Emir Sahmanovic
Cofounder & CEO at Forge | Global logistics powered by experts and AI | Backed by Google & YC
Experience
Career
2023Forge
Co-founderCo-founder & CEO · San Francisco, CA · 2023 – Present
2021Stoke Space
Propulsion Engineer · Greater Seattle Area · 2021 – 2023
2019BLUE ORIGIN
Propulsion Engineer, Turbomachinery · Greater Seattle Area · 2019 – 2021
2017L3Harris Technologies
Mechanical Engineer · Herndon, VA · 2017 – 2019
- 2016
Hyperloop at Virginia Tech
Lead Mechanical Engineer · Blacksburg, VA · 2016 – 2017
2016Virginia Tech
NASA Langley Research Center/ CRASH Lab – Undergraduate Researcher · 2016
2015Virginia Tech
Center for Turbomachinery and Propulsion Research – Undergraduate Researcher · 2015
2015GE Energy Management
Engineering Intern · Plainville, CT · 2015
Bio
Emir is the co-founder and CEO of Forge. Previously he was a lead engineer with experience designing, building, and testing rocket engines at Blue Origin and Stoke Space. At Stoke, Emir was part of a small team that became the fastest to ever go from seed funding to engine hot fire.