Paul Miller
Head of Brand Creative
I was drawn to Humane by the people, the incredible vision for the company, and the opportunity to focus on a singular category-changing brand experience.
Paul is a designer and creative director specializing in integrated brand, product, and service design experiences for early-stage startups and globally recognized brands, including Adidas, Adobe, EA, Google, and Sonos. Paul has spent his career developing brand and design strategies for commercial clients and continues to contribute and consult for various non-profit arts, humanities, and sciences institutions in the US and internationally.
Billy Manning
Manager, Glopal Type Approval
I came to Humane after meeting multiple team members that were truly excited and energized about their work. I felt like part of the team right away.
Billy enjoys being on the cutting edge of new technology used to benefit society. He has led teams at Sony, Apple, and Energous. He has pioneered new regulatory test methodologies that contributed to bringing numerous revolutionary new products and features to market, and many of these are now integrated into products we use in our daily lives. He enjoys working with teams that have a common goal and work together to make the goal a reality. He is excited about what Humane is working on and the unparalleled talent of his colleagues.
Derek Suzuki
Lead System Hardware Engineering Program Manager
It was a hard decision to join a company in stealth, but my gut told me that there was something amazing and interesting going on here and I wanted to be a part of it.
Derek is an experienced program manager with a strong background on NPI hardware releases. With over 20 years of experience in the high tech arena, he has worked at Roku, Fitbit and NetApp. During his time at Roku, he released multiple remotes, streaming sticks, audio products, and their first hands free remote. While at Fitbit, he contributed to the release of multiple TPU, leather, and metal accessories. He has a passion to take on new challenges and lead teams in successfully launching products that make lives better.
Jaime Cervantes
Senior Computer Vision Engineer II
At Humane, I found a unique environment that promotes collaboration, respect, and cross-pollination of ideas between teams and disciplines; a company with a clear vision and the opportunity to work on intentional products that will make a difference.
Jaime is a software engineer with more than a decade of experience in machine learning and computer vision. Before Humane, Jaime worked at Niantic, where he led a team of engineers to deliver inference technology and take deep learning research to production as part of Niantic’s Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK). Jaime also worked on a wide range of CV/ML projects at NASA and Janelia Research Campus, and he helped establish communication and build bridges across R&D and engineering teams to accelerate applied research. Jaime has always been interested in exploring the convergence of machine learning and design in an effort to solve everyday problems through state-of-the-art CV/ML approaches.
Ryan Forbes
Senior Electro-Mechanical Global Supply Manager
Humane offers an opportunity few get in their lives, one which enables me to work with the most talented people in the industry to create and build something truly groundbreaking. Everyone is so open, collegial, and down-to-earth. What an amazing group of people doing amazing things.
Ryan is an experienced global strategic supply professional with a passion for sourcing the world’s most transformative technologies. During his five years at Apple, Ryan focused on strategic supply for electro-mechanical commodities supporting iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods. As a group manager, Ryan also led a team of strategic supply professionals supporting final assembly operations for a variety of Apple’s most impactful products. Ryan is a U.S. Navy veteran with eight years of active-duty experience prior to joining the consumer electronics industry. Ryan is thrilled to be a part of the Humane team and the opportunity to drive the next-generation of consumer technologies.
Brian Huppi
Lead Hardware Architect
People. People. People. Humane has the best, most supportive work environment of any place I've worked.
Brian is a seasoned hardware engineer. He led sensing technologies during his 12 years at Apple, where he co-invented multi-touch alongside Imran and led input hardware technologies that spanned from Apple’s first optical mouse to 3D Touch on iPhone. Brian followed his passions of creating industry-defining hardware alongside Tony Fadell at Nest where he helped create the world’s first learning thermostat that used machine learning to observe human behavior to automatically adjust for comfort, energy use, and cost.
Mark Harris
Senior Device Software Test Engineer
Everyone at Humane seriously cares about building something whole and complete, not just a minimum viable product.
Mark previously worked at Google Nest, where he worked on multiple Nest thermostats, smoke alarms, and cameras in roles ranging from customer support to product safety and software quality. Mark is passionate about protecting customers from bad experiences. Whether in business processes, design decisions, or software quality. Mark carefully considers how each decision might affect customers and partners and aims to prove that companies can have a soul.
Vincent Licata
Compliance Engineering Lead
I wanted a new challenge and the opportunity to work on an amazing technology that will change the world.
Vincent led the Compliance Engineering team at Energous Corporation and was responsible for leading, developing, and achieving new global regulatory compliance approvals for wireless power transfer at a distance. He has participated in several international standards bodies and performed research used to develop standards and international recommendations. Vincent has a strong background in RF/EMC measurements and methodologies; he is passionate about laying the groundwork for global regulatory compliance and solving complex problems in order to obtain regulatory compliance approvals.
