Mr. Hare has designed and led design teams for many high tech products across a wide range of industries and technologies. He has founded or participated in several technology-based start-up companies. Mr. Hare is also an instructor of systems design, robotics, Labview automation and technology management in the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara. He holds BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from UC Santa Barbara and a MS degree in Mechanical Engineering Design from Stanford University.