Jason Derenick

Jason Derenick is a highly experienced engineer specializing in autonomy and robotics, currently serving as Staff Engineer - Autonomy at Seegrid since February 2024. Prior to this role, Jason held significant positions at Exyn Technologies Inc, including Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Technology, where leadership involved developing autonomous aerial robots for commercial applications. Jason's previous experience includes working as a Staff Engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft, focusing on real-time perception for autonomy initiatives, and as a Staff Research Engineer at the United Technologies Research Center, collaborating with Sikorsky on algorithms for autonomous flight. Jason also contributed as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Laboratory and has a solid academic background with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Lehigh University, where research included optimization-based strategies for multi-agent systems.