Jeff Spurgat
Senior Manager of System Software
This is a great opportunity to have an impact on a potentially industry-changing technology. The culture at Humane is built on valuing and respecting everyone.
Jeff has over 25 years of experience in hardware and software engineering development and management, focused on mobile and wireless computing products. He was involved in developing first-generation products, most recently working on the Surface Duo, Microsoft’s first Android dual-screen smartphone. He was a key technical lead and managed the team developing the first Windows Mobile smartphones at Motorola and led a team developing first-generation RFID-based smart sensor IoT solutions at ON Semiconductor. Jeff was also a co-founder at two Chicago startups and is passionate about using his hardware and software skills to create innovative products and customer experiences.
Pat Johnson
Talent Researcher
I’ve never worked at a company that cares as much about each individual as Humane does. I admire the transparency between the bright minds here. It allows everyone to teach and learn as we grow.
Pat has built a reputation on his ability to coordinate and support projects and teams. He began his journey as an Event Coordinator at Apple and then moved to a role in Reception, supporting Design and Software Engineering. Shortly afterward, Pat joined the Power and Performance Team, where he supported 170 engineers, built out lab space for iOS and macOS devices, led office moves, managed fiscal budgets, and facilitated onboarding for new hires. Initially serving as the Community Liaison at Humane, Pat was accountable for logistics, supporting the build-out of Humane's second SF headquarters, managing security detail, and cultivating a safe and welcoming environment. Pat has now transitioned to a role on the Talent team to pioneer an onboarding experience that candidates will cherish for a lifetime.
Nikhil Tyagi
Software Engineering Lead
I was drawn to Humane by the appeal of working on AI-powered hardware. I've enjoyed my work with open, approachable colleagues. The execution is fast-paced but still so humane.
Nikhil is a seasoned leader in the connectivity space with a focus on building teams and problem solving. He has helped deliver impactful, hyper-growth consumer products, including the first WiFi/BT combo chipsets at Broadcom, the first commercial EV success at Tesla, the first homegrown M1 processor based Mac at Apple, and the first smart glasses at Meta. Nikhil is passionate about making technology simple and accessible.
James Beck
Senior Material Program Manager
I found Humane's philosophy and vision to be a compelling alternative to the direction towards which most tech is heading.
James is an experienced operations professional who has spent over a decade in high-tech manufacturing. He is energized by finding novel ways to optimize operations using data-driven techniques. James previously spent time at Apple working on CapEx, Sustaining Operations, Capacity Planning, and Operations Research roles, serving as a program manager as well as building analytical tools used across all of Apple’s product lines.
Sam Gordon
Senior System Integrator
I joined Humane to help build a future where people can be more present with one another and less absorbed by their computing devices. The talented and supportive engineering team I met along the way made the decision an easy one.
Sam is a seasoned hardware engineer and technical lead who loves building intuitive experiences that will delight customers. He started his career at JPL, building hardware and firmware for software-defined radios, radar, and GPS for spaceflight applications. He dove into consumer electronics with roles at Leap Motion, Nest, and Google Wearables where he developed a passion for building technology that is there for you when you need it, but fades into the background when you don't.
Nancy Zheng
Senior Regulatory Project Manager
I joined Humane to grow and learn from great, talented people! Also, building a V0 product for consumers is cool and I wanted to be a part of it!
Nancy has managed compliance programs for hardware with various technologies for a variety of markets and has been in the regulatory compliance field for over ten years. She worked at Square, managing compliance for their POS systems, and at Energous, managing compliance for RF wireless power transfer chargers. She is passionate about bringing Humane products to the market!
Adam Binsz
Head of Device Experiences and Platform
It’s rare to find a team so incredibly talented that cares just as much about creating a healthy, supportive, and fun work environment. I knew from my earliest conversations with the team that I had to join Humane.
Adam comes to Humane from Apple, where he began his career creating innovative technologies, including Face ID, and bringing new experiences to Messages. With an eye for detail and a passion for developing intuitive user interfaces, he created the onboarding experience for Face ID on iPhone and iPad. On the Messages team, Adam developed new functionality to empower iPad users in the first version of iPadOS. He is interested in how technology can reduce barriers to communication and shipped a feature for friends to effortlessly and securely share their name and photo over iMessage. While attending Clemson University, Adam worked at a startup, building a communication app for first responders. He cares deeply about creating technologies that blend into the world around us and bring humans closer together.
Katherine Perez
System Software Engineer
My favorite thing about working at Humane is the team's shared, genuine passion to bring huge changes to the technology industry and to deliver more human, natural experiences through technology.
