Sam has a background in optimization, robotics, and software engineering. He was previously a software engineer at Dexterity Robotics working on multi-robot coordination and scheduling. While at UC Berkeley, he was a student researcher in the Model Predictive Control Lab working on applying optimal control algorithms to autonomous vehicles.

Sam holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.