Sam Cooler
Test Development Engineer at SamFabricates
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Cooler is a multidisciplinary engineer and scientist with 15 years of cross-disciplinary experience in neuroscience, data analysis, and systems design. He is currently a Test Development Engineer at Atomic Machines in Emeryville, CA, where he designs robotic test systems for cutting-edge research. Outside of work, he runs SamFabricates, an artist-driven venture focused on large-scale interactive sculptural installations, illustrating his passion for creative engineering. His neuroscience work includes a postdoctoral role at Stanford, where he built scalable neural analysis tools and contributed software for a retinal interface chip, expanding neural data from about 1,000 to over 100,000 neurons. He earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Northwestern and holds an MS and BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he bridges research, product development, and artistic practice to turn complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience at Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (27)
robotics10
racing10
formula110
perception10
symphony9
autopilot9
cruise-control9
rover9
autonomous-vehicles9
iot9
protocols8
cnc-controller8
gcode7
printers6
wifi5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Schwartz-AlaLaurila-Labs/sa-labs-extension
Jul 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:342 commits, 4 PRs, 316 pushes in 4 years 9 months
rigssymphonyprotocols
samcooler/beacon
Sep 2015 - Dec 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
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