Katherine is a passionate, creative, open-minded software engineer who prioritizes delivering the best inclusive experiences. She has diverse, embedded software engineering experiences, from delivering systems-level validation for Tesla Autopilot hardware and program management specifications for Surface Dock Windows drivers at Microsoft to leading system software performance improvements for the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 at Microsoft. She loves working in challenging, yet forgiving work environments in the pursuit of discovery and growth.
George McLean
Lead Physicist
From day one it was clear I'd found the opportunity to work with a team of brilliant innovators brimming with audacity, infectious enthusiasm, and obsessive attention to detail. I like that what we're doing sometimes feels indistinguishable from magic.
George is an engineering physicist with broad experience and strong intuition in electromagnetic and electro-optical systems. His expertise spans optics, imaging sensors, microelectronic design, thin-film fabrication, electrochemistry, neural stimulation, and wearable devices. He thrives on challenging multidisciplinary problems and enjoys navigating them with a combination of mathematical modeling and hands-on experimentation and measurement. His passion is to understand and elucidate what is possible to build and help build things that improve lives.
Campbell Smith
Test Automation Software Engineer
I gravitate towards startups working on exciting new tech, especially those working to create a new genre of products that will change how humans will interact with technology and the world; I love the challenge that comes with it. The best part of Humane is the team's enthusiasm and dedication to creating something awesome.
Campbell has eight years of experience in device quality and SW/FW test automation, primarily focusing on connected handheld and wearable devices. He creates test strategies and automation fixtures that help companies build and release robust software and firmware in order to create the best user experience possible. At Humane, he plans to use his expertise in test automation to accelerate development and help the team gain confidence in the quality of our code to ensure we ship a product that users will love.
Moses Isang
Senior System Software Engineer
I was first intrigued by the promise of an opportunity to build products in a collaborative and supportive environment where people are as important as the product. As I looked more into Humane, their vision of building the next frontier in personal computing was compelling and the talent at the company seemed capable of pulling it off!
Moses is a skilled embedded systems engineer with over ten years of experience building a wide range of systems. He began his career at Texas Instruments, developing drivers for various TI microcontrollers, and he later helped build an Apple HomeKit SDK for OEMs. At Amazon Lab126, he was part of a small team responsible for developing new product concepts and prototypes. Moses was also part of the pioneering team that built the Alexa Connect Kit, which enables OEMs to rapidly build Alexa-enabled smart devices. More recently, he was working on the CoreOS platform team building the OS that powers products such as the Amazon Echo and FireTV. Moses enjoys being a part of great teams, building technology that people love.
Brooke Hartley Moy
Strategic Partnerships Manager
When I consider a career opportunity, I consider a company's mission and measure the impact of my role on that mission. As someone who believes that technology's impact for good has been underestimated, I knew right away that Humane shared my values. From an impact perspective, it was obvious this was a company where I could immediately dive in and define the trajectory of both our corporate future and the experience of our users. Working at Humane is like founding a new country. Everything we're doing is new and setting a precedent for how Ai, consumer hardware, and technology companies will exist into the future.
Brooke is a relationship management expert with 12 years experience working in business development, sales, and partnerships. She brings structure to fast-growing organizations, experience including time as an early employee with Salesforce Marketing Cloud and a founding member of Slack's APAC headquarters. After getting her MBA from Duke University, Brooke worked at Google, supporting OEM and carrier partners on Google Comms products. As a Partnerships Manager at Humane, she hopes to build a strategic, scalable approach to managing third party relationships.
Aaron Oro
Product Design Engineering Manager
Humane’s design team pushes the boundaries of what is technically possible and finds joy in crafting every product detail and interaction to perfection.
Aaron is a product designer who is passionate about fusing never-before-seen technologies and customer-first products. Aaron graduated from Stanford University and spent time working on products like the Pebble Time smartwatch and Microsoft Surface tablet. During his five years at Apple, he worked on part and module design for three generations of iPhones. Aaron also led technology architecture, design, and integration of iPhone’s MagSafe interface and ecosystem. He is excited about building new hardware from the ground up with brilliant coworkers at Humane.
Megha Gupta
Senior Device Software Test Engineer
At Humane, I discovered a culture that was exactly what I was looking for—a place where every individual is valued, and the team is united in building technology that will change the world.
Megha Gupta is an experienced Software Test Engineer with a strong background in all phases of the Software Development and Test Life Cycle. With a diverse background and extensive expertise, she has made significant contributions to various companies, including Fitbit (acquired by Google), Qualcomm, Apple, and ST Microelectronics. Her expertise also extends to Bluetooth/BTCoex testing, Wear OS testing, firmware testing, accessibility testing, and out of box experience testing. Megha effectively manages testing projects from inception to completion, possessing comprehensive knowledge of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, test planning, test execution, and defect management. Additionally, she demonstrates expertise in generating, reviewing, and managing internal operations development plans encompassing testing and process improvements. Megha's passion for ensuring the quality and reliability of software throughout its development process aligns perfectly with the goal of providing a smooth customer experience.
