Nathan Michael
Chief Technology Officer at Carnegie Mellon University
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Michael is a technology leader and researcher with 16 years of experience, serving as Chief Technology Officer at Shield AI where he drives development of autonomous systems for defense and aerospace. He previously served as Chief Science Officer at Shield AI and holds concurrent academic roles at Carnegie Mellon University, reflecting a rare blend of startup leadership and deep research credentials. His career includes research professorships and scientist roles at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pennsylvania, grounded in a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Nathan is skilled at translating advanced robotics and AI research into deployed products that operate in safety-critical environments. Based in Washington, D.C., he combines regulatory and mission-aware thinking with hands-on technical stewardship across teams. An implicit strength is his ability to bridge academic rigor with operational engineering—moving innovations from lab prototypes to fielded systems.
16 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (13)
garmin8
servo7
robot7
robotics6
ros6
mavlink5
firmware5
autopilot4
px43
boost-asio1
boost1
marshalling1
asio1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
natanaso/ipc-bridge
Jan 2010 - Jun 2011
Contributions:35 commits in 1 year 5 months
nmichael/Firmware
Mar 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:28 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 7 months
firmwarefailsafeautopilotpx4servo
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