Team
AIRA is led by an expert and grounded team with many decades of experience in software and robotic development and deployment in construction as well as development and deployment of AI and Machine Learning tools within Built Environments.
CEO and Founder Tom Lipinski
CEO and Founder
Tom Lipinski
Founder of a construction robotics company with successful deployment of robots on over 5,000 construction sites across Europe, expert in Building Physics with several academic papers and 500+ citations worldwide, and a Built Environment degree from Cambridge University.
CPO Maddy Clifford
CPO
Maddy Clifford
18+ years experience leading complex technology projects in Business Analysis & Product Owner roles in Technology Industry, has both MSc undergraduate & postgraduate degrees (distinction) in Physics and Energy from Imperial College London.
Head of Sales Nick Field
Head of Sales
Nick Field
Has 20+ years’ experience in manufacturing automation and is an expert in deploying robots & cobots in large industrial settings. Nick holds a Manufacturing Engineering degree from Wolverhampton University.
CCO (US) Ali Seyedahmadian
CCO (US) Ali Seyedahmadian
Over a decade of experience delivering complex projects using advanced manufacturing technologies, including robotics, in partnership with leading construction firms and research institutions. He has spearheaded innovation initiatives across the AEC industry, bridging design, technology, and commercialization. Ali holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan.
CFO Nick Simmons
CFO Nick Simmons
A strategic CFO/COO with over 25 years of experience across PE/VC-backed scale ups, FTSE 100 groups, and international corporates.
A co-founder of a cleantech disruptor (raising >£30m) and former senior finance leader at Yahoo!, Opodo, Carphone Warehouse, and Omnicom. Nick is fluent in French & German with exposure across UK, EU, and the US.
Data Strategy Advisor Dr Ashley Napier (Solve It With Data)
Data Strategy Advisor
Dr Ashley Napier (Solve It With Data)
15+ years experience in Robotic Perception, Localisation, Mapping, AI, ML, author of several robotic publications, holds multiple patents in robotics and autonomous systems. Expert in Built Environment Data Acquisition. Ashley has a PhD in Robotics from Oxford University.
Whilst at Q-Bot, the AIRA team has successfully developed and deployed robots in challenging environments such as construction delivering over 5,000 jobs that would need to be otherwise done manually by humans (exposing people to unnecessary risks) and has been collecting and processing model-usable scans from productive sites, building up vast expertise in this field. AIRA team has more experience in real-life robotic and Physical AI deployment than almost any other.
