July 14, 2016: Peratech, a provider of force-sensing technology, has appointed Michael Levin as its new Chief Commercial Officer and a Director of the company.
Levin joins Peratech from Synaptics, where he was a Senior Business Manager and led initiatives to introduce innovative keyboard and automotive products. Levin joined Synaptics through the acquisition of Pacinian, where he served as Vice President of Business Development. He also spent 14 years with Immersion, working in several roles including Vice President of Technology and Partnerships as well as General Manager of Touch Interface Products.
Levin has held engineering and project management positions at Merck & Co, Lego, Odetics, and the TRW Ballistic Missiles Division. Early in his career, he performed research at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and MIT Space Systems Laboratory. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Avionics Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has been awarded over 30 patents and authored numerous papers on haptics and robotics.