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David Hodge

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States16 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founder of successful connected-vehicle software company.
  • Led engineering teams at Apple for Maps and Transit features.
  • Raised significant funding from notable investors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with extensive experience in mobile application development and engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipSoftware EngineeringMobile Application DevelopmentEngineering ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

Client EngineeringConnected-Vehicle Fleet Management SoftwareFundraisingProject ManagementTeam LeadershipTeam Management

Experience

Standard fleet

Founder, CEO

Feb 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Connected-Vehicle Fleet Management Software. Connected to over 100k vehicles. Raised $7m from UP2398 (eBay founder Pierre Omidyar), Canvas Ventures, & others. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-first-third-party-app-standard-fleet-details/
Connected-Vehicle Fleet Management SoftwareFundraisingSoftware DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipSoftware Engineering

Nikola software

Proprietor

Jan 2018Feb 2022 · 4 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

  • The best app for Tesla owners.
Mobile Application Development

Apple

Engineering Manager

Aug 2013May 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Cupertino

  • Integrated the acquired Embark team into Apple and was a "directly responsible individual" for the Transit project.
  • February 2015 to May 2016: Managed the Maps App Team, which consisted of three engineering teams and 25 people. We were responsible for the client engineering of Maps on iPhone, iPad, Watch, OS X, and CarPlay. Among other features, we shipped Transit and Nearby. We also brought Maps to Watch.
  • July 2014 to Feb 2015: Managed an eight person client engineering team responsible for Apple Maps on iOS. Responsibilities included the Transit client and the majority of iOS Maps App features.
  • August 2013 to July 2014: Managed a four person client engineering team responsible for the Transit feature in Apple Maps on iOS.
Team ManagementClient EngineeringProject ManagementEngineering ManagementSoftware Development

Embark

Founder, CEO

Jun 2008Aug 2013 · 5 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco

  • Embark was acquired by Apple in 2013.
  • We founded Embark to make it easier to get around cities using mobile phones. The Embark apps were designed to make it simple to get from A to B on mass transit.
  • Millions of trips on mass transit were guided by Embark each month. In its heyday, Embark was featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes and TechCrunch and seen on national TV broadcasts in iPhone commercials.
  • We bootstrapped the company for years and eventually raised money from BMW, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Deutsche Telekom, Lowercase, and others.
Mobile Application DevelopmentFundraisingTeam ManagementEntrepreneurshipSoftware Development

Education

University of Southern California

BS

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