Jamie Carlson is an experienced professional in advanced technologies and electric vehicle development, currently serving in Advanced EV Development at Ford Motor Company since February 2024. Prior roles include positions at Apple as a Special Projects team member from June 2020 to February 2024, and at NIO as VP of Autonomous Driving and Senior Director of Advanced Technologies from October 2016 to June 2020. Previous experience includes key roles at Tesla Motors, where Jamie was the Autopilot Firmware Manager, and Gentex Corporation as Lead Software Development Engineer. Jamie's career also includes significant contributions at L3 Communications and Belcan Corporation, with a foundational internship at Cirrus Design Corporation. Jamie holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota Duluth.