# Torence Lu

> COO at Spanner | Building Hardware for Good | Transforming Lives with Smart Innovation

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/torence

As Chief Operating Officer and Partner at Spanner, Torence enables a studio team of senior product designers to solve engineering challenges at high velocity and with design excellence. His experience as a client of product design firms gives him key insights to keep the team focused and aligned with client objectives throughout the product development process. For 30 years, Torence has led and designed innovative products for Fortune 500 companies, crowd-funded entrepreneurs, and emerging start-ups including LeapFrog, Intel, Harry’s, Target, ChargePoint, Lytro, and Fitbit. Prior to the founding of Spanner, he specialized in developing products for networking, telephony, and videoconferencing at Cisco. Outside of work, you’ll find Torence happy with his family, playing his guitar at church, and making plans to travel.

## Work Experience
### COO & Partner @ Spanner
Jan 2014 – Present | Silicon Valley, California, United States

### Senior Product Designer @ Surfaceink Product Design & Development
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | San Jose, California, United States

### Senior Mechanical Engineer @ Cisco
Jan 1996 – Jan 2012 | San Jose, California, United States

### Mechanical Engineer @ Applied Materials
Jan 1995 – Jan 1996 | Santa Clara, California, United States

### Product Designer @ Wild Planet Entertainment, Inc.
Jan 1994 – Jan 1994 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Product Design Intern @ Arkansas Children's
Jan 1992 – Jan 1993 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States


## Education
### BS Product Design
Stanford University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/torencelu

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Last updated: 2026-04-13