
Accomplished engineering leader with 15+ years in automation and robotics, co-founding and scaling companies with a relentless focus on product innovation, team building, and market impact. Passionate about impact-driven businesses and finding tech solutions to grand global challenges. Experienced in entrepreneurship, and driving engineering vision and strategy while leading highly cross-functional teams. Co-founded multiple companies, spanning industrial automation to consumer hardware, successfully launched several generations of mass-market consumer hardware/software products. Always excited to talk about entrepreneurship, robotics, climate impact, space, and building fun stuff. You can find out more here: https://www.andrewgeorgegillies.com/
waymo.com
circuitlaunch.com
dashrobotics.com
gewater.com
berkeley.edu
Oakland, California, United States
Staff Systems Engineer, Depot Automation
Waymo
• www.linkedin.com/company/waymo
• Full-time
Mar 2025 - Present
Co-Founder & CTO
Urban Machine
• www.linkedin.com/company/urban-machine
• Full-time
Oct 2021 - Feb 2025
Oakland, California, United States
Robotics Consultant
Circuit Launch
• www.linkedin.com/company/circuitlaunch
• Contract
Sep 2019 - Oct 2021
Robotics Educator
Circuit Launch
• www.linkedin.com/company/circuitlaunch
• Contract
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Oakland, California, United States
Chief Engineer (Part-time) & Advisor
Root Applied Sciences
• www.linkedin.com/company/root-applied-sciences
• Contract
Apr 2020 - Jun 2021
Oakland, California, United States
Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Dash Robotics, Inc.
• www.linkedin.com/company/dash-robotics-inc-
• Full-time
Jan 2014 - Aug 2019
Hayward, California
PhD Candidate
UC Berkeley
• www.linkedin.com/school/uc-berkeley
Aug 2008 - Dec 2013
Berkeley, California