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Shawn Yao

Robotics Engineer
Tenacious, result-oriented, and strong in leadership and communication. Passionate in robotics & simulation.
Cornerstone Robotics
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The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Professional Background

  • Current status
    Employed
  • Profession
    C,C++ Developer
    Python Developer
    Software Engineer
  • Fields
    Robotics
    Automatic Control
  • Work experience
    2-4 years (2-4 years relevant)
  • Management
    I've had experience in managing 5-10 people
  • Skills
    Git
    Embedded C
    Control Systems
    CMake
    ROS
    Simulation Modeling
  • Languages
    Chinese
    Native or Bilingual
    English
    Native or Bilingual
  • Highest level of education
    Bachelor

Job search preferences

  • Desired job type
    Part-time
    Interested in working remotely
  • Desired positions
    SW engineer in AI / Computer Vision / Robotics fields
  • Desired work locations
    Hong Kong
    United States
    Canada
  • Freelance
    Part-time freelancer

Work Experience

Robotics & Control System Analyst

Jul 2022 - Present
Hong Kong

Robotics Software Engineer

Jun 2021 - Present
Develop multi-robot communication middleware on ROS2.
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Embedded System Engineer

WiFigarden Inc.
Full-time
Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
6 mos
Improved the “Smart Connect” feature, a scalable Wi-Fi setup automation process for IoT devices based on SSDP protocol, in which I restructured the code, added unit tests, and reduced the memory footprint and connection speed. Collaborated with fall detection radar imaging & home appliance companies, and integrated their products with our Wi-Fi and IoT technologies. Migrated the project build system from Make to CMake + Ninja, resulting in a 30%-70% build time reduction. Wrote Dockerfile to set up the build environment. Improved Git & code review workflows, documentation guidelines, and the onboarding wiki for the team.
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Advisor

Vayu Project
Freelance
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
8 mos
Achieved Guinness World Records for The Fastest 50m Swim by a Robotic Fish, with a record of 26.79 seconds.
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Captain & Embedded System Engineer

Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
2 yrs 0 mos
Lead a team of 20+ members, trained 6 juniors, and managed over HK$300,000 annual budget. Built pattern recognition for vehicle LED light source to automate and accelerate enemy targeting, with OpenCV and hue-based filtering techniques. Worked with open-source robotics projects based on FreeRTOS released by DJI Technology Co., Ltd. Implemented and tuned speed & position cascading PID control algorithm for gimbal and chassis BLDC motors, which were controlled over CAN protocol.

Education

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Engineer’s Degree
Computer Science
2016 - 2022
Description
Took a 2-year gap (2019 - 2020) to work on projects.