Austin Rivera

President/Founder

Austin is a Founder and President of Collar City Labs. He is also a product manager for Centrotherm Eco Systems, a company dedicated to sustainable products for the plumbing, heating, and building products markets.

Starting his career as a product design engineer, Austin has honed his skills through the years as an engineer and leader through multiple companies. Prior to accepting his PM role, Austin was the CTO of a hardware startup, bringing the product from concept to actualization and realizing a revenue of $1M+ within one year of commercialization.

His expertise resides in product design, engineering, product management, supply chain sourcing, DFM, manufacturing, business development, fundraising, and corporate strategy.