Parker Uphoff
Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer
I am constantly learning new ways to push the bounds of what was previously known. Also, everyone is willing to pick up a shovel and help where needed!
Parker entered the manufacturing sector as a quality engineer in the automotive industry. In recent years, he has applied analytics tools and statistics to develop new manufacturing assembly equipment for consumer electronics. He joined Humane to work alongside a truly talented team on complex and innovative technology that challenges his manufacturing skillset.
Jay Shah
Senior RF Engineer
I was drawn to Humane's goal to design products that the market has never seen.
Jay Shah is a Senior RF design engineer who has more than 12 years of industry experience. He has past experience working with Qualcomm, Amazon, and Apple on challenging products including Fire TV stick, Alexa speaker, iPhone 14, iPad, and HomePod, gaining knowledge in multiple fields of RF system design. At Humane, he is excited by the adventure of contributing at such an early stage of the program, with the chance to navigate extreme challenges and to work on solutions with some of the best and brightest minds across the industry.
Evan Hirsch
Senior System Integrator
I was looking for a new opportunity that would help me expand my skills and learn new things. Humane checked all of the boxes and greatly exceeds my expectations. The company cares so much about the wellbeing of its employees.
After two internships at Nest and graduating from Cal Poly, Evan spent the first years of his career at Nest, where he worked on a wide range of consumer products. At Nest, he worked on the Nest Secure security system, supporting both the Nest Guard and Nest Detect into mass production. He then spent over two years on the Google Wearables team, where he worked on future devices that push the limits of what can fit into a small form factor. Evan has a passion for building devices that can delight and positively affect their users’ lives.
Juan Pinzón
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Web
Humane is full of thoughtful and empathetic people who believe that we can make computing better for humans, all while having fun in a balanced environment.
Juan is an engineer who firmly believes in the transformative power of design and is deeply passionate about harnessing technology for positive change. Originally from Colombia, Juan journeyed to Silicon Valley to fulfill his dream of creating innovative products. With 18 years of experience, he has honed his expertise at both Apple and two startups.
During his tenure at Apple, Juan played a pivotal role in building various web applications for iCloud.com, where he led the Javascript frameworks team and orchestrated the transition of iCloud UI from iOS6 to iOS7. In his second stint at Apple, Juan was instrumental in shaping what is now known as Apple Business/School Essentials.
In the startup world, Juan contributed to building cloud infrastructure and web applications for an Internet of Things company. Now, he's excited to continue creating innovative web experiences.
Jambu Jambulingam
Head of Wireless Engineering
I chose to work at Humane to be a part of a creative, high-caliber team, working at the intersection of technology and human interaction. The culture around innovation, focus, and pursuing the impossible sets this company apart from the rest.
Jambu is a seasoned hardware engineer specializing in bringing cutting-edge wireless technologies to a wide range of consumer devices. He spent five years at Apple working on RF design, serving as the technical lead for the millimeter-wave design team and system integration for the iPhone 7, XS, and 12 Series. Outside of iPhone, he contributed towards bringing cellular to the Apple Watch, enabling mobility for a new class of wearable devices. Jambu is passionate about being at the frontier of innovation and is persistent about elevating the best user experiences.
DJ Fotsch
Senior Factory Test Engineer
I was drawn to Humane by the culture of openness and the general excitement everyone has for their roles.
DJ works with the Humane hardware team to design stations that test the functionality of various components. He was previously at Apple for six years and worked on a broad range of products—his first project was Gen 1 AirPods, followed by Mac and iPhone—working with the antenna design team to ensure proper performance across technologies. He is passionate about finding unique solutions to ensure that the end user's device will live up to their expectations. At Humane, he hopes to learn, challenge himself, and contribute to the company's overall success.
James Zollinger
Head of Product Security
I joined to Humane to work with open-minded, thoughtful, and incredibly talented colleagues developing never-before-seen, ambitious products with the potential to change how we interact with the world around us.
James is a security and cryptography expert with an emphasis on end user products which balance usability and security. During his 11 years at Netflix, he went from designing the streaming service and requisite product security to leading one of the best security engineering organizations in the world. James has a degree in biophysics from Yale, where he researched structural biology and worked as a teacher before entering the technology industry.
Colleen Gomez
Financial Planning and Analysis Lead
I’ve never felt so valued and motivated to do my best work; the culture at Humane is really special.
Colleen is a finance professional with over a decade of experience bringing products to market. She scaled Tesla’s accounting operations following the Model S launch, was part of the team at Dolby Laboratories that developed and launched the company’s first headphones, and supported the company’s largest direct-to-consumer enterprise, Dolby Cinema. Colleen is passionate about all things numbers, and is most energized when she has the opportunity to collaborate across teams to drive a shared vision to financial success.