Stephen O'Dea

Stephen O'Dea is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in operational and engineering leadership across multiple industries. Currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Apptronik, O'Dea previously held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Red 6, where efforts focused on advanced outdoor augmented reality systems for military training. At Amazon, O'Dea excelled as GM, Head of Engineering, Product, and Tech for Amazon Dash Carts, leading a large cross-functional team to innovate in physical retail technology. O'Dea's significant tenure at iRobot involved numerous leadership roles, culminating as Senior Director of Engineering, driving advanced development activities and leading critical market innovations such as the Roomba i7's Imprint Smart Mapping software. O'Dea's earlier career included engineering management roles at Dell EMC, enhancing product development and supplier management. O'Dea holds an MBA from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.