Company

Drako Tech delivers the fastest path to safe, connected, AI-powered vehicles through its industry first, single ECU, mixed criticality, real-time automotive operating system. DriveOS provides real-time networking, device control, and power delivery on simplified harness technology.

The company’s platform accelerates development and maximizes profitability for automotive OEMs across all vehicle segments. Drako Tech’s solutions are battle-tested in the world’s most demanding performance vehicles.

Leadership Team

Dean Drako

President and CEO

Strong track record building & scaling software-driven technology companies. BS and MS in  Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan and UC Berkeley, respectively.

Shiv Sikand

Shiv Sikand

Executive VP

Expert in chip design, software development, & vehicle architecture.  BS and MS degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Manchester, Postgraduate research, Computer Science.

Richard West

Richard West, PhD

Chief Software Architect

Global authority in real-time systems & mixed-criticality design. MEng, Microelectronics & Software Engineering University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, MS & PhD, Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology.

Mika Reinikainen

VP, Software Engineering

Driving architecture & platform for electric vehicles, based on Linux for apps & real-time OS at the core. Specialist in building embedded & cyber-physical systems on Linux. BS & MS in Computer Science, University of Eastern Finland.