Joe Dinius
Senior Engineering Manager at Shield AI
Thousand Oaks, California, United States
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Top SchoolJoe Dinius is a Senior Engineering Manager and applied mathematician with 13 years of experience building autonomy and perception systems for mobile robots, from trajectory optimization and SLAM to object detection, tracking, and control. He has led technical teams at aerospace and robotics firms including Shield AI, AeroVironment, OffWorld, and inVia, combining hands-on algorithm development with functional leadership and platform strategy. Joe excels at bridging research-grade methods and production constraints—often splitting his time between coding and managerial responsibilities to ensure technical rigor and team growth. Based in Thousand Oaks, CA, he brings a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics to practical challenges in task planning and multi-robot coordination, with a track record of shipping core autonomy software across vehicle classes. Notably, he shapes development cultures that value diverse viewpoints and mentorship while aiming for a future role as a technical director in AI-driven robotics research.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Physics at Northern Arizona University
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Github Skills (31)
linux9
windows9
macos8
electron8
tla7
winforms7
wpf7
windows-forms6
go6
cefsharp6
winapi6
cpp5
librocket5
browser5
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Dinius/Brain.fm-Desktop-Client
Oct 2016 - Feb 2022
http://brain.fm Desktop client
Contributions:2 releases, 26 commits, 11 PRs in 5 years 4 months
brainelectronwindowslinuxdesktop
Dinius/DiniKB
Dec 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:104 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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