Frank Canova

Frank Canova has extensive work experience in various executive and management roles in the tech industry. Frank founded CanovaLabs in 1996, where they provided leadership and consulting services to startups and enterprises. Frank also co-founded RithmAI, a company that tackled the traveling salesman problem.

In 2019, Canova joined Amazon Web Services as a Senior Manager for AI Devices, where they led the engineering teams responsible for developing and launching AWS Panorama, an AI at-the-edge technology for enhancing camera capabilities.

Prior to that, Canova served as a Senior Group Manager at Coherent from 2012 to 2019. Frank was responsible for high-level management activities within the company.

In 2011, Canova worked as the VP of Engineering at Neato Robotics, overseeing the research and development of self-driving consumer robots. Frank managed various aspects of design, including software, hardware, and mechanical systems.

From 2008 to 2010, Canova held the position of VP of Engineering at Plastic Logic. Frank led the engineering efforts for an electronic paper wireless tablet and managed cross-disciplinary teams across multiple locations and disciplines.

Canova also co-founded Livescribe Inc. in 2005, where they served as VP of Engineering until 2008. Frank played a crucial role in developing the company's technology and products.

Other notable experiences include working as VP of Engineering at Wheels of Zeus, where they managed the R&D efforts for wireless network and GPS-based tags, and serving as VP of Engineering and Director at Palm, where they played a key role in the development of the PalmPilot and other PDAs.

Canova began their career at IBM, where they served as a Senior Technical Staff Member for more than 15 years.

Overall, Canova's work experience spans across multiple industries and demonstrates their expertise in engineering, management, and innovation.

Frank Canova is currently pursuing a degree in Deep Learning Foundations from Udacity since 2017. Prior to this, they completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology.