Michael Barbella, Managing Editor03.22.23
Relay Robotics Inc. has appointed three key executives to its Product team: Matt Townsend as vice president, Software Engineering; Eric Nguyen as vice president, Product Management; and Jason Hu as senior designer.
"We're excited to add Matt, Eric, and Jason to our Product team just as we're experiencing rapid growth and interest from some of the largest customers in hospitality, healthcare and corporate locations," Relay Robotics Chairman/CEO Michael O'Donnell said. "Their 50 plus years of collective experience designing and building award-winning software and hardware products will enhance our strong team and bring new levels of innovation and speed to market."
Before Relay, Townsend held senior roles at Aspiration (vice president, Engineering), Kollective Technology (vice president, Engineering), Amazon (Software Development manager, Amazon Lab126), Visual Concepts (Senior Lead Software engineer) and Motorola (Software engineer, intern).
“Matt’s proven ability to grow and manage world-class engineering teams will help us meet the next set of challenges as we scale the business,” Relay Robotics Founder and Chief Technology Officer Steve Cousins said.
Nguyen has 25 years of product management and operations experience from senior positions at Kollective Technology (chief Product Officer), Jama Software (vice president of Marketing and Sales Development), and Admax Network (director of Products and Operations).
“Eric’s extensive experience designing and building award-winning software and hardware products will enhance our team and push us to new levels of innovation and customer satisfaction,” O’Donnell stated.
Hu has years of industrial design and user experience work to bear on the unique challenges of fielding robots that work directly with the general public. At the Academy of Art in San Francisco he studied, among other things, human robot interaction design, and has been working with Relay Robotics for years as a consultant.
“We are extremely happy to have Jason full-time on the team as we enter this new phase of Relay Robotics history. He has the background we need to continue Relay’s leadership in designing robots that continually delight people and support our clients in the service industry,” Cousins said.
Relay Robotics (formally Savioke) is a supplier of autonomous service robots that work with humans safely, securely, reliably, and contact-free. Relay Robotics has been a technology leader in robotics since 2013 and holds 10 U.S. patents. Relay’s robots complement staff across hospitality, healthcare, and commercial real estate.
"We're excited to add Matt, Eric, and Jason to our Product team just as we're experiencing rapid growth and interest from some of the largest customers in hospitality, healthcare and corporate locations," Relay Robotics Chairman/CEO Michael O'Donnell said. "Their 50 plus years of collective experience designing and building award-winning software and hardware products will enhance our strong team and bring new levels of innovation and speed to market."
Before Relay, Townsend held senior roles at Aspiration (vice president, Engineering), Kollective Technology (vice president, Engineering), Amazon (Software Development manager, Amazon Lab126), Visual Concepts (Senior Lead Software engineer) and Motorola (Software engineer, intern).
“Matt’s proven ability to grow and manage world-class engineering teams will help us meet the next set of challenges as we scale the business,” Relay Robotics Founder and Chief Technology Officer Steve Cousins said.
Nguyen has 25 years of product management and operations experience from senior positions at Kollective Technology (chief Product Officer), Jama Software (vice president of Marketing and Sales Development), and Admax Network (director of Products and Operations).
“Eric’s extensive experience designing and building award-winning software and hardware products will enhance our team and push us to new levels of innovation and customer satisfaction,” O’Donnell stated.
Hu has years of industrial design and user experience work to bear on the unique challenges of fielding robots that work directly with the general public. At the Academy of Art in San Francisco he studied, among other things, human robot interaction design, and has been working with Relay Robotics for years as a consultant.
“We are extremely happy to have Jason full-time on the team as we enter this new phase of Relay Robotics history. He has the background we need to continue Relay’s leadership in designing robots that continually delight people and support our clients in the service industry,” Cousins said.
Relay Robotics (formally Savioke) is a supplier of autonomous service robots that work with humans safely, securely, reliably, and contact-free. Relay Robotics has been a technology leader in robotics since 2013 and holds 10 U.S. patents. Relay’s robots complement staff across hospitality, healthcare, and commercial real estate.
