Robotics Director & Software Engineer
I design and build robotic and automation systems - from cobot cells, robot fleets and embedded controllers to the cloud platforms and AI models that run them. 7+ years helping companies in manufacturing and agriculture turn complex processes into reliable, smart systems.
About
I'm a robotics and automation specialist with experience in industrial automation, IoT and cobots.
Over the past 7 years I've been helping companies develop smart solutions to automate processes, solve complex problems and improve efficiency across industries, including manufacturing and agriculture. I'm most at home where hardware meets software: robot fleets and cobot cells, teleoperation and remote monitoring, embedded controllers, sensor networks and the secure cloud platforms that tie them together - whatever the manufacturer. Lately that includes applied AI: LLM-powered assistants, computer-vision counting and predictive models built on real operational data.
Experience
A selection of the companies and programmes I've built with.
Director & Head of Robotics
Led the robotics practice end to end: UR cobot cells, IoT-driven manufacturing and AI-enhanced robotics for industrial clients. Built a robot operations platform for supervising, teleoperating and monitoring fleets of terrestrial, aerial and aquatic robots from a single dashboard, integrating devices from different manufacturers over secure, low-latency links. Led a diverse team in robotics, computer vision and engineering from concept to on-site deployment.
Controls, Software & AI Lead
Lead control systems, software and AI at Aquanzo. Built the lab operations platform end to end - sensor monitoring, controls, data pipelines - and its AI layer: an LLM assistant over live lab data, computer-vision counting of live organisms and predictive models for production.
Distributed building control system
Designed and implemented a distributed control system on ESP32 boards to manage lights, actuators and sensors across a large building. Developed custom firmware and communication protocols for real-time data exchange, automation and remote monitoring.
Robotics Mentor, Venture Builder Incubator
Mentor on the VBI 4.0 programme, helping businesses adopt robotics and autonomous systems. Through workshops and collaborations with industry leaders, I help entrepreneurs understand how technology and business converge.
Automated soil carbon analysis
Led the development of Agricarbon's soil carbon quantification system, integrating novel mechanical design, automation and robotics. Designed and prototyped the first Automated Soil Carbon Analysis (ASCA) technology.
Livestock monitoring robotics, RobotUnion
Robotics for livestock monitoring using AI and IoT as part of a 1-year acceleration programme with RobotUnion. Hardware and software engineering, including PCB design, ROS, C++ and MATLAB, plus prototyping and manufacturing.
Skills
Contact
Whether it's a robot fleet, a cobot cell, an IoT deployment, an AI assistant over your data or a control system that needs to just work - I'd be glad to hear about it.
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