Michael Drake

Michael Drake has a diverse and extensive work experience in engineering roles. Michael currently holds the position of Vice President of Engineering at Metron Farnier - Smart Water Meters, a role that they started in March 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President of Engineering at FreeWave Technologies from November 2020 to March 2022. Michael also briefly held the position of Director of Engineering at FreeWave Technologies from March 2020 to November 2020.

Before joining FreeWave Technologies, Michael worked at Derive Systems as the Vice President of Engineering from September 2018 to March 2020. Michael also worked as the Director of Embedded Systems Engineering at Derive Systems from February 2017 to September 2018. In this role, they played a pivotal role in establishing Derive Systems' new Colorado location, leading the design and development of their "VQ" platform.

Prior to their time at Derive Systems, Michael was employed at Texas Instruments from 2011 to 2017. Michael started as a Systems Development Engineer - Intelligent Lighting from September 2011 to December 2013, where they developed intelligent lighting solutions using Texas Instruments' portfolio of MCU/DSP, power management, and lighting power products. Michael then transitioned to the role of Systems/Applications Engineer - Lead Embedded Engineer from December 2013 to February 2017, where they worked on high-end automotive exterior lighting systems.

Before Texas Instruments, Michael worked at National Semiconductor in various roles. Michael served as a Systems Development Engineer for the Solid State Lighting group from June 2010 to September 2011, where they contributed to the development of LED drivers and ballasts for smart lighting platforms. Prior to this, they held the position of Systems Engineer from May 2003 to June 2010, overseeing systems level development within their group.

Michael's career began at SnowDroid Industries, Inc. as a Systems Design Engineer/Co-Founder from January 2002 to January 2003. Michael played a crucial role in the hardware development of AI-driven robotic proof-of-concept.

Before SnowDroid Industries, Michael worked at National Semiconductor as an Applications Engineer from March 2002 to July 2002, providing customer support for National's Geode x86 SoCs. Michael also served as a Systems Development Engineer from August 1999 to March 2002, contributing to hardware design and test for Geode x86 SoCs.

Michael's earliest work experience was as a Test Engineer at Cyrix in July 1999.

Overall, Michael Drake has held various engineering positions throughout their career, showcasing their expertise and contribution to the development of innovative technologies in diverse industries such as water meters, wireless communication, automotive lighting, intelligent lighting, smart platforms, robotics, and x86 systems.

Michael Drake attended Carnegie Mellon University from 1995 to 1999. During this time, they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.