Bernard C. Soriano is a Deputy Director at the California Department of Motor Vehicles. He is in charge of policies for all of the DMV’s programs and products, most notably California’s autonomous vehicles program. He has over 35 years of engineering and management experience in the private and public sector. He previously held engineering and management positions at Hughes Space and Communications, Inc. (now Boeing), where he designed satellite control systems and was involved in their launch missions.
Dr. Soriano holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from U.C. Irvine, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from U.C. Davis. He also holds an M.B.A. from California State University, Sacramento and was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. In addition, he was as a finalist in the NASA astronaut candidate program.
Dr. Soriano holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from U.C. Irvine, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a B.S. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from U.C. Davis. He also holds an M.B.A. from California State University, Sacramento and was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. In addition, he was as a finalist in the NASA astronaut candidate program.
