Alex Toofanian

Alex Toofanian is a Senior Technical Program Manager specializing in Autonomous Robotics at Brain Corp since April 2023, previously holding the position of Technical Program Manager II for Robot Applications. Prior experience includes a Graduate Researcher role at UC San Diego, where Alex trained deep learning models for safe control of autonomous systems, contributing a significant algorithm to the field. Prior to that, Alex served as an intern at Brain Corp and as a Project Engineer III at Honeywell, leading turbomachinery product development for aircraft environmental control systems. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Robotics/Controls from UC San Diego and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.