Alex Klimaj

CEO/CTO at ARK Electronics

📍 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Alex Klimaj is the CEO, CTO, and fully bootstrapped founder of ARK Electronics, specializing in designing and manufacturing NDAA-compliant drone electronics in the USA. An Electrical Engineer from Cal Poly, he has deep expertise in embedded systems, circuit design, and firmware, aiming to grow the US drone industry through open-source hardware contributions.

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Experience

10 Years

Current Role

CEO/CTO

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Personality Overview

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Communication Style

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Work Preference

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Priorities

Topics Alex cares about

US Drone Production

His company, ARK Electronics, is explicitly focused on designing and manufacturing electronics to grow the US drone industry and ensure NDAA compliance.

Open Source Hardware

He is a notable contributor to the PX4 open-source autopilot software and believes open standards foster innovation and help manufacturers get to market faster.

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Career

Work history

9-2018

CEO/CTO

ARK Electronics

12-2023

Board of Governors

47G

7-2017 - 1-2019

Electrical Engineer

Teal Drones

4-2016 - 7-2017

Electrical Engineer

Code Corporation

2-2015 - 1-2016

Embedded Hardware and Firmware Engineer

Nebula Music Technologies

In the press

Media appearances

Alex Klimaj, Ark Electronics | Behind The Tech Episode #2. Featured in YouTube (Behind The Tech Podcast)

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Alex Klimaj, CEO of ARK Electronics, demos his latest .... Featured in YouTube

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Education

2010 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Social presence

Behavioral profile

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