Edward Taylor is an intermediate software engineer and creative technologist with 11 years’ experience building multiplatform apps, geospatial backends, and hands-on technical integrations. He has led teams and product development as CTO of Smart Access, where he architected an accessible navigation system leveraging geospatial data and intuitive design, and has built peer-support and prosthetics control apps with a focus on accessible UX. Equally at home in code and on-site hardware, he combines backend scalability with spatial algorithms and physical installation expertise. Outside product work he runs OPTIPHONIC, producing large-scale projection-mapped visuals using TouchDesigner—personally modeling and animating over 260 feathers for a sculptural performance piece. Based in Christchurch, NZ, he’s known for mentoring teammates and turning complex, cross-disciplinary challenges into efficient, beautiful solutions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Design Innovation, Media Design, Bachelor of Design Innovation, Media Design at Victoria University of Wellington
AAC tool for Minecraft multiplayer using Text2Pict
Contributions:3 releases, 87 commits, 76 pushes in 3 months
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