Simon Loo, MBA BSEE

Simon Loo is an experienced professional with a diverse background in sales, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Simon has worked in various roles and industries, demonstrating strong leadership and expertise in driving business growth and innovation.

Simon's most recent position was with Cove Fund, where they worked as a Member/Investor starting in July 2021. Prior to that, they served as the West Region Sales Manager at Siemens, focusing on digital transformation in industrial automation and energy systems.

Before Siemens, Simon was the COO of Lyrid, a multi-cloud solution provider, from June 2019. Simon played a crucial role in making cloud native development more automated and affordable for development teams.

Simon also has experience in the field of education and entrepreneurship. Simon served as a Board of Director of Beall Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of California, Irvine, from August 2017. In this role, they were involved in various committees and programs aimed at providing hands-on opportunities for students to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation.

Further showcasing their entrepreneurial spirit, Simon has served as an Angel Investor and Advisor to various companies, including trubify.com, projectunicorn.co, and matchbookai.

In terms of their technical expertise, Simon has worked as a Sales Engineer and Application Engineer in the communication and automation industry. Simon was responsible for managing multimillion-dollar product sales, developing business plans and strategies, and providing technical support to customers and sales channels. Simon'sroles included positions at SEL and Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives.

Throughout their career, Simon has consistently achieved outstanding results, including exceeding sales targets by 125% at GE Grid Solutions. Simon holds an MBA and a BSEE degree, combining their business acumen with a strong technical foundation.

Overall, Simon Loo's work experience reflects a well-rounded professional with a passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, and driving business growth in various industries.

Simon Loo holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Business development and sales management from the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business, which they obtained from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, they completed a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of Arizona from 2006 to 2008. In 2004-2005, they attended De Anza College and pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Apart from their formal education, Simon Loo has obtained additional certifications including being Certificated in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from UC Irvine The Paul Merage School of Business in December 2016, and being certified as an IACET-certified instructor from www.iacet.org in January 2013.