Christopher Loental

Christopher Loental is an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in hardware and electrical engineering. Currently serving as the Director of Hardware Engineering at Gridware since August 2025, Christopher has previously held prominent roles including Director of Hardware Systems Engineering and Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering at Saildrone. Additional leadership positions include System Integration Manager at Humane™, Director of Embedded Systems at PAX Labs, Inc., and Senior Electrical Engineer at notable companies such as Flex and Samsara, Inc. Christopher began the career at Intel Corporation as an Analog Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Kansas.