Kevin A. Damoa is a servant leader, mechanical engineer, operations executive, inventor, master logistician, and veteran of the US military. He has developed technologies that have enabled the space exploration of mankind in our quest to be an interplanetary species, in addition to supporting the deployment of clean mobility solutions ranging from hydrogen powered airplanes to battery electric self-shifting bicycles. His career began in the US Army at age 17, where he served in South Korea for 2 years, before being forward deployed to Iraq with 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. After departing the US Army after his 2nd tour in Iraq he joined the Air Force where he would serve as a Logistics Officer and firefighter supporting California’s MAFFS (Mobile Air Fire Fighting Systems) unit for 12 years before retiring in 2018.
From April 2012 to November 2015, Mr. Damoa served as the Flight Module Logistics Manager at SpaceX, developing their logistics systems, programs, and designing and deploying the shipping apparatus used to transport the Rocket from production to launch site. After a brief 1 year term at Northrop Grumman where he served as an Integration Program Manager on the F35 fighter jet platform, he would then go on to work as an executive and early founding employee at start-ups; Romeo Power (Vice President, Industrialization), XOS Trucks (Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations), Canoo (In Charge of Logistics, Sustainment, Safety), and Serial 1 Cycle/Harley Davidson (Vice President, Operations) where he led product development and design, manufacturing deployment, and product launches.
His most recent entrepreneurial venture is as co-Founder & CEO of Glid Technologies. Glid is developing a clean energy road to rail vehicle utilizing autonomous technologies. He also serves as the Chairman and CEO of Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. which is focused on autonomous technology solutions and their global deployment.
Mr. Damoa holds an MBA in Project Management from Keller Graduate and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical. He enjoys mentoring youth and veterans, reading, drawing/painting, playing the guitar and singing, dancing, designing and building custom race cars and airplanes, supporting disruptive deep tech, residential construction, and spending quality time with family and loved ones.
