Derek Dorresteyn co-founded Alta Motors and oversaw a global team of 80 in Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing as the CTO. He played an integral role in developing an award-winning electric motorcycle – the first to match weight while exceeding the performance of the ICE motorcycle. He also spearheaded racing efforts and Alta’s high profile performance in Red Bull Straight Rhythm, Erzberg Rodeo, and 3rd place in the 2018 AMA Endurocross Championship competing against factory teams on ICE bikes. Furthermore, he was the founder of Moss Machine and was a former nationally ranked professional motorcycle racer in addition to his 44 years of recreational riding, collecting, and amateur competition.
At Damon, Derek leads engineering, including the teams commercializing Damon’s innovative safety technology CoPilot, Shift transforming ergonomics, cloud, mobile and EV systems. Derek is the architect of the world’s first monocoque-constructed, 100% electric, multi-variant powertrain.