Scott Abrahamson

Scott Abrahamson started their career at Maxtor in 2002, where they worked as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff. Scott was responsible for mechanical performance assurance, TMR, product platform development, and mechanical technology development. In 2006, they joined Seagate Technology as a Senior Director of Engineering, and in this role, they managed engineering projects. In 2009, they joined Hitachi GST, where they held the position of Sr. Director of Mechanical Engineering. There, they were responsible for leading the mechanical engineering team and overseeing the development of hard disk drives. In addition, they also served as the Vice President of World Wide Servomechanical Development, where they were responsible for servo-mechanical design, technology, and strategy for all hard disk drive product families. During their tenure, Hitachi GST became the highest margin HDD company with the most reliable products in the industry. Scott Abrahamson also served on the Board of Directors at CASC during 2013 and 2014. Scott then joined Santa Clara University as an Adjunct Faculty member in Mechanical Engineering in 2014. In 2015, they moved to Apple, where they worked as a Mechanical Engineer. In 2017, they joined AquaHydrex as a Principal System Engineer and was responsible for system engineering duties. Scott retired in 2019 and started working as the Vice President of Engineering at Hysata in November 2021.

Scott Abrahamson has a strong education background in Mechanical Engineering. Scott obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in the years 1977 to 1982. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Awalt High School from 1973 to 1977, earning a General High School diploma. Scott furthered their studies at Stanford University, where they earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from 1982 to 1983. Scott later pursued a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, completing it in the years 1983 to 1987.