As Executive Vice President of Operations, Jens Hurley is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and growing Ripcord’s services and production. He also played a key role in designing the engineering team in the beginning stages of the company. Jens brings many years of robotics and automation experience to Ripcord. Before joining Ripcord, Jens ran a mechanical design and manufacturing consulting company serving customers like ATK Space, Calient, and FLIR. He holds advanced degrees in both Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with an emphasis in lean production and manufacturing.