About

MISSION

Acroname, Inc. provides expertise and products for applications in embedded robotic, automation, control systems and AV conference rooms.

OUR STORY

Acroname® Inc. was founded in 1994 outside of Boulder, Colorado. Now, over 30 years later, our BrainStem® platform encompasses a full suite of highly expandable hardware and software tools designed by engineers, for engineers. Products built on the BrainStem platform have been used in education and research environments to develop today's self-driving cars and drones (UGV/UAV), and is used in manufacturing, validation, industrial automation and professional conference room applications around the globe. Current iterations of this technology can be found in our Manufacturing Test Modules (MTM) and Programmable USB product lines offered today in our online store. Acroname provides everything you need to build an efficient automated test system or USB management for your conference room.

In 2024, Acroname became a wholly owned subsidiary of Valens Semiconductor, a leader in high-performance connectivity solutions. This partnership enhances our ability to unlock exciting possibilities in USB connectivity and expand our product portfolio.

WHO WE ARE

Our team comes from varied backgrounds, which keeps day to day business interesting to say the least! Our team has degrees in fine arts, computer science, business, mathematics, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, engineering physics, and electrical engineering. Our team speaks three languages, has climbed 12a, studied yoga in India, traveled the country by bicycle, toured nationally in bands, built and rebuilt homes, and — most importantly — established a world-reaching technology company during the technology crash of the late 1990's. More recently we survived a global pandemic. We do not give up easily!

GOING FORWARD

We work in an egalitarian workplace. Our flat organizational structure allows for agile development and efficient cross-collaboration. Acroname thrives as a directed group of individual performers who communicate well to achieve any goal. We strongly believe that the moral and ethical choice is always the right choice, even if it is counter to the best business decision.

 

Suzanne Kauffman

SUZANNE KAUFFMAN

Chief Operating Officer

MATT KRUGMAN

MATT KRUGMAN

General Manager, Chief Technical Officer

Tim Pitschka

TIM PITSCHKA

Logistics Manager

Mitch Neely

Mitch Neely

Sr. Software Engineer

LANCE DAVIES

LANCE DAVIES

Director of Sales

Adam Neef

Adam Neef

Engineering Manager, Systems Engineer

Grant Fritz

Grant Fritz

Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer

Todd Hoffmann

Todd Hoffmann

Engineering Manager, Principal Engineer

Trevor Zylstra

Trevor Zylstra

Production Manager

Chelsey Woolman

Chelsey Woolman

Accounts Payable Clerk

Madison Stelley

Madison Stelley

Production Engineer

Connor Goss

Connor Goss

Sr. Software Engineer

Michael Kaz Easterling

Michael Kaz Easterling

Sr. Software Engineer

Ashley Sabartinelli

Ashley Sabartinelli

Production Lead

Kevin Stow-Parker

Kevin Stow-Parker

Systems Engineer

David Swanson

David Swanson

Financial Reporting Accountant

Jonathon Bruneau

Jonathon Bruneau

Principal Engineer

Adi Wabisabi

Adi Wabisabi

Technical Program Manager

Lacy Konieczka

Lacy Konieczka

Customer Success Rep (CSR) and Sales Operations

Brent Self

Brent Self

Systems Engineer

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