Chris Raabe

Global CTO & Board Director of ACSL Inc.

Bend, Oregon, United States

About

Board member and Chief Technology Officer at ACSL, Japan's leading drone manufacturer. Interests include: - Adaptive Failure-Tolerant Control - SLAM - Sensor Fusion - Autonomous Systems

Experience

  • Board Member at ACSL Inc.
    May 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Global Chief Technology Officer at ACSL Ltd.
    Apr 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 3 mos

    - Caring for a team of nearly 50 diverse engineers, empowering them to innovate and grow. - Orchestrating the development of new products, features, and user experience. - Working with CEO and CFO to craft and execute the strategic vision of the company. - Overseeing the solicitation, execution, and completion of numerous government-funded projects. - Evaluating, selecting, and managing foreign suppliers from US, Japan, China, Vietnam, India, Israel and others. - Intimately involved in expansion to Southeast Asia, India, and US. - Working with CEO and CFO to identify, evaluate and close strategic investments.

  • Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo
    Jan 2014 - Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    - Researched navigation and control algorithms for safe indoor/outdoor operation of drones based on the fusion of several sensors, including computer vision - Developed full-featured drone autopilot software from scratch - Developed hardware (including aircraft structure and PCBs) for research and experimentation

  • Simulation Engineer at Boeing Commercial Airplanes
    Apr 2006 - Jan 2014 · 7 yrs 10 mos

    - Develop, validate, and maintain simulations of autopilot, flight controls and electrical systems of several Boeing commercial airplanes - Perform Monte Carlo simulations for autopilot performance evaluation - Use CVS and custom processes to maintain software configuration management - Participate in an international team of experts to develop a model of a human pilot for the New Larger Aeroplanes Obstacle Free Zone study commissioned by ICAO (Circular 301-AN/174) - Develop simplified simulations and produced linear models of complex systems to facilitate control design

  • Simulation Engineering Intern at Honeywell Aerospace
    May 2004 - Aug 2004 · 4 mos

    - Designed a complete, real-time, turbine engine simulation from the ground up, using SIMULINK - Developed and implemented exhaustive diagnostic and validation routines - Interfaced with the customer, aided in preparing of deliverables and support - Compiled reports using PowerPoint and MATLAB’s report generator