Pictorus
Chris Sullivan is a seasoned professional in aerospace engineering and software development, with a career spanning over 15 years. Currently serving as Co-Founder and CEO of Pictorus since May 2022, Chris previously held various leadership positions at Saildrone Inc, including Vice President of Software Engineering and Team Lead for Vehicle Command, Control & Navigation. Prior experience includes significant roles at DroneDeploy and Matternet Inc, where Chris developed advanced software systems for UAVs and real-time mapping initiatives. Earlier work involved designing flight dynamics models for NASA and the Missile Defense Agency at Millennium Engineering and integration, alongside contributions to next-generation air traffic management simulations at NASA Ames Research Center. Chris's foundational research in autonomous robotics at the University of California, Davis culminated in a BS in Aerospace Engineering.
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Pictorus
People say "hardware is hard," but it's often the software interface that makes working with devices so challenging. This is the problem, faced by hardware developers all over the world, that we are solving. We’ve been building vehicle software for over 20 years combined - for NASA, the DoD, and drone startups Saildrone, DroneDeploy, and Matternet. We want to make this technology approachable to everyone passionate about electronics, whether professionally, for personal projects, or university research. It shouldn’t require a PhD or decades of software engineering experience to program powerful device software. Check out our website you’re interested in learning more, joining the team, or becoming a Beta tester. We'd love to chat