Oz

Oz serves as a Manufacturing Lead, primarily stationed in New York, with work extending to Farmington, Detroit. He is deeply involved in the production of highly modular electric vehicles (EVs), utilizing a decentralized production model that emphasizes smart adaptive tooling, robotic welding, CNC, 3D printing, wiring harness, low voltage, module calibration, testing, and final assembly. His efforts are part of a broader team initiative that has successfully reduced tooling, machinery, fitment, and labor costs by 75-80%, and cut down the production lead-time by 60% compared to traditional automakers in the United States. This team has also remarkably shortened the design-to-production period from over six years to just eight months. Oz’s role includes fostering technology and intellectual property development partnerships with mobility and engineering firms located at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as well as collaborating with Tier-1 and Tier-2 ODMs, contract manufacturers, component suppliers, and engineering partners in Detroit. His work supports the objective to manufacture EVs that are not only modular but also characterized by low inventory levels, reduced capital expenditures, and a highly automated production process.