Matt Holland

Matt Holland has a diverse background in electrical engineering, with a focus on hardware development and design. Matt started their career in 2009 as a Hardware Engineering Intern at Apple Inc., where they conducted power usage profiling and RF testing. Matt then worked as a Research Assistant at the Lagrangian Sensor Systems Laboratory at UC Berkeley, assisting in the design and layout of a water drifter sensor platform.

In 2010, Matt tutored students in lower division electrical engineering classes at UC Berkeley while also working as an ASIC Design Engineer Intern at Uniquify Inc., gaining experience in ASIC physical design and static timing analysis. Matt later became a full-time ASIC Design Engineer at Uniquify Inc., further developing their skills in tool configuration and log analysis.

From 2011 to 2015, Matt worked at Lab126, first as a Hardware Engineer and then as a Hardware Engineer II. During this time, they served as the lead Electrical Engineer for the Amazon Echo Dot and managed schematic and design reviews for Kindle Fire projects. Matt was also the owner of the audio and haptics electrical subsystems for the Amazon Fire Phone.

In 2015, Matt joined Teenage Engineering as a Senior Electronics Engineer, responsible for the hardware development of the OP-Z product line. Matt designed multiple PCBs and FPCs and created initial development boards.

Matt then took on a contract role at Planeta in 2018 as a Contract Hardware Engineer. Matt also worked at Postmates Inc. from 2019 to 2021 as a Senior Hardware Engineer.

In 2021, Matt joined Serve Robotics as a Senior Hardware Engineer / EE Lead. Matt was promoted to the role of Electrical Engineering Manager later that year and then became the Electrical Engineering Senior Manager in 2022. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Electrical Engineering at Serve Robotics.

Matt Holland attended City College of San Francisco from 2004 to 2006. In 2006, they transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2009. During their time at UC Berkeley, Matt also studied Japanese language at the Yamasa Institute's Aichi Center for Japanese Studies in 2007.