Christopher Reid
Autonomy Software Engineer III, Perception, And Product Owner at Torc Robotics
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Reid is an autonomy software engineer and product owner with 5+ years delivering perception systems for autonomous vehicles at Torc Robotics. He blends hands-on C++, Python, and Rust development with deep ROS/ROS2 and Linux expertise to move research-grade algorithms into production on real-world platforms. His background as a mechatronics lecturer and graduate researcher informs a pragmatic approach to mentoring and team effectiveness, pairing theory with lab-tested implementations. He has a track record of managing lab infrastructure, sensor research (including acoustic gesture work), and teaching complex system integration to students. Comfortable across the stack from embedded sensors to fleet-level autonomy, he focuses on reliable, deployable solutions rather than prototypes. Based in Blacksburg, VA, he brings academic rigor and practical craftsmanship to safety-critical perception software.
5 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Enginering, 3.63, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Enginering, 3.63 at Georgia Southern University
Github Skills (3)
robotics10
ros10
rust9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
christopherjreid/ros2_rust
Nov 2021 - Oct 2022
Rust bindings for ROS2
Contributions:55 pushes, 5 branches in 10 months
roboticsros2rustrust-bindingsros
christopherjreid/dotfiles
Nov 2021 - May 2024
Contributions:20 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
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