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Ariel Weingarten

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Director of Engineering, Navy Sustainment at Gecko Robotics
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Ariel Weingarten is the Director of Engineering for Navy Sustainment at Gecko Robotics, where he leads efforts to deploy robotic field systems on U. S. Navy ships. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, he specializes in creating technology for harsh, real-world environments to enhance fleet readiness through high-fidelity data collection.

Ariels work demonstrates a passion for tackling tough, hands-on diagnostic challenges. Previously, as a Tech Lead at Gaia GPS, he designed and built features for GPS web applications, showcasing his interest in applying complex software solutions to tangible problems in navigation and infrastructure inspection.

His hackathon project at DisruptSF was featured on TechCrunch, highlighting his aptitude for rapid and notable innovation.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering, Navy Sustainment
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Naval Technology
Leads the Navy Sustainment team at Gecko Robotics, deploying robots onto U. S. Navy ships to collect data that directly impacts fleet readiness.
Field Robotics
Passionate about building and deploying robotic systems that operate in harsh, real-world environments, moving them beyond the confines of the lab.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Director of Engineering, Navy Sustainment
Gecko Robotics
4-2024 - 3-2026
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead
Gecko Robotics
8-2023 - 3-2024
Tech Lead
Outside
7-2022 - 8-2023
Senior Software Engineer
Outside
4-2020 - 8-2022
Software Engineer III
Gaia GPS
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Education
2016 - 2019
Master's Degree
UC San Diego
2010 - 2015
Bachelor of Software Engineering
University of Waterloo
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