Summary
Gus Crowards is a Sr. Robotics Software Engineer with a decade of experience applying software and hardware integration to real-world automation challenges across recycling and agriculture. Currently at AMP Robotics, he builds perception and control systems that turn waste-sorting into profitable, scalable processes, after prior robotics roles at Owl Labs and Tortuga AgTech. Trained in Engineering Physics at UBC (3.9 GPA), he combines rigorous modeling and test-development experience with hands-on field engineering and sustainability project leadership. Known for designing automated test rigs and sensor characterization workflows early in his career, he brings a pragmatic focus on reliability and safety to complex mechatronic systems. Based in Greater Vancouver, he’s motivated by engineering solutions to the climate crisis and has repeatedly moved prototypes into production environments.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Engineering Physics, 3.9 GPA, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Engineering Physics, 3.9 GPA at The University of British Columbia