Sid Wiesner

SID WIESNER

Technology executive with an MS in Computer Science and 20+ years bridging technology and business to solve hard problems at scale. From autonomous robots serving Amazon and GM, to mobile platforms helping 300,000 farmers in West Africa, I build and lead teams that deliver meaningful impact. My strength lies in translating complex technical challenges into strategic solutions, scaling organizations through hypergrowth, and leading across diverse domains—robotics, healthcare, and social impact.

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Core Expertise

Leadership

  • Engineering teams from 5 to 35+ people
  • Product strategy & roadmap development
  • Scaling organizations through hypergrowth
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management
  • Technical hiring & team building

Technical

  • System architecture & platform design
  • Mobile development (iOS, Android)
  • Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure)
  • API design & microservices
  • Robotics & computer vision
  • Data systems & analytics

Domains

  • Autonomous systems & robotics
  • Fintech & mobile payments
  • Healthcare technology (HIPAA/FDA)
  • Social impact & emerging markets
  • Supply chain & logistics

Business Impact

  • 10x customer growth (25K to 300K users)
  • 20x product reliability improvements
  • 4x revenue growth achievement
  • Zero-to-one product development
  • Regulatory compliance (FDA, HIPAA)

My Journey

July 2018 - Present

Chief Technology Officer at myAgro

Leading technology strategy for a non-profit helping millions of smallholder farmers in West Africa invest in their fields and escape poverty. Supported >10x customer growth from 25,000 to 300,000 farmers and grew the tech team from 5 to 35 people.

Social Impact Non-Profit Scale
Mar 2015 - June 2018

VP of Engineering at Seegrid

Managed team of 35 engineers to deliver self-driving vehicles for warehouse and manufacturing customers including Amazon, General Motors, and Whirlpool. Improved product reliability >20x and drove 4x revenue growth.

Robotics Autonomous Vehicles Leadership
2010 - 2015

CTO & VP Roles at Wellbridge Health & Touchtown

Led product and technology for healthcare companies focused on senior living and chronic illness management. Delivered a product that was 2.5 years overdue within 2 months of joining, launched >$1M tablet product line, and created regulatory strategy for HIPAA/FDA compliance.

Healthcare Product Leadership
2008 - 2010

Engineering Leadership at Seegrid & One Acre Fund

Led engineering teams across robotics and international development. At One Acre Fund in rural Kenya, designed systems enabling 1,500→100,000 farmer scale. At Seegrid, managed 10 engineers and drove product reliability from 67% to 95%.

Leadership Scale
2003 - 2008

Early Career: CMU Research to Seegrid

Commercialized robotics research with Hans Moravec at CMU. Joined Seegrid as one of first 5 employees, architecting the core autonomous vehicle platform and building company infrastructure from 2 to 20 people.

Early Stage Robotics

Education

MS in Computer Science - Georgia Tech

BS in Computer Science - WVU