Amolak B.

CEO / Co-Founder @ Orbital Composites

About

I am the CEO and co-founder of Orbital Composites, a company that is revolutionizing the advanced manufacturing industry with mobile, robotic 3D printing of polymers, composites, and metal. Our technology enables the production of lightweight, high-performance, and sustainable parts and structures for aerospace and cleantech applications. With over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, I have a proven track record of leading and executing M&A, strategy, marketing, R&D, and sales initiatives for global accounts and divisions. I have also been an active investor and mentor for several deep tech startups in the fields of space, defense, semiconductors, and AI. I have a strong academic background in electrical engineering, business, and energy innovation, and I am always eager to learn and explore new frontiers of technology and science. My mission is to create positive impact and value for the world through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco Bay Area

Industry

Research

Skill

Engineering Management, Program Management, System Design, Simulations, Signal Integrity, EDA, PCB design, RF Engineering, Field Applications, Strategic Leadership, New Business Development, Direct Sales, Agile Project Management, High Speed Digital, Microwave Engineering, RF, Testing, Optics, Strategy, Product Management

Experience

CEO / Co-Founder

Orbital Composites

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

San Jose

Robotics + Advanced Materials + Physical AI Defense | Space | Energy

Investor, Start up advisor

Sand Hill Angels

2016 - Present · 10 yrs

Deep tech start up investing: Orbit Fab: Gas stations in space Ampaire: Hybrid-electric aircraft Relativity Space: 3D printed rockets Kepler: LEO satellite communications Archer Aviation: eVTOL for Urban Air Mobility (IPO 9/21, NYSE ACHR) Orbital Composites: Robotic 3D printing of Composites for Air Mobility, Energy & Space Qvin: Menstrual blood biomarkers for early diagnostics and subsequent therapies Movellus: Ultra low-power analog-IP for cloud computing, AI, edge AI, and FPGA markets

Startup Mentor

Silicon Catalyst

2016 - Present · 10 yrs

Semiconductor startup incubator. Advised following companies: - Salience Labs: hybrid photonic-electronic massively parallel chip for AI - Ayar Labs: high-density optical IO - Lumerical: photonic device, circuit & system simulation (acquired by Ansys)

Co-Founder

Anti-Gravity Systems

2018 - 2020-4 · 2 yrs

Creators of Adaptive AI VR game "Rhythm Nights" allowing players to use their own music.

Director of Sales - Tier 1 Strategic Account (Cisco)

Broadcom

2016-5 - 2018-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

San Francisco Bay Area

Cisco Global Account Manager for Optics and ASIC sales - >50% revenue growth in 2yrs - Responsible for >$xxxM's in sales

Director Strategic Marketing

Broadcom

2015 - 2016-5 · 1 yr

San Jose

Product Marketing lead for Broadcom's Optical Components Business. - PM for Optical IC's (Drivers, TIA's, CDR's, Gearboxes), III/V (Lasers, PINs), and Optical lenses - Tripple digit revenue growth in <1yr

Division COO & Corporate Development

Avago Technologies

2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

San Jose

Report to SVP of Fiber Optics Division; Drive strategic initiatives - M&A due diligence, post-acquisition integration - III/V Fab capacity planning and efficiency improvement - Cost-reduction programs with R&D, Global Operations & CM's - 100G Data Center Optics R&D & Operations Program Management CyOptics Integration into Avago * Avago acquired CyOptics in April-2013 for $400M * Streamlined R&D Operations (III/V fab, R&D, NPI Test/Automation, and Manufacturing) * Double-digit Gross Margin improvement on ~$250M+ revenue in <1yr

Senior R&D Manager

Avago Technologies

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

San Jose, CA

Built new 'System Architecture, Design & Modeling' team for Fiber-Optics Division - SI/PI/EMI design of all Fiber-Optic transceiver products - Collaborated with key customers on next generation platform architectures Experience: - 10G and 25G High-Speed Design - 25G SerDes + Optics Reference Design - Silicon photonics research for co-packaged ASIC + Optics

Global Account Manager

Agilent Technologies

2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

Santa Clara, CA

Enterprise EDA Sales Double-digit revenue growth in tier-1 accounts

Senior Application Engineer

Agilent Technologies

2005 - 2009 · 4 yrs

Santa Clara, CA

Led business expansion into HSD (High-Speed Digital) market through new product, application, business and sales development. Over 2X revenue growth in 3yrs. Worked on early CUDA applications with Nvidia: GPU accelerated time-domain and electromagnetic simulations.