Ian Robinson
Software Engineer at Google
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Robinson is a software engineer with eight years of experience, currently building conversational features for Google Assistant after developing personalized music recommendation systems at Amazon Music. A University of Michigan graduate in Computer Science and Industrial & Operations Engineering, he blends machine learning, front-end UI work, and systems automation to deliver user-focused products. He has hands-on international experience from internships in Japan—where he worked in manufacturing and automotive domains and used his Japanese language skills for translation and cross-cultural collaboration. Ian contributes to robotics-themed open-source projects such as the University of Michigan Mars Rover workspace, improving GUIs and telemetry displays, which underscores his interest in human-centered interfaces for complex systems. Colleagues know him for translating technical problems into polished user experiences and for teaching and mentoring during his five semesters as an EECS instructional aide.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE, Computer Science, Alumnus, Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE, Computer Science, Alumnus at University of Michigan
Github Skills (10)
html10
javascript10
front-end-development10
leaflet10
rover9
svelte9
cpp8
css8
robotics7
python4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
umrover/mrover-workspace
Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
The University of Michigan Mars Rover Team workspace.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 12 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ian primarily contributed to the development of the graphical user interface (GUI) for the Mars rover project. Their work involved implementing features like adding location markers on the map, displaying rover telemetry, and integrating a temperature component. The user also enhanced the user interface by adding a help screen and distance calculations to the waypoints, improving the user experience.
umichroboticscpplcmpython
DavidSmith166/mrover-workspace
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
The University of Michigan Mars Rover Team workspace.
Contributions:2 commits in 20 days
roboticsmarsworkspacemichiganuniversity-of-michigan
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