Principal Engineer, Co-founder @ From October 2015 to Present (3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaResearch Engineer III @ From June 2013 to Present (2 years 7 months) Co-founder & Board Member @ From April 2015 to Present (9 months) CTO & Co-founder @ From November 2012 to April 2015 (2 years 6 months) Graduate Student Researcher @ Research, design, and fabrication of minimally-actuated legged robots that leverage biological principles to increase functionality and robustness with limited onboard resources. Developed a dynamic 10cm single-actuator robot capable of running over varied horizontal surfaces and surviving large falls. Currently developing a 15g robot capable of climbing various surfaces and carrying small sensing payloads. Novel spine-based feet enable dynamic climbing of cloth-covered surfaces as well as loose cloth, a first among legged robots. Also developing feet that will allow dynamic climbing of hard surfaces using soft adhesives and nano-fibrillar adhesives by managing surface conformation and engagement. From July 2008 to May 2013 (4 years 11 months) Research Intern @ From September 2011 to December 2011 (4 months) Research Assistant @ Designed and tested system for measuring effects of acoustic insulation in model homes. Developed methods to faithfully recreate effect of insulation outside of model homes. This system was later deployed as part of a marketing campaign. From June 2005 to September 2005 (4 months)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering @ University of California, Berkeley From 2008 to 2013 Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Computer Engineering @ The Ohio State University From 2003 to 2008 Paul Birkmeyer is skilled in: Python, Robotics, C, C++