WEAV3D®

Founders and Board of Directors

WEAV3D Inc. was formed in 2017 after its founders, Lewis Motion and Christopher Oberste, took first place at the Megawatt Ventures competition and third place at the National Cleantech University Prize; winning a combined total of $70,000. Prior to company formation, both founders were involved in the Georgia Tech TI:GER program, where they spent two years participating in commercialization activities related to the WEAV3D technology.

Founder and CEO, Chairman of the Board

Lewis Motion

Lewis Motion holds an MBA from Georgia Tech and a B.S. in Management from the United States Coast Guard Academy. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2022, holding numerous leadership positions both overseas and inside the continental U.S., developing a reputation for leading successful internal turnaround and growth initiatives, including designing and growing the U.S. Coast Guard’s Enterprise Risk Management program, which became the gold standard for the Department of Homeland Security and model for other Federal agencies. Lewis also possesses nine years of experience as a military aviator serving as an Aircraft Commander for Coast Guard Search and Rescue, Migrant, and Humanitarian missions as well as a Mission Commander for Coast Guard Specialized Aviation Missions. In addition to these roles, Lewis has over eight years of experience as a government contracting officer and financial officer with the Coast Guard. While completing his MBA, Lewis also served as COO for the Southeast Investor Group.

Founder, President and Chief Engineer, Board Member

Christopher Oberste

Christopher Oberste holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering with a doctoral minor in technology commercialization from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor of Polymer and Fiber Engineering from Auburn University. Christopher worked as a process engineer at GKN Aerospace North America as part of the Auburn University co-op program, gaining hands-on experience with state-of-the art composite manufacturing techniques. As a result, Christopher focused his Ph.D. thesis on developing novel, low-cost composite manufacturing processes, including the WEAV3D composite forming technology. He is named as the lead inventor on five issued patents and three patent applications related to the WEAV3D technology.

Clay Phillips

Board Member

Clay Phillips

Clay Phillips joined WEAV3D’s board of directors as an independent director in March 2018. In addition to this role, Clay currently holds several positions, including the Mobility Technology Lead for the Michigan Small Business Development Center, Executive Advisor to SRI International and Principal of Crow’s Nest Consulting, an innovation and growth consultancy founded in 2014. Previously, Clay spent twenty-eight years at General Motors including leadership positions in corporate and advanced technology strategy, alliance management and innovation commercialization. He was a founding member and VP of GM’s corporate venture capital arm, GM Ventures, and led commercialization due diligence for the R&D Center’s open innovation and internal startup program. Earlier in his career he managed international product and portfolio planning and new business development initiatives. Clay holds a B.A. from Trinity College and an MBA from Columbia University. In between degrees he served as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Navy for six years.

Georgia Research Alliance Board Observer

Jonathan Goldman

Having previously advised the WEAV3D team since 2015 in his capacity as a principal of the Georgia Tech VentureLab, Jonathan Goldman was appointed by the Georgia Research Alliance as their designated board observer in June 2019. Jonathan returned to Georgia Tech VentureLab in 2015, after helping cultivate the program just after its inception from 2002 to 2007. During his five-year tenure at VentureLab, he assisted more than ten companies that, collectively, attracted more than $300M in funding. In 2007 he was instrumental in forming solar firm Suniva, and left to become its Director of Business Development. He most recently served as CTO & VP of Engineering for Hydro Phi Technologies, where he has two patents pending. Jon received his B.S. Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT and an M.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the School of Materials Engineering at Georgia Tech.

Business and Technical Team


Director of Engineering, Principal Electrical Engineer

Phillip Cheng

Phillip Cheng joined WEAV3D full-time as a principal electrical engineer in May 2020, after working with the team in a part-time capacity since 2017 and having previously worked with Christopher Oberste to develop the WEAV3D technology at Georgia Tech. Phillip received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2015 and worked as an engineer at Delta Airlines from 2015 to 2018, before transitioning to Director of Operations, Owner-Operation Engineering at Sheffield Aerospace where he continued to work with clients such as Delta Airlines on their owner operator produced parts program. Phillip is named as an inventor on two patent applications related to the WEAV3D technology.

Head of Business Development

Angela Shall

Angela Shall is a highly experienced and results driven professional with over 20 years of experience in business development, sales, and strategy. A recognized industry leader, Angela comes to WEAV3D from Avient Engineered Materials where she led the Transportation business. Angela’s reputation for recognizing and seizing new business opportunities, deep industry knowledge and relationships serve her well as Head of Business Development at WEAV3D. Angela holds a BA in International Business and Economics and an MFA in International Business from Madonna University.

Angela

Finite Element Analysis Engineer

Meghana Kamble

Meghana Kamble received a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2019 and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Pune University in 2016. Prior to joining WEAV3D, Meghana worked as a materials simulation engineer for Boston Materials and completed her master’s thesis on the topic of finite element design optimization of composite monocoques for Formula 3 racecars.

Process Engineer

Coleen Tran

Coleen Tran joined WEAV3D full-time as a process engineer in January 2021, having previously worked in a part-time capacity for the company since 2019. Coleen graduated from the Emory-Georgia Tech Dual-Degree program in 2015, receiving a B.S in Biology and B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. After working as an ORISE Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for two years, Coleen transitioned to engineering, first as an Associate Quality Engineer at MiMedx, and then as a Mechanical Engineer in Cabin Interiors for Sheffield Aerospace. Coleen is a Certified Quality Engineer (American Society for Quality).

David Reynolds

Senior Mechanical Engineer

David Reynolds

David graduated in 2008 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida. Prior to joining WEAV3D, David worked in the packaging and polymer extrusion industries as a mechanical design engineer and most recently at Crane Currency leading mechanical and capital projects for the Alpharetta site.

Junior Mechanical Engineer

Tyler Ulbricht

Tyler received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 2022 and joined WEAV3D shortly after. In addition to his undergraduate studies Tyler competed in Formula SAE and completed several automotive industry co-op programs: two with Dana Incorporated in 2020 and one semester with Faurecia in 2021.