JIN Tao
Partner at X-TEACH
Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, China
Summary
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Top SchoolJIN Tao is a seasoned engineer and entrepreneur with 18 years’ experience building consumer-facing systems and hardware startups from Hangzhou. He founded Magicfirm in 2009, leading its pivot into 3D printing and launching the MBot desktop printer brand, and later started PostWu in 2019 while running CLT computers. His background blends practical research (automatic facsimile, music video generation, visual search interfaces at The University of Hong Kong) with production computer vision work that improved detection rates in surveillance products. He also co-founded Magicfirm Europe and X-TEACH, reflecting a mix of international product expansion and STEAM education initiatives. Technically fluent in Java 3D and Python web stacks, he designed an early online 3D character customization and commerce system that presaged today’s digital-to-physical workflows. Known for turning research prototypes into marketable hardware and services, he combines deep technical skill with sustained entrepreneurial drive.
18 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at 浙江大学Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Zhejiang University
Github Skills (49)
vendor10
atmel10
python10
slicer10
firmware10
printer10
gcode10
3d-printer10
cnc10
commercial10
3d-printing10
avr10
pyqt10
cnc-controller10
workbench10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
MBot3D/Marlin
Oct 2018 - Mar 2023
Optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform.
Contributions:146 releases, 19 PRs, 332 pushes in 4 years 5 months
firmwarereprapavr3d-printeratmel
Magicfirm/spark3d
Apr 2019 - Sep 2023
Contributions:23 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 6 months
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