Meet Our Team
Seegrid, founded in 2003, optimizes workflow processes for the material handling warehouse industry with vision-guided robotic pallet trucks and tow tractors. Backed by more than 30 years of innovation and research, Seegrid’s Robotic Industrial Trucks increase productivity and reduce costs.
Our team represents the best-in-class, including the world’s leading robot scientists as well as engineers, programmers, logistics practitioners and entrepreneurs.
Scott Friedman, MD
Chief Executive Officer
As Seegrid's Chief Executive Officer, Scott oversees all aspects of the company’s long-term strategy and direction.
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Prior to co-founding Seegrid with Hans Moravec, Scott served as President and CEO of CareFlow|Net, an enterprise medical software company. Earlier in his career, Scott secured $18M in federal funding from the National Library of Medicine and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for medical informatics research. CareFlow|Net licensed the intellectual property created under the government contracts and commercialized the Web-based transcription and electronic signature solutions. CareFlow|Net was purchased by a division of Philips Electronics NV in 2003.
Scott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Honors College at the University of Michigan and holds a medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
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Hans Moravec, Ph D
Chief Scientist
Hans is a Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Seegrid.
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Hans is a former Research Professor and Director of the Mobile Robot Lab at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. His academic work has been funded by numerous government agencies, including the Office of Naval Research, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Hans is the author of two books, Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence and Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind, that explore the implications of evolving robot intelligence.
Hans holds a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, a Master of Science degree in computer science from University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Acadia University.
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Mitchell Weiss
Chief Operating Officer
As Seegrid’s Chief Operating Officer, Mitchell Weiss is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Engineering and Manufacturing departments.
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Prior to Seegrid, Mitchell worked for Brooks Automation as the CTO. Mitchell came to Brooks after the strategic merger of Brooks with PRI Automation. At PRI, he served as CTO and VP of Strategy/Technology, overseeing growth from $20M to $450M in annual revenues between 1994 and 2002. Before these roles at PRI and Brooks, he was President and Founder of ProgramMation Inc., as well as Co-Founder and Chief Engineer of United States Robots.
Mitchell is the co-author of Industrial Robotics: Technology, Programming and Applications. He holds 17 patents and earned several academic and industry awards, including being named to Industry Week's Top 50 R&D Professionals.
Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and earned a Graduate Certificate in IP from Northeastern University.
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David R. Heilman
Chief Administrative Officer
As Seegrid's Chief Administrative Officer, David oversees finance and operations.
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In his previous position as chief financial officer of Precision Therapeutics, Inc., David received a Pittsburgh Business Times 2010 CFO of the Year award. David also served as managing director of The Meridian Group, a private mid-market investment banking and management consulting firm. Previous positions include EVP, CFO, and VP of strategic planning and corporate development for GNC Corporation, and president of First Westinghouse Capital Corporation (Westinghouse Financial Services).
David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Mark Faurie
Chief Financial Officer
As Seegrid's Chief Financial Officer, Mark is responsible for leading Seegrid’s finance department, which includes treasury activities, tax planning, accounting and reporting and internal audit.
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Before joining Seegrid, Mark was CFO at Solar Power Industries, Inc., where he performed similar responsibilities. Prior to that, he was Treasurer, VP of Corporate Development and a Board member of Rapidigm, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mark spent 13 years at Ernst & Young, where he directed audit engagements for companies primarily in the manufacturing, healthcare, mining and distribution industries.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
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