# Aristos Athens

> Software @ Charta Health | xTesla, xStanford

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aristos

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Charta Health
Jan 2025 – Present
Software Engineer & Manager, Post Acute Care

### Staff Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
Software Engineer & Manager, Supercharger

### Senior Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
Software Engineer & Team Lead, Supercharger

### Software Engineer @ Verkada
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Software Engineer & Intern Manager, Camera Firmware & Software

### Software Engineer @ Deepcell, Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Mountain View, CA
Deepcell is a startup seeking to leverage advances in machine learning and hardware technology to provide improvements in diagnostic speed and accuracy - https://deepcellbio.com/

- Wrote Python modules for image processing and analytics.
- Wrote C# modules to automate image capture, microscope movement, and alignment.
- Fabricated microfluidic devices.
- Improved product accuracy and speed by automating imaging hardware.

### Research, Robotic Modeling @ Stanford University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Camarillo Lab
The Camarillo Lab works on robotics and sensor technology for medical applications.

-	Developed mathematical models for position estimation of end effector in Auris soft robotic arms.
-	Wrote Python controller for setting and following end effector trajectories.
-	Improved range and responsiveness of end effector using concentric robotic arms.

### Research, Thermosciences @ Stanford University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Majumdar Lab
Ford Motors funded project on demonstrating the "Ionocaloric" effect, or entropy-driven bulk cooling.

-	Designed and fabricated counter-flow heat exchangers.
-	Wrote MatLab modules to automate logging and analysis of temperature and flow data.
-	High efficiency exchanger contributed to improved characterization of Ionocaloric redox agents.

### Hardware Engineer @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | TEAM Laboratories
TEAM is a bio/electro-mechanical prototyping lab which contracts to private companies and UC Davis.

-	Designed, prototyped, and manufactured a 3D printer using 3D printing, lasercutting, milling techniques.
-	Components include build platform, extruder, filament holder, motor mounts, frame, heating element.
-	Assembled functional 3D printer using my components and salvaged electrical controller.

### Research, Tissue Biomechanics @ Stanford University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Levenston Lab
I participated in Stanford’s Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program, which provided funding for the summer. I did work related to cartilage biomechanics in Dr. Marc Levenston's lab.

### Research, Tissue Biomechanics @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
I worked on a project with Dr. Jerry Hu and Dr. Eleftherios Makris to test the integration properties of tissue-engineered cartilage into native tissue.  I wrote a scientific paper as the first author (publication below).  We have also prepared a patent application, submitted by UC Davis.


Peer-reviewed journal article: 
Athens AA, Makris EA, Hu JC (2013) Induced Collagen Cross-Links Enhance Cartilage Integration. PLoS ONE 8(4): e60719. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060719


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

### Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics & Robotics
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aristos-athens-3a2635102

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Last updated: 2026-04-10