Dean Velasco Jr.

Dean Velasco Jr. is an experienced Embedded Software Engineer at Lincoln Electric since January 2024, with a concurrent role as a Children's and Novice Ninja Warrior Coach at Adrenaline Monkey since March 2022. Prior roles include Senior Systems Development Engineer at Folio Photonics, Inc. (March 2021 - November 2023), Principal Software Engineer at Ajax Health EP Map LLC (July 2020 - March 2021), and Senior Firmware Engineer at both Valtronic and Moen Incorporated (October 2018 - May 2020 and October 2015 - October 2018, respectively). Additional experience encompasses Firmware Engineer at Omnitek LLC, Senior Firmware Engineer at Aclara RF Systems Inc, Senior Mechatronics Engineer at Cellular Technology Ltd, and Senior Systems Engineer at Integrated Dynamics Engineering. Dean Velasco Jr. holds a PhD and an MS in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University, along with dual BS degrees in Computer Engineering and Physics from Ateneo de Manila University. Education was completed at Philippine Science High School.