Elton Cheng

Elton Cheng has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Elton is currently working as the Head of Partner Solutions - US at Covariant, a position they started in January 2023. Prior to this role, Elton worked as a Lead Integration Engineer at Covariant from July 2022 to March 2023.

Before joining Covariant, Elton worked at Vicarious from January 2018 to April 2022, where they held the positions of Roboticist and Senior System Integration Engineer.

Elton's earlier experiences include working as a Software Test Technician I at Panasonic Avionics Corporation from February 2016 to August 2016. Here, they were responsible for testing In-Flight Entertainment Systems and using Linux for system navigation.

Before that, Elton worked as a Lab Assistant/Programmer at UCSD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery from January 2014 to June 2015. In this role, they developed MATLAB software for data analysis and automation tasks related to muscle tissue analysis.

Elton's earliest work experience was as a Computer Programmer at UCSD Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics from February 2013 to January 2015. Here, they created MATLAB code for data sorting, conversion, and visualization tasks.

Overall, Elton Cheng has a strong background in robotics, software development, and data analysis, with experience in both academia and industry.

Elton Cheng attended UC San Diego from 2011 to 2015, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. Following this, from 2016 to 2017, they enrolled at Northwestern University, completing a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Robotics.