#578 The World’s First Battery-Free Sensor with Richard Sawyer, Vice President of Engineering at Everactive
Today we’re talking to Richard Sawyer, Vice President of Engineering at Everactive; and we discuss what went into creating the world’s first battery-free sensor; how these sensors are being used to measure steam from chocolate factories; and why working at a startup is like drinking from a firehose.
All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!
Check out more of Richard and Everactive at https://everactive.com/!
In case you missed it: check out our episode with Mike Freedman, co-founder and CTO of Timescale.
About Richard Sawyer:
Richard Sawyer is an innovator and engineering leader. In his current role as VP of Engineering at Everactive, he leads a multi-disciplinary engineering team designing and developing a full-stack solution for self-powered wireless sensors built on-top of their fabless semiconductor technology. Richard has a background in leading product development teams, mentoring engineers, leveling-up engineering managers, and forming strategies with the business folks. Richard began his career as a software and firmware engineer which grew into a career focused on wireless communication, embedded systems, and IoT.
Richard has a Master of Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
About Everactive:
Everactive helps developers easily design connected products without worrying about power management, batteries, or network constraints
The Everactive Edge hardware toolkit and managed network are purpose-built for the rapid design and deployment of low-maintenance, always-on IoT systems. The company's proprietary technology stack enables new applications to scale to massive numbers of devices in previously un-monitored locations, each generating way more data than previously possible using conventional battery-powered alternatives. This truly revolutionizes how developers approach designing products, leading to the proliferation of devices long predicted for the IoT.