EAV was founded during a time of high investor confidence in the micromobility EV sector.

In the wake of the COVID bicycle boom, the landscape had evolved and investors were seeking rapid returns on their initial investment.

Matt joined the second wave of staff tasked with transitioning EAV through this phase.

In his role as lead engineer, Matt was responsible for the tactical delivery of four main goals:

1. Significantly reduce BoM costs

2. Unblock production capacity bottlenecks through improved DFA (design for assembly)

3. Improve product durability; reducing customer OpEx

4. Delivery of additional models

During his tenure, Matt was able to deliver the following:

• > £500 BoM cost reduction with no impact on perceived quality

• Chassis redesigned in compliance with draft DIN79010-4

• Harnesses simplified, value engineered & moved to a scalable architecture

• Tolerance stacks resolved in the chassis & front axle assemblies

• Worked with suppliers to rectify DFM (design for manufacture) challenges in both the UK and USA

• Oversaw delivery of the Cage variant, including developing the entire electrical architecture

• Upskilled the in-house engineering team

• Collaboratively developed and implemented a business-wide stage-gate/milestone process