Alan Pham
Mechanical engineer, robotics PhD researcher at WPI, NASA L’SPACE soft robotics researcher, and violinist.
Before my PhD, I spent about three years working as a design and mechanical engineer in industry, where a big part of the job was not just designing things but pushing real work across the line with customers, managers, vendors, and follow-through. I built AO Labs because I got tired of seeing good conversations create momentum and then quietly die because nobody wanted to own the ugly work after the call — recap, next steps, follow-up, and CRM cleanup. That always felt stupid and avoidable to me. AO Labs is my way of making sure the work after a strong call actually gets finished.