Andrew Short
Technical Director at Verbotics
New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Short is a Technical Director with 17 years of experience making complex robot programming problems simple, currently leading robotics engineering at Verbotics. He combines deep academic rigour—a PhD in Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation—with practical expertise in industrial robotics, motion planning, collision avoidance and automated programming. His background in software and web development (including substantive backend contributions to well-known open-source projects like SilverStripe and Homebrew formulas) gives him a rare full-stack perspective on automation systems. Known for turning research-grade algorithms into production-ready tooling, he’s equally comfortable refactoring core frameworks as he is building robot cell programming pipelines. Based in New South Wales, he blends applied research, hands-on coding, and product-focused leadership to deliver reliable, maintainable automation solutions.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at University of Wollongong
English
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Github Skills (27)
cms10
debug10
silverstripe10
c-language10
package-management10
cmake10
object-oriented-programming10
ruby10
homebrew10
php10
build-automation10
web-framework10
cprogramming-language10
architecture9
testing9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
Jun 2009 - May 2014
Silverstripe Framework, the MVC framework that powers Silverstripe CMS
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:256 commits in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Andrew contributed to the Silverstripe Framework, specifically by modifying core code files to improve and modernize the framework. Their work included addressing deprecated code, refactoring existing methods, and implementing new features related to URL handling and shortcodes. The user also made improvements to the codebase by fixing bugs and removing unused components, with a focus on improving the core functionality of the platform.
cmsphppowersframeworksilverstripe
silverstripe/silverstripe-cms
Oct 2009 - Nov 2013
Silverstripe CMS - this is a module for Silverstripe Framework rather than a standalone app. Use https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-installer/ to set this up.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:32 commits in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to bug fixes and minor enhancements within the Silverstripe CMS repository. Their work involved modifying existing methods, updating the handling of nested pages, replacing deprecated functions, and adding a new side report for broken links. The user also made minor changes to CSS styling and implemented a fix related to an AssetTableField. The commits suggest a focus on improving functionality and maintaining the existing codebase.
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