James Hutchinson

Seeking to revolutionize the industry he has been a part of for three decades, serial entrepreneur James Hutchinson conceptualized the Hyprlift self-propelled elevator cab and founded Hyprlift, Inc. in April 2019. As a 30-year veteran of business development and enterprise sales in the vertical transportation technologies space, preceded by eight years as a mechanical design engineer, James sought to combine his past and present skillsets to become a driving force for radical innovation in an industry that’s not seen significant innovation in over 150 years. Prior to founding Hyprlift, James held positions in business development and project management with industry-leaders Otis Elevator and Dover Elevator before bootstrapping his own startup, Pacific Elevator. James scaled up Pacific Elevator to become the largest independent elevator company in the state of Hawaii and was among a select number of independent companies in the country to engage in high-rise modernization projects, before he successfully exited when his company was acquired. James' tenure as a mechanical design engineer included his work at an early-stage robotics startup where he contributed to the design and development of the first multiple-arm two-dimensional-linear-motor-driven robotic workstation. James’ time as a design engineer went on to include work at the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy where he contributed to designs for scientific instruments for telescopes at the Mauna Kea international observatories. James’ time further included work for the DoD on top secret projects in the areas of under-sea robotics for the US Navy and remote-operated all-terrain assault vehicles for the US Marine Corp.