Brandon Coats

Brandon Coats has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Brandon currently serves as the Director of System Integration at Mujin, Inc. since May 2021. Previously, from September 2017 to May 2021, they worked at Material Handling Systems, Inc. as the Global Product Manager - Robotics & Vision. In this role, they led teams of engineers in customer pilot opportunities and championed the adoption of new product development strategies.

Before that, from January 2015 to September 2017, Brandon worked at Ascent Aerospace as the Flow Aerospace - Program Manager, and from September 2014 to January 2015, they were an Odyssey Tooling Manufacturing Engineer. Brandon also worked as a Robotics OLP Application Engineer at CENIT from June 2010 to September 2014.

Brandon's earlier experiences include working as a Research & Teaching Assistant and Teaching Assistant at Purdue University from July 2008 to December 2009. Brandon also had an internship at NASA - Johnson Space Center as an NSBRI Project Intern, where they conducted research on cardiovascular physiology. Additionally, they worked as a Research Assistant and Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Louisville, where they focused on developing a cardiovascular model.

Brandon's work experience also includes a role as a Project Engineer at GE Consumer & Industrial from January 2006 to August 2007. In this position, they were responsible for design engineering, structural integrity, and fluid motion.

Overall, Brandon Coats has a broad range of experience in various roles and industries, including program management, robotics, manufacturing, research, and engineering.

Brandon Coats has a diverse education history. In 1999, they graduated from Floyd Central High School with a diploma, focusing on biology, anatomy, mathematics, and physics. Brandon then attended the University of Louisville from 2003 to 2008 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Following this, Coats pursued a PhD in Biofluid Mechanics at Purdue University from 2008 to 2009, although it remains incomplete.