Matt Otterstatter

Matt Otterstatter's work experience includes:

- Innovation Principal at Donaldson since April 2019 (ongoing role).

- Co-Founder and Partner at Vilicus Ventures from 2012 to 2019. Managed a $25M venture capital portfolio, built a pipeline of investment opportunities, and performed market analysis and due diligence.

- Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota in 2017-2018.

- Kauffman Fellow, Class 18 at Kauffman Fellows from 2013 to 2015. Participated in a program dedicated to empowering emerging leaders in the venture capital industry.

- Program Manager & Senior Systems Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne from 2008 to 2014. Accountable for program performance and team execution, led various engineering roles, including failure investigation and hardware design.

- Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University from 2006 to 2008. Designed and researched altitude compensating nozzles using a hybrid rocket engine.

- Microgravity Researcher at NASA in 2006. Conducted research on vortex rings in microgravity and designed fluid mechanics apparatus.

- Undergraduate Research Fellow at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2005. Developed decision-making software to improve Mars mission planning.

- Robotics Engineering Intern at PaR Systems in 2004.

- Computer Software Intern at SPSS from 1998 to 2002.

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Matt Otterstatter attended the University of Minnesota from 2002 to 2006, where they earned a B.A.E.M. degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Matt then pursued further education at Purdue University from 2006 to 2008, earning an M.S. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 2010 to 2013, they attended Stanford University for professional education, although no specific degree was mentioned.