Mihail Pivtoraiko is a highly accomplished robotics and automation engineering professional, with a passion for creating innovative and efficient technology solutions. Pivtoraiko holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has contributed his skills and expertise to a range of organizations in a variety of roles. He co-founded NavTrack, where he serves as Chief Technology Officer. He has also been recognized as a finalist at G-Startup Worldwide and previously founded a startup as part of the S16 batch at Y Combinator. Pivtoraiko has also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, a Graduate Student at Carnegie Mellon University, an Associate Member of Technical Staff at JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory), a Robotics Engineer Intern at Intel Corporation, a Data Mining Intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and an Applications Engineer Intern at Intel Corporation.