Paxton O'Toole

Paxton O'Toole, P.E. is a skilled Mechanical Engineer currently employed at General Atomics since November 2023. Previously, Paxton served as the Hardware Team Lead at PreAct Technologies, focusing on technical leadership to develop advanced LIDAR cameras from March 2022 to November 2023. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Mechanical Engineer at Porticos, where Paxton led full life cycle product development and analysis from January 2019 to February 2022. Additional experience comprises working as Mechanical Engineer II at Canon Virginia, Inc. with expertise in designing custom camera systems and medical devices from August 2017 to January 2019, and as Mechanical Engineer II at Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc., designing training devices for the US Navy from October 2015 to September 2017. Paxton holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a BA in Economics from William & Mary, along with specialized training in Plastic Part Design for Injection Molding.