Feng M
Principle at SynBotics LLC
Katy, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolFeng M is a principal engineer and entrepreneur with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and an MBA from Rice, combining deep technical expertise in pavement and concrete performance with business strategy to commercialize AI-driven construction automation. With over a decade of industry experience at CEMEX and ITW Commercial Construction, he led cross-functional teams to cut maintenance costs and optimize durable concrete solutions, and now heads SynBotics to scale robotics for concrete placement. His work targets a persistent industry challenge—labor shortages—by deploying robotics and AI to reduce cracking risk, improve durability, and make construction more attractive to tech talent. A published researcher and former university instructor, he blends rigorous academic modeling with hands-on product development and multi-million-dollar innovation programs. Based in Katy, Texas, he brings a rare combination of materials science, field experience, and startup leadership to modernize infrastructure delivery.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Rice UniversityThe University of Hong Kong (HKU)B.Eng. Hydraulic Engineering, B.Eng. Hydraulic Engineering at Tsinghua UniversityPh.D. Civil Engineering, Ph.D. Civil Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Chinese, English, Chinese
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Github Skills (38)
objective-c10
ios10
swift10
macos10
xcode9
cocoapods9
carthage8
sdk8
cocoa8
crash8
error-handler8
uicollectionview7
tvos7
watchos7
layout7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mafeng-Bryant/php-bbs-system
Dec 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:30 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
mafeng-Bryant/Specs
Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:49 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 3 months
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