The Ally Team

Employees

Mitch Tolson

FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

- Technical Advisor: Miso Robotics
- 33 years of entrepreneur and engineering experience
- Prior experience at Fresh Consulting, Microsoft, PACCAR
- Excellence in Engineering award
- FIRST Volunteer and Mentor
- BSME Mechatronics, University of Washington

Mitch Tolsen
Founder & CEO

Jennifer Christensen

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

- Prior experience includes Industrial Engineering Manager, Ergonomics Director
- Mentors elementary children in STEAM project-based learning
- Loves weightlifting, running, jigsaw puzzles, nature, learning and tacos
- BSIE, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Jennifer Christensen
Co-founder & COO

David Deckert

DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING

- 30+ years of building stuff
- Cellphones, software, lab equipment, & satellites
- Occasional code monkey
- B Comp Sci, M Eng Mgmnt

DAVID DECKERT
DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING

Paul Hall

VICE PRESIDENT OF TEST AND QUALITY

- 30 years product development and quality experience
- Microsoft Surface & Xbox hardware, Motorola cell phones, Hewlett-Packard instrumentation
- Design for Six Sigma
- BSEE, MSEE University of Washington

PAUL HALL
Vice President of Test and Quality

Jeff Kranski

ROBOTICS ENGINEER

Jeff Kranski
Principal Robotics Engineer

Chris Knaack

SENIOR EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Chris Knaack
Senior Embedded Software Engineer

ROB DEL VALLE

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Rob Del Valle
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Josh Weinberg

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Josh Weinberg
Director of Strategy & Business Operations

Board & Advisors

Mitch Tolson

BOARD MEMBER

- Technical Advisor: Miso Robotics
- 33 years of entrepreneur and engineering experience
- Prior experience at Fresh Consulting, Microsoft, PACCAR
- Excellence in Engineering award
- FIRST Volunteer and Mentor
- M.ENG Mechatronics, UW

Mitch Tolsen
Board Member

Michael Bell

BOARD MEMBER

Michael Bell
Board Member

David Harder

OPERATIONS ADVISOR

EXPERIENCED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER


- Microsoft

- Gap
- Nokia
- MBA, University of Texas
- BSIE, Purdue University

David Harder
Operations Advisor

Dennis Meinhardt

PRODUCT ADVISOR

EXPERIENCED CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER


- 30 years product development experience
- Executive-level product leader for Microsoft devices
- Nuclear, Aerospace, Biomedical, Health AI, and consumer industries
- Commissioned officer US Navy
- MBA, MPH, BSAA Engineering

Dennis Meinhardt
Product Advisor

Jamie Garza

CLIENT SERVICES ADVISOR

Jamie Garza
Client Services Advisor