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Gui Cavalcanti
Head of Engineering @ PitPro Automation
Gui Cavalcanti is a versatile and accomplished leader and entrepreneur with a strong background in mechanical and systems engineering, particularly in the field of robotics. He has successfully led multi-faceted companies and technical projects, demonstrating expertise in non-profit and for-profit executive management, project management of cutting-edge R&D initiatives, and executive production of video and visual art. Gui has a proven track record of raising significant venture capital, growing organizations to substantial revenue levels, managing large teams, and delivering numerous professional robot platforms across a wide range of sizes and functionalities.
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I’m thrilled to finally announce what I’ve been working on for the past 4 months! I’ve teamed up with Jeremy Conrad to co-found PitPro Automation, the robotic auto repair shop of the future. I’m our Head of Engineering here at PitPro, and we’re already off to the races designing prototypes with our first employee Miles Pekala.
We’re looking to help address the critical labor crisis in the $100+ billion auto repair industry, which is only getting worse as time goes on.
We’re starting by automating tire service for fleet vehicles (class 1 & 2 cargo vans, specifically) that are in constant, heavy-duty service and need multiple tire changes a year, like your standard-issue Amazon delivery vans.
The past four months have been a rush of activities to get PitPro up and running, including:
- Attending conferences like Fleet Forward and Work Truck Week
- Getting trained as a master tire technician instructor by the Tire Industry Association in Baltimore
- Renting cargo vans to measure them and throw them into CAD
- Designing our first prototype robot (with a constant infusion of coffee and techno on loop)
We’re ordering parts for our first robot now, and I’m super excited to talk to both potential fleet customers, and controls engineers + software engineers interested in deploying next-gen automation in real-world environments! Please reach out to learn more!
#Automation #Robotics #Auto #Startups #Tire #Autorepair #autorepairshop #FleetManagement
Today is my last day at Third Wave Automation!
I have adored working for this company, and working with this team. We’ve accomplished a ton over the past two and a half years, including switching forklift platforms, passing regulatory tests for the first time, increasing the speed and productivity of our robots by 3-4X, and deploying to a bunch of customer sites.
Being a Technical Program Manager has forced me to grow in a lot ways I’ve been hoping for, and I’ve built a lot of intuitive muscle around the estimate/design/build/test/deploy process - I’m super excited to keep building on that expertise.
I’m very proud of what we’ve accomplished, the work I’ve done here, and I’m so excited to see what these folks accomplish in the coming years! If you or anyone you know is looking for a job being a robotics TPM, I would be happy to refer you!
But nooooow… it’s time to throw my hat back in the ring and start something new. More on that soon 😉
