Ryan Crum-Friedman is an experienced Automation Engineer currently working at Supernal. Previously, Ryan held the position of Staff Product & Process Automation Engineer at Coherent Inc. and served as a Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Academic experience includes roles as a Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Assistant at UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Ryan holds a Ph.D. and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, obtained between 2011 and 2016. Additionally, Ryan worked as a Math and Physics Tutor at SABLE College Consultants.