Leandro Acquaroli
Optical Engineer at Zebra Technologies
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolLeandro Acquaroli is an Optical Engineer with around a decade of hands-on experience translating research-grade optics into production-ready imaging systems, currently designing 2D cameras and leading R&D optics projects at Zebra Technologies in Montreal. He combines deep academic training (PhD-level work in materials science and applied physics) with practical skills in Python, MATLAB/Julia, Linux/Windows CI infrastructure, and sensor characterization methods such as EMVA and ellipsometry. His career spans nanoporous and aerogel thin-film development, MEMS Fabry–Pérot sensors, and high-power laser coatings, with multiple peer-reviewed publications and successful technology transfers to industry partners. Notably, he has repeatedly shortened fabrication cycles and improved device performance through process-flow optimization, while mentoring students and collaborating across international labs.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Technology (Materials Science/Applied Physics), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Technology (Materials Science/Applied Physics) at Universidad Nacional del LitoralElectrical-Mechanical Technician, Highschool, Electrical-Mechanical Technician, Highschool at Escuela de Educación Técnica No. 461, Gral. San Martín
Spanish, English, French
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Github Skills (63)
thin10
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visualization9
mixed-models9
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julia9
splines9
curve9
pdm8
pluto8
sampling7
curve-fitting7
matrix7
pyplot6
data-visualization6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
lnacquaroli/TMMOptics.jl
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Transfer Matrix Method in Optics of thin films multilayers
Contributions:187 commits, 13 PRs, 164 pushes in 11 months
opticspythonmethodthintransfer-matrix-method
JuliaPhysics/ThinFilmsTools.jl
Aug 2019 - Apr 2022
Tools for the design and characterisation of thin-films written in Julia.
Contributions:47 releases, 1 review, 343 commits in 2 years 9 months
thinthin-filmsjulia
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