Aaron Chow
CEO, co-founder
Aaron graduated from the University of Michigan in Electrical Engineering. During his time at the University of Michigan he was awarded an Entrepreneurship Award and was chosen as a TEDxU of M Speaker. Aaron has 6 years industry experience in Additive Manufacturing working, consulting and advising for many of the world’s most advanced companies such as: Autodesk, Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Northrop Grumman, NASA, GE Aviation, and Aurolab. Aaron is an Air Force Additive Manufacturing Olympics finalist. Aaron is leading applications development and integration into commercially viable products, solving the design, validation, and manufacturing hurdles of adopting new technologies.
Zachary Beller
CTO, co-founder
Zach is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering in progress from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Zach has over 6 years of industry experience with Sandia National Laboratories developing reduced order multi-physics models, advanced manufacturing systems and materials, and high consequence safety devices. Zach is leading the research and technical team at Vixiv to advance the development of predictive AI tools for commercialization.
Massimo Vancheri
Finance, BizOps, Lab Technician
After studying Finance and Accounting at the Freeman School of Business in Tulane University, Massimo has since worked in global strategy and operations, where he supported the growth into new markets, new product strategy, and M&A for startups. He has experience working cross-functionally with business leaders in sales, marketing, executive departments, and investor groups. His focus at Vixiv is startup development including fundraising, growth strategy, and operations.
Rob Ruthfuss
Sales + Marketing
Rob has extensive of experience as a CEO and marketing executive in power tools, material handling, plastics, venture capital and other industries. Rob founded two successful companies, one winning the National Society of Professional Engineers, New Product Of The Year award. He holds a BA degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati.
Aaron Chow
CEO, Co-founder
Aaron graduated from the University of Michigan in Electrical Engineering. During his time at the University of Michigan he was awarded an Entrepreneurship Award and was chosen as a TEDxU of M Speaker. Aaron has 6 years industry experience in Additive Manufacturing working, consulting and advising for many of the world’s most advanced companies such as: Autodesk, Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Northrop Grumman, NASA, GE Aviation, and Aurolab. Aaron is an Air Force Additive Manufacturing Olympics finalist. Aaron is leading applications development and integration into commercially viable products, solving the design, validation, and manufacturing hurdles of adopting new technologies.
Zachary Beller
CTO, Co-founder
Zach is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering in progress from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Zach has over 6 years of industry experience with Sandia National Laboratories developing reduced order multi-physics models, advanced manufacturing systems and materials, and high consequence safety devices. Zach is leading the research and technical team at Vixiv to advance the development of predictive AI tools for commercialization.
Massimo Vancheri
Finance, BizOps, Lab Technician
After studying Finance and Accounting at the Freeman School of Business in Tulane University, Massimo has since worked in global strategy and operations, where he supported the growth into new markets, new product strategy, and M&A for startups. He has experience working cross-functionally with business leaders in sales, marketing, executive departments, and investor groups. His focus at Vixiv is startup development including fundraising, growth strategy, and operations.
Robert Rothfuss
Sales & Marketing
Rob has extensive experience as a CEO and marketing executive in power tools, material handling, plastics, venture capital and other industries. Rob founded two successful companies, one winning the National Society of Professional Engineers, New Product Of The Year award. He holds a BA degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the University of Cincinnati.
Our Story
Vixiv founders, Aaron and Zach, met as engineering students at the University of Michigan, where they shared an interest in additive manufacturing. They understood the game-changing capabilities of the technology but also understood that the complexity of additive designs put these capabilities out of reach of most engineers. A better design tool was needed.
As students they began working on that tool – an AI based software that enables engineers to determine the performance requirements and lets the software propose designs that meet those requirements. They continued working on the software tool and finally built a successful proof of concept.
Through ongoing consulting engagements, Aaron and Zach learned that by applying this proprietary software, innovative products could be designed in less time. Today, Vixiv occupies a facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, equipped with both polymer and metal printers and a sophisticated testing lab.