David Yakos

David Yakos designs and invents unique solutions for startups and leading brands as co-owner of Salient Technologies, Inc. He has helped develop hundreds of products including pediatric wheelchairs, a Prototype-of-the-Year by Popular Science and breakthrough cryogenic valve technology for NASA’s planetary spacecraft. Selected in the Top 45 Creatives by Origins Magazine, David works with HATCH and is passionate about STEAM. He invented Circuit Maze and Maker Studio Construction Sets encouraging arts and engineering through the world of play and Mega Tracks, re-imagining track play for 116 year old company Lionel Trains. David lives in a log cabin in Montana where he and his wife raise 4 adventurous children. www.salient-tech.com