John Vial
Director at SOUNDelve
Greater Perth Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Vial is a Director and AI/robotics leader with 11 years of experience applying machine learning and autonomy to heavy industry, particularly mining and inspection. He has built and led teams at scale—from founding community groups and startups to running Fortescue’s AI & Machine Learning and Snowflake data platform initiatives—bridging research, product and operations. His background spans hands-on robotics (designing and testing wall-climbing NDT robots and autonomy stacks) to enterprise AI products like predictive maintenance and industrial IoT. John combines a PhD in autonomous robotics with practical startup and vendor management experience, making him fluent in both academic methods and commercial delivery. Based in Greater Perth, he’s known for converting acoustic and sensor data into commercially useful products and for mentoring cross-functional teams to adopt agile engineering practices. An under-the-radar strength is his track record of translating research prototypes into production platforms that reduce operational risk and manual work on site.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
The University of SydneyBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering at University of Wollongong
Github Skills (91)
obelisk9
freecad9
urdf9
linux8
architecture8
ros8
robot-control8
windows7
3d7
haskell7
ggplot7
ignition7
cad7
3d-models7
functional-reactive-programming7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
pmlg/pmlg.github.io
Apr 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributions:53 commits, 50 pushes, 3 branches in 3 months
johnny555/coffee_robot
Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:108 commits, 93 pushes, 2 branches in 11 months
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