Serge KADJO

Co-Founder

New York City, New York, United States8 yrs 2 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Pioneered AI-driven hardware development solutions.
  • Founded a successful consulting firm in West Africa.
  • Led product development for high-margin hardware solutions.
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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAi-powered Engineering ToolsHardware-software IntegrationProduct DevelopmentMarket AnalysisHardware DevelopmentProduct DesignBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipEngineering

Other Skills

Product RequirementsDomain-Specific LLMsAnalytical SkillsElectrical EngineeringEmbedded SystemsConsultingComputer-Aided Design (CAD)ManufacturingHardware Systems EngineeringCAD / PLM / Manufacturing PipelinesArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningCost ManagementDesign SpecificationsKey Performance Indicators

About

Hardware doesn’t move slowly because it’s hard. It moves slowly because your current tools and processes are not communicating effectively. I’m Serge Kadjo, after 10+ years building real-world physical products, from IoT, deeptech and robotics to energy and healthcare across 5 continents, I have been lucky enough to live through the pain of building hardware products from: - fragmented tools - manufacturing nightmare - manual documentation - months-long iteration cycles Today, I decided to fix that by giving hardware teams (designers, engineers, makers) the connection layer they've been denied: * ProductFlo.io: the collaborative OS for hardware teams * Haitch.diy: an AI engine that turns ideas into manufacturable engineering outputs 👨🏿‍🚀 My Mission Make hardware development as fast, collaborative, and accessible as software. I am dreaming of a day when everyone will be able to ship physical products as easily as software is today! I share what I learn every day, no theory, no hype. 🌳 Background - African || Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 (Born & raised) - Speaks French, English, Arabic, Polish, Mandarin - Multiple Visas (O1 🇺🇸 + Passport Talent 🇫🇷) - 10+ years in hardware product development and systems engineering - Founder + Full-stack builder (SaaS, AI, healthcare, robotics, IoT, energy) - AI systems architect with a focus on domain-specific LLM applications - Abidjan → Paris → Wroclaw → Shenzhen → Atlanta → New York 🌱 Philosophy & Approach 1. How I Build: "Think like a scientist, build like an engineer, execute like a founder." 2. First principles thinking: Break problems down to fundamentals, question assumptions, rebuild from ground truth. 3. Rapid iteration: Ship early, learn fast, iterate based on real feedback (not theory). 4. Cross-disciplinary innovation: The best solutions come from combining hardware, software, and AI in novel ways. 5. Impact over hype: Build things that actually work, that solve real problems, that generate actual revenue, not just impressive demos. 🚀 What Drives Me Inspire the next generation of Black/African engineers, leaders and dreamers to believe in themselves and their Dreams. 📫 Let's Connect I'm always interested in conversations about: * Engineering, hardware, AI * Hardware startups and product development challenges * deep tech startups * building real things that ship * Early-stage (0-1) companies and startups ♠️ let’s connect 📧 Email: serge at productflo.io 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/swkkadjo 🐦 Twitter/X: @swkkadjo ⛓️ GitHub: github.com/spyhack225

Experience

8 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
3 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Wearer lab

Founder || CEO

Apr 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Atlanta, GA · On-site

  • We are pioneering the concept of AI-driven hardware development by releasing the first AAD (Agent Assisted Design) Platform.
  • ProductFlo is the first cloud-native PLM environment designed from day one to handle mechanical, electrical, firmware, and regulatory artefacts in a single workspace; its generative co-pilot drafts test plans, compliance checklists, and transfer-to-manufacturing packets automatically, eliminating the file-hopping and re-keying that consume 30–40 per cent of a typical program schedule.
  • Haitch provides the semantic engine under the hood: a 7-billion-parameter language backbone fused with a vision encoder fine-tuned on 680 k annotated CAD, PCB, and BOM screens. That alignment through reinforcement learning from human feedback lets the model natively read, reason over, and generate engineering files, something conventional LLMs or legacy PLM systems cannot do.
  • Together, the stack turns a napkin sketch into a regulation-ready hardware package in hours instead of months, giving startups and SMEs the same level of digital-thread sophistication normally reserved for Fortune 500 aerospace programs. No incumbent PLM (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, Solidworks PLM, etc.) currently offers a built-in multimodal generative model, and no existing AI model exposes a CAD-aware API at this fidelity.
Business DevelopmentProduct RequirementsProduct ManagementAI-Powered Engineering Tools

Presso

2 roles

Head of Research And Development

Promoted

Jul 2022Apr 2023 · 9 mos · On-site

  • Lead strategic roadmap positioning, feature definition, design reviews, and competitive analysis for new product features.
  • Interface with key opinion leaders from the founders to the executive team to define and develop product requirements and market analysis.
  • Drive technical trade-offs from R&D to DVT, between the engineering teams, to achieve a GM of 40%
  • Owned conceptual designs, hands-on fabrication, material selection, performance, and test validation in Manufacturing Automation, Robotics, and Thermodynamics Systems.
Analytical SkillsProduct DesignProduct DevelopmentMarket Analysis

Hardware Engineering Manager

Sep 2019Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · On-site

  • Authored development of the steam-generated system and robotic stretching technology.
  • Achieved 50-80%+ gross margins, by driving trade-off decisions between hardware, UX, design, and quality
  • Reduced product MFG cost by 20% with product redesigning and overseas sourcing
Electrical EngineeringEmbedded SystemsHardware DevelopmentProduct Design

William & compagnies

Founder || CEO

Aug 2018Sep 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Riviera Palmeraie, Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire · Hybrid

  • Founded a technology-focused consulting firm in West Africa with six-figure in annual revenue.
  • Create and maintained a culture of performance, allocating resources according to objectives and goals.
  • Pilot actions and results towards achievements while mastering financial KPIs to renew growth and profitability.
  • Build a solid network in West Africa by developing, researching, and meeting partners, investors, and national and international organizations, targeting potential acquisitions.
ConsultingMarket AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurship

Moona

Product Engineer

Feb 2017Aug 2017 · 6 mos · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · On-site

  • Led product development and variants through the product lifecycle from PRD to EVT, w/ cross-functional teams.
  • Designed analogue and digital circuitry, including schematic design and PCB layout, firmware development in high-volume production
  • Support the Kickstarter campaign with 500 units sold over $146,072 in less than 30 days.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)ManufacturingProduct DevelopmentEngineering

Adi solar energy llc

Hardware Engineer

Jul 2016Jan 2017 · 6 mos · Agadir Ida-Outanane Prefecture, Morocco · On-site

  • Designed, prototyped and manufactured a solar-power wireless sensor kit capable of collecting agriculture field data.
  • Deployed manufacturing plan, while mitigating 5 key risks in reliability, storage, and DFA with Chinese CM from PCB manufacturing, injection modelling casing, and product assembly.
  • Sold more than 3000 sensors in the first year, with a manufacturing margin occupying only 1/3 of the MSRP.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)ManufacturingProduct DevelopmentEngineering

Education

Universite de Lorraine

Master's degree — Industrial Engineering

Jan 2016Jan 2017

Międzynarodowa Wyższa Szkoła Logistyki i Transportu

Master 2

Jan 2017Oct 2017

École Polytechnique d'Agadir

Engineer's degree — Industrial Engineering

Jan 2014Oct 2017

Académie Régionale des Sciences et Techniques de la Mer

Bachelor's degree — Mechanical Engineering

Oct 2011Sep 2014

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