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| - Aaron Fyke (born 1972) is a Canadian engineer, and venture capitalist, based in Melbourne, Australia. He has dedicated his career to the success of clean technology ("Cleantech") companies, and joined Starfish Ventures in 2007 to focus on cleantech investments. With both engineering and management expertise he has led a number of key initiatives relating to new product development, manufacturing, and commercialization in the energy, automotive, and aerospace industries. Prior to joining Starfish, Aaron led the redesign for manufacturability of a solar concentrator for an early stage start-up, Practical Instruments. Previous to that, he managed the start-up of a new factory, led the formation and growth of a logistics, training, and customer support division, and developed the business plan to develop and commercialize a new wave power technology for AeroVironment, a leading clean technology and aerospace company. Aaron provided consulting services to Visteon, a large automotive supplier, to respond to new business conditions, and was a key engineer in the development of direct methanol fuel cell technology for Ballard Power Systems. Aaron earned his MBA from the Leaders for Manufacturing program at the MIT Sloan School of Management, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the MIT School of Engineering, and his BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Victoria, as the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Gold Medal recipient for graduating first in his class. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering both in California and British Columbia.
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