Samir Kala

Samir Kala has extensive work experience in electrical engineering, hardware product management, and infrastructure engineering. Samir has held senior positions at various companies, including Tonal, Twitter, Uber, and Facebook. At Tonal, Samir led a team of electrical engineers in designing and manufacturing a complex consumer product. Samir also has experience in PCB design using Altium and developing testing protocols for component and system qualification. During their time at Twitter, Samir served as a Senior Hardware Product Manager and was responsible for identifying pain points in design and developing a long-term roadmap for power architecture. At Uber, they managed the electrical infrastructure engineering team and defined technical aspects related to electric vehicle charging and global warehouse installations. Samir began their career at Facebook as a Hardware Engineer, where they worked on IoT device development, presented design concepts to senior management, and led server hardware projects. Prior to their industry experience, Samir worked as an Undergrad Research Assistant at the University of Waterloo and held co-op positions at Christie Digital Systems, IESO, NVIDIA, AMD, and the Canadian Space Agency. Overall, Samir has a strong background in electrical engineering and a track record of leadership and innovation in the field.

Samir Kala has a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, which they completed in 2011. In the same year, they also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Energy and Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo. Prior to that, in 2005, Samir obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Honors Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Additionally, they have a certification as an Electrical Engineer from Professional Engineers Ontario, which they obtained in 2023. In 2018, Samir received a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute. Samir has also completed an Executive Education program from Harvard Business School Online, although the specific details and dates of this program are not provided.