hands-on electronics engineer with a decade of experience designing PCBs, firmware, and production/test processes across startups, government research, and aerospace comms. Currently leading manufacturing engineering at Globalstar, he brings deep expertise in assembly, supply-chain management, prototyping, and test automation honed through consulting roles and a multi-year embedded-systems program at the USDA ARS. He has a track record of turning prototypes into manufacturable products—running PCB design, supply-chain, assembly, and firmware delivery for clients via Scale New Orleans and Real DFM. A practical leader and mentor, he built and led an award-winning university robotics club that taught PCB design, fundraising, and recycled battery-pack manufacturing. Based in New Orleans, he pairs systems-level thinking with shop-floor experience and a continuous-learning mindset that keeps him grounded and growth-focused.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Jesuit High School of New Orleans
Bachelor’s Degree Psychology, Bachelor’s Degree Psychology at Fordham University
Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of New Orleans
English, Spanish