Dr. Ashley Reddy advises WorkOptional.ai on robotics, bringing experience as a robotics company CEO, technologist, and entrepreneur with multiple exits and patents. She has developed robotics systems used by German automotive manufacturers and has expertise in computer vision, machine learning (particularly PyTorch for depth cameras), ROS (Robot Operating System), and industrial robotics (FANUC, ABB).

As founder and CEO of Rational Robotics for a decade, she focused on computer vision-guided robotics, successfully raising venture capital, hiring key personnel, selling products globally, and developing patents. Previously, as President of Moreblinds.com, she grew the e-commerce startup to profitability within six months. As VP/CTO at QVDS Inc, she increased revenues from $5 million to $24 million by implementing paperless systems, custom CRM, and e-commerce solutions. Recently, as Sr. Technical Product Manager at Plus One Robotics, she worked on AI-driven depalletization and 5G robot communication.