Levi Armstrong
Staff Robotics Software Engineer at Tortuga AgTech
Kerrville, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolLevi Armstrong is a robotics software leader with 11 years of hands-on experience building and scaling deployable robotic systems, now serving as Director of Robotic Solutions at Confinity Robotics. He combines deep technical chops in ROS, point-cloud processing (notably contributions to the Point Cloud Library), and motion/trajectory tooling with practical systems engineering to move lab prototypes into fielded automation for interior vehicle cleaning. His background includes leadership and research roles at Southwest Research Institute and product-focused engineering at Tortuga AgTech, giving him a blend of research rigor and industry delivery. An active open-source contributor, Levi has improved core ROS-Industrial communication, ABB robot support, and developer tooling for ROS in Qt Creator—work that reflects both low-level performance optimization and developer experience improvements. Based in Kerrville, Texas, he pairs an aerospace engineering pedigree (M.Eng., UT Arlington) with a pragmatic focus on operationalizing complex robotic stacks.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington
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Github Skills (42)
pcl10
robotics10
c-language10
qt10
point-cloud-library10
cmake10
driver10
cplus10
urdf10
nonlinear-optimization10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
point-cloud10
ros10
robot-control9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ros-industrial/ros_qtc_plugin
Jun 2016 - Oct 2021
ROS Qt Creator Plug-in (https://ros-qtc-plugin.readthedocs.io)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 26 reviews, 230 commits in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Levi made several commits related to the ROS Qt Creator plugin, demonstrating a focus on enabling core run and build functionality within the IDE. They updated build scripts, refactored run configurations, and added the ability to run and debug the project. Moreover, they integrated a built-in ROS Cpp code style and added copy/paste functionality to the ROS terminal, enhancing the user experience. These changes involved modifications to build scripts, project files, and UI components, indicating full-stack involvement.
catkinros-industrialpluginplug-increator
ros-industrial/industrial_training
Feb 2017 - Oct 2018
ROS-Industrial Training Material
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:56 commits, 67 PRs, 79 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Levi primarily contributed to exercises within a ROS-Industrial training repository, focusing on point cloud processing and robot control. They made modifications to C++ code, implementing filters and integrating with ROS messages. Contributions included adding and simplifying exercises, along with updating documentation for improved clarity and usability.
infinibandtraining-materialindustrialros-industrialtraining
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