James Dorris

Co-Founder, CEO at Odys Aviation (YC S21)

Co-founder

Odys Aviation· Summer 2021🇺🇸 Long Beach, California, United States

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2019Co-founder· Odys Aviation

Founder · since 2019

Company

Odys Aviation

Role

Co-Founder, CEO

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Odys Aviation

Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for major airlines

Summer 2021

Experience

Career

Odys Aviation
Co-founder
Co-Founder, CEO · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2019 – Present
2019
Arrivo - The Arrival Company
Director of Electromagnetics · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2017 – 2018
2017
Google
Electro Mechanical Engineer · Mountain View, CA · 2017
2017
Hyperloop One
Director of Electromagnetic Systems · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · 2015 – 2017
2015
CD-adapco
Application Specialist, Electric Machines · Irvine, CA · 2013 – 2015
2013
Fisker Automotive
Systems Engineer - Electric Machines · Anaheim, CA · 2011 – 2013
2011
MIT
Post Doctoral Fellow · 2010 – 2011
2010
Pyron Solar
Consultant · 2007 – 2008
2007

Bio

Prior to founding Odys Aviation (formerly Craft Aero), James held leadership roles at GoogleX, Virgin Hyperloop One, and Arrivo. He started his career in Fusion Energy Research at the MIT PSFC and has long been passionate about improving sustainability and efficiency of transportation systems. As employee 20 at Virgin Hyperloop One, he was responsible for building & leading the propulsion and levitation teams & tech.