Guillaume Autran
Manager AMR Software at OTTO by Rockwell Automation
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolGuillaume Autran is a seasoned robotics software leader based in Waterloo, Ontario, with over 25 years in software development and more than a decade focused on industrial AMR systems. He currently manages AMR software at OTTO by Rockwell Automation, shaping interoperability standards and owning the operating system across a wide range of vehicle payloads. His career spans low-level firmware and device drivers to large-scale distributed fleet management, diagnostics, and high-availability backends, giving him rare full-stack robotics expertise. Guillaume has repeatedly led teams from R&D through productization, translating advanced autonomy algorithms into reliable commercial systems. He pairs deep academic training (MSc/PhD work in computer and information science) with hands-on delivery at companies from BlackBerry to Clearpath, and is known for bridging the gap between fleet orchestration and on-robot autonomy. An often-overlooked strength is his track record in standardization and partner integration, enabling AMR ecosystems to scale beyond single-vendor deployments.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Computer and Information Science, Ph.D. Computer and Information Science at University of GuelphBrevet D'Etudes Professionnelles – Option Electrotechnique, Brevet D'Etudes Professionnelles – Option Electrotechnique at Lycée Sainte Barbe - Saint EtienneDiplome Universitaire Technologique Telecomunications and Networks, Diplome Universitaire Technologique Telecomunications and Networks at Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)Baccalaureat Sciences et Techniques Industriels Option Genie Electrique, Baccalaureat Sciences et Techniques Industriels Option Genie Electrique at Lycée Sainte BarbeDiplome Universitaire d'Etude Technologique Internationnal, Diplome Universitaire d'Etude Technologique Internationnal at Lakehead University
English, French
Github Skills (94)
rospy10
introspection10
cpp10
ros10
client-library10
middleware10
robotics10
disable10
sdk10
opc10
graph10
communications10
wireshark10
hardware10
packet-capture10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
guillaumeautran/carbon-relay-ng
Jun 2017 - Dec 2020
Fast carbon relay+aggregator with admin interfaces for making changes online - production ready
Contributions:25 pushes, 5 branches, 2 comments in 3 years 6 months
relayadminproduction-readyinterfacescarbon
clearpathrobotics/rclcpp
Feb 2018 - Apr 2023
rclcpp (ROS Client Library for C++)
Contributions:2 PRs, 41 pushes, 7 branches in 5 years 2 months
client-librarycpprosrclcpp
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