We're building the economic intelligence layer for the industrial world.
For the decisions that move the plant
CVector started with a simple conviction: decisions inside industrial sites should be connected to their economic impact.
Plant teams - operations, engineers, and managers - make just-in-time decisions every shift, every day. Run harder or hold back. Adjust a process. Delay maintenance. Switch production priorities. And each of these decisions has an impact on costs, revenue, and margins. But in most plants, the link between what happens on the floor and what shows up in the bottom line is impossible to see.
Richard and Tyler lived with this gap from both sides. Richard saw how operating performance impacts cash flow, costs, and returns. Tyler saw how physics models, market movements, and techno-economic analysis could inform the costs and benefits of operating decisions. What was missing was a system that could bring these perspectives together, with live data in real time, for the people making decisions.
For years, such a system was impossible to build. The data was messy, the models stayed with experts, and the context lived in people’s heads. Now with AI, decision intelligence informed by economics can be a part of daily operations, connecting what happens in the plant with business outcomes.
That is what CVector is building, the economic intelligence layer for the industrial world, helping operations teams understand the opportunity and impact of their decisions in bottom line business results.
Meet the leadership
Richard Zhang has spent years at the intersection of energy and technology, building software solutions inside companies like Shell, LIFTE H2, and Electric Hydrogen. After seeing plant teams struggle with outdated, fragmented data systems, he built CVector to give them real-time, prioritized recommendations ready for a world of uncertainty and shifting market dynamics.
Tyler Ruggles is an established industrial systems modeling and optimization expert. His prior work at Stanford focused on techno-economic modeling that enables companies to make data-driven decisions about product R&D, equipment sizing, energy arbitrage opportunities, and more. He has over 20 peer-reviewed articles on asset operations and analysis. At CVector, he’s helping plant teams turn complex modeling into real-time, actionable insights.
Joshua Napoli is a technologist with over 20 years of experience building software for high-stakes environments—from 3D medical imaging to industrial automation. He’s led architecture at companies like Shell TechWorks and co-founded Cumulus, where he digitized quality assurance for heavy industries. At CVector, he designs AI-native systems that give plant teams clarity, speed, and control.
Alex Kamath has built a career at the intersection of law and international business. Holding a J.D. from Harvard Law School, Alex guided venture-backed startups from formation through acquisition as a corporate lawyer at Perkins Coie and Gunderson Dettmer. Alex also led the international expansion division of a logistics startup. At CVector, he is laser-focused on customer success as the company scales globally. He is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Patrick Chen is an accomplished strategist focusing on the energy industry. He spent years consulting Fortune 500 companies at McKinsey & Company, translating complex energy systems, market dynamics, and policy into actionable commercial strategies. At CVector, he focuses on sharpening analytical capabilities and partnering with customers to embed these solutions into day-to-day operations
Alfredo Ramos is an Investment Director at the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, leading investor engagement and strategy. He has held senior roles at Medallion Resources, CPI, and Siemens PSE, with over 15 years of experience across manufacturing, deep tech, and clean energy. He supports the team through strategic guidance, evaluation of research initiatives, and introductions to potential partners, customers, and collaborators.
Michael Risse is an advisor to manufacturing software companies and investors. He learned the manufacturing side of B2B software at Seeq where his roles included Chief Marketing Officer, VP of Business Development, and Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to that he worked at startups, as an Entrepreneur in Residence in venture capital, and spent 20 years in product and subsidiary management at Microsoft. He provides strategic guidance on CVector’s go-to-market strategy.
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Working at CVector
CVector is a small team headquartered in the Financial District, NYC that ships fast and stays close to the work. We hire from interdisciplinary backgrounds, expect ownership from day one, and build the company around people who are deeply invested and relentlessly curious in improving the society’s infrastructure.
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We hire engineers, designers, and operators who want to make a margin impact on industrial plants. If that sounds like you, we would like to meet.
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving CVector’s core platform—including our web applications, back-end data pipelines, and industrial gateways. You will help deliver robust, intuitive user experiences centered around real-time data visualization and operational insight, deployed in demanding environments such as power generation facilities and chemical plants.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend & AI Infra
As a Senior Software Engineer - Backend & AI Infra focus, you will play a critical role in evolving CVector’s core backend platform. You will work on time-series data systems, AI-assisted analytics, cloud infrastructure, and data ingestion pipelines that power our customer-facing applications and internal modeling platforms.
Full Stack Software Engineer I or II
As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will improve and expand CVector's web applications, back-end data-flow, and industrial gateways. Your work will deliver robust, intuitive user experiences, including real-time data visualization, adaptable to diverse environments such as power generation stations and chemical plants. This role requires a passion for shipping high-quality, user-centered products. You should possess a startup mentality, meaning the ability to rapidly acquire new skills and comfortably contribute across the entire software stack. You will collaborate closely with the engineering team and have opportunities to take initiative and leadership in various projects.
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