ABOUT

My goal is to launch the next frontier startup by exploring breakthroughs in material discovery with machine learning for carbon capture, nuclear fusion reactors for abundant energy, and small MRI systems for brain health. I love designing systems that blend disciplines in clean energy, advanced materials and super intelligence. These technologies are the pathway to a high-quality life for 10 billion people, enabling us to expand consciousness, transition to regenerative systems, and rebalance the climate.  We are entering a new era of intelligence, discovery, and possibility—and now is the time to build adaptive systems that allow the world to thrive.

Previously, I founded Universe Energy to repurpose EV batteries with intelligent robotics, backed by Alphabet’s CSO and Fifty Years. At Tesla, I engineered the Model Y battery pack for lightweight safety and streamlined the Model 3 for range and cooling. To make EVs charge on the sun, I architected the solar-EV powertrain for the Lightyear One, which achieved a 450-mile range and was awarded one of Time's Best Inventions. I thrive on creating products from first principles while leading interdisciplinary teams that integrate hardware & software. I grow ventures by signing OEM partnerships and raising Silicon Valley funding. 

My journey began in the Netherlands with a fascination with machines from an early age. It led me to aerospace engineering in Delft, where I designed power systems from first principles, inspired by the Nuna solar car races Abundance by Peter Diamandis inspired my worldview. It states that we can curb the effects of climate if we can increase the standard of living using exponential technologies and bold entrepreneurship.

Reading Elon Musk's interview in Wired inspired me to join Tesla for its bold approach to transforming the energy system with EV batteries. Once I had the chance, I moved to California to join Tesla at 27, to experience firsthand how to build energy products at software iteration speed with great people.

Since then, I’ve worked and lived across the world, from Los Angeles to London and San Francisco to Amsterdam. I love to travel the world to surf and connect with the ocean and train in martial arts like Muay Thai. I’ve gone through transformation experiences that opened up new ways of exploring consciousness, especially through practices like Vipassana and the Hoffman Process.