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Derek Lasini is a highly experienced mechanical engineer specializing in high voltage devices, currently serving as a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer at Tesla since September 2022. With a robust background in product development and engineering management, Derek previously held multiple roles at Littelfuse from 2011 to 2022, culminating in the position of Product Development Engineering Manager. There, responsibilities included leading cross-functional teams, managing engineering strategies for electric vehicle products, and interfacing with global customers. Earlier experience also includes design engineering roles focused on automotive applications at companies like Power Solutions International. Derek holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy through increasingly affordable electric vehicles in addition to renewable energy generation and storage. Tesla was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove that people didn’t need to compromise to drive electric – that electric vehicles can be better, quicker and more fun to drive than gasoline cars. Today, they design, develop, manufacture, sell and lease high-performance fully electric vehicles (EVs) and energy generation and storage systems. In addition to selling EVs and energy systems, Tesla operates customer-facing infrastructure through a global network of vehicle service centers, Mobile Service technicians, body shops, Supercharger stations and Destination Chargers to facilitate widespread adoption of their products. Tesla also installs and maintains energy systems and sells solar electricity; and offers end-to-end clean energy products, including generation, storage, and consumption. Tesla believes the faster the world stops relying on fossil fuels and moves towards a zero-emission future, the better. Additionally, they market and sell vehicles to consumers through a network of company owned stores and galleries. Tesla operates as two segments: one focused on automotive which includes its Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X vehicles, and the second on energy generation and storage which includes Powerwall and Megapack lithium-ion batteries. Today, Tesla is led by Elon Musk, however, other notable founders of the company are Martin Eberhard, JB Straubel, Marc Tarpenning, and Ian Wright. The company has manufacturing facilities in the US, Germany and China and has operations across Asia Pacific and Europe. Tesla is headquartered in Austin, Texas.