# Ari Bennett

> SWE

Location: Stanford, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aribennett

I grew up in a small town called Nikiski, Alaska, south of Anchorage by about 3 hours. I spent most of my youth taking things apart, and ignoring my engineer parents' pleas that I should learn to put them back together. Over time I learned the value of putting stuff back together, mostly because I didn't like being surround by a pile of broken objects. By the time I was in high school this hobby had turned into full blown hacking, and once I was in college I began to build my own things truly from scratch. In grad school, I became deeply involved in the Stanford Product Realization Lab, as a TA and a certified shoprat. I love to build, tinker and experiment, build physical objects that inform, delight, and engage.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Chalk
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Director of Software Engineering @ The Hillman Group
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Technology Director @ The Hillman Group
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

### Co-Founder @ Resharp
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto

### Teaching Assistant @ Stanford Product Realization Lab
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Stanford, CA
Coached introductory and advanced design courses in the Product Realization Lab as a teaching assistant. Instructed student in both how to execute their projects and how to approach ideas from a design standpoint, with an eye for feasibility, value and aesthetic.  
 Helped instruct students in advanced concepts of 3D printing, including algorithmic design, topological optimization, and other methods of leveraging the special capabilities of 3D printing in end use products. 
 Taught the use of Product Realization Lab tools for both end use work and rapid prototyping to over 500 students, and developed mastery of the tools through both teaching and practice.

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Boosted Boards
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Mountainview, California
Conducted user testing of a new electric skateboard controller and designed for the housings and mechinsms to be molded.

### Engineering and Design Intern @ KIWI.KI GmbH
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Owned and developed the ID, user testing and DFM for a consumer keyless entry solution.


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University

### Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ari-bennett-8bb8a9106

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Last updated: 2026-04-10