Summary
Stuart Sonatina is a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer based in Berkeley with 10 years of hands-on experience turning concepts into hardware across climate-focused and consumer sectors, including EV chargers, medical devices, and ocean exploration. He combines product design, prototyping, testing, and compliance with operational chops—fundraising, hiring, and early-stage business ops—gained from multiple startup roles. His background includes field-hardened electronics and systems work from four years in the U.S. Coast Guard, which informs robust, reliability-first designs. Stuart holds an M.Eng. from UC Berkeley and brings a practical research bent from renewable energy projects, making him adept at bridging lab prototypes to manufacturable products. He’s currently advancing deep-ocean hardware at Bedrock Ocean Exploration after building prototypes and processes at Jaro Fleet and Alloy Product Development.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Transfer to 4 year university General Engineering, Transfer to 4 year university General Engineering at Cabrillo College
Spanish, English