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Kurt Dageforde is an accomplished Actuator Design Engineer at Aeva, contributing to next-generation LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles since June 2022. Prior to this, Kurt served as a Staff Mechanical Lead at Seagate Technology, where responsibilities included overseeing the mechanical aspects of the industry’s first 20TB and 22TB Nearline HDDs and managing cross-functional development teams. Kurt's earlier roles encompassed significant contributions as a Senior Design Engineer focused on voice-coil motor design, a Graduate Student Project Engineer conducting energy efficiency assessments at Colorado State University's Industrial Assessment Center, a Mechanical Engineer at Ice Energy, and an Engineering Intern at Xcel Energy. Academic qualifications include a Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder.