Hal Ockerse

Hal Ockerse is an experienced engineering professional currently serving as a Principal System Design Engineer at NVIDIA, focusing on the DRIVE Hyperion autonomous vehicle development platform since February 2023. Prior roles include Principal System Architect at NIO, where responsibilities encompassed technology and business planning along with advanced R&D, and Engineering Manager at Apple, overseeing autonomous systems in a special project group. Hal's background also includes a tenure at Tesla Motors as a Staff Program Manager for Autopilot hardware development, as well as significant roles at Marvell Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Gentex Corporation, X-Rite, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where expertise spanned program management, system-on-chip architecture, ADAS R&D, and embedded software development. Hal holds multiple degrees, including an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an MS in Management of Technology from the University of Michigan and National Technological University, respectively, along with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a BS in Physics.