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Meet the Management Team
Leading the future of dexterous robotics in agriculture!
Dr Atif Syed
Founder, Inventor & CEO
Atif obtained a PhD in Engineering and Electronics/Bionanotechnology from the University of Edinburgh and has a background in Electronics, Nanotechnology, Robotics and AI. Atif is also an Enterprise Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering. With the breadth of expertise in microfabrication, material science and robotics,
Atif has built the principles for Wootzano to grow into a leading robotics company.
Dr Jesse Opoku
COO
Jesse has experience working with micro/nanofabrication and process development. Jesse perfected the initial Wootzkin sensors and scaled up the technology to a 99.99% yield. Jesse is heading up the plan for the production facilities, reduced cost of production, and working on the ambitious scale-up and delivery of the Avarai™ to enable mass-market integration.
Raviteja Burugu
Lead Robotics Engineer
Raviteja Burugu is a Robotics and Automation Engineer with over 7 years of experience, recognized as the "Rising Star of the Year" by the Fresh Produce Consortium for his contributions to the field. With a Master’s in Robotics from Cranfield University and as a Microsoft Certified Professional, Ravi has been instrumental in creating impactful technologies like electronic toll collection systems and IoT devices. At Wootzano, he designs cutting-edge robotic solutions, including AVARAI, a system that automates the packing of complex produce, demonstrating his expertise in transforming ideas into commercially viable products.
Joel Budu
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
Joel, with over 15 years of experience in Artificial intelligence and software engineering, has successfully led the building of Wootzano’s advanced computer vision systems and machine learning models for fresh produce. His contributions to Wootzano include the development of novel techniques that allow autonomous and intelligent packing and surgery-like precision snipping of vine-based produce to specified weight.