With almost 10 years of experience in firmware development and academic instruction and research, Christy is part of the R&D of the company’s products. She also oversees the company’s sales, inventory, operations, and upcoming opportunities.
Karl is the product development wizard of the company. He is the one responsible for creating and rapid prototyping of new products, meeting with potential clients or partners, and doing promotions. He is also one of the tech community leads of the local grassroots makers and tinkerers in Cebu.
Ron is a senior full-stack software engineer with more than 10 years of experience as a developer. He is in charge of designing the software of all our products as well as the e-commerce website.
Jesus is an experienced R&D engineer and IT consultant for more than 3 years. He is in charge of developing the firmware of all our products as well as researching innovative ideas for our product designs.
Lionelle is a STEM graduate and a Computer Engineering student. He is experienced in firmware designing and have joined and won local robotics competitions. His role is to assist in researching and designing/ developing new products according to the company's product development plan. He also provides administrative support for the company's operations.
Juantronics has joined FasterCapital’s accelerator/incubator to help it raise capital and find a mentor. If you are looking for a technical cofounder or if you want to Finding a Mentor then please apply. You can also become an investor or invest in Juantronics.
A brief about the idea of the startup: Juantronics aims to promote tech literacy to the younger generation through our affordable smart IoT kits which is ideally supplementary to the educational curriculum. This would teach kids to learn electronics, coding, critical-thinking through design challenges, and enhances their creativity. The IoT smart kits are available for beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners. Our subscription-based e-commerce website will tailor the needs of our customers and deliver their surprise challenge kits every month.
A brief about the problem the startup is solving: We’re trying to mitigate the tech illiteracy of the younger generation. Technology is fast evolving but is mostly used irresponsibly – e.g., unproductive browsing on social media, playing mobile games that result in tardiness or poor performance in school, developing health issues, and etc.
A brief about the solution proposed and its impact: By providing a fun and educational platform for the kids, as well as adults, we can divert their attention to more purposeful activities that would teach them basic yet essential skills that would bring out the “problem-solver” in them. This will progress them in the future to become a competent and literate candidate in the workforce.
A section which included how the team of founders has met each other and came up with the startup: With the founders being university instructors and R&D engineers from the industry, Juantronics has seen the huge gap between what the academe teaches and what the industry requires. The technologies are fast developing yet our educational capabilities are still traditional. This poses a threat to future graduates who might end up incompetent and unemployable, especially in the rise of IoT and artificial intelligence.
