Neil Ball

Opto-Mechanical Engineer

Neil Ball is an accomplished opto-mechanical engineer with extensive experience in the field, currently serving at Meta since October 2023. Prior to this role, Neil worked at Meta from November 2018 to October 2023, focusing on optics prototyping within the Advanced Optical Fabrication team, and contributed to the Allen Institute as a System Design Engineer from March 2017 to October 2018, specializing in the development of advanced microscopes. Neil's background includes mechanical design engineering at DAQRI, where work involved consumer electronics, and an undergraduate research assistantship at the University of Washington, leading the mechanical design of x-ray spectrometers. Early career experience includes engineering internships at Intellectual Ventures, where Neil mapped technologies to intellectual property claims and supported laboratory equipment maintenance. Neil holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, obtained between 2011 and 2015.

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