Michael Mcconnell
Head Of Robotics Software Engineering at Vermeer
Greater Philadelphia United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Mcconnell is a robotics software leader with a decade of experience building navigation and autonomy systems for cooperative automated vehicles and drone defense platforms. With an M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and a B.S. in Robotics Engineering from WPI, he has progressed from hands-on computer vision and SLAM research to leading embedded and autonomy software teams. At Vermeer he drives GPS-denied navigation, VIO, celestial and solar navigation, and LWIR camera calibration for night operations while enforcing agile practices and code quality. He blends systems-level project leadership with deep technical work—containerized GPU autonomy, ROS/MAVROS integration, and global feature matching—enabling customer-focused product deliveries. Based in Greater Philadelphia, he pairs academic rigor with pragmatic field experience in both transportation labs and unmanned aerial systems.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS Robotics Engineering with Minor in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Robotics Engineering with Minor in Computer Science at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Strath Haven High School
Github Skills (165)
power-systems10
automation10
infrastructure10
cpp10
ros10
autonomous-driving10
operating-system10
cda10
robotics10
autopilot10
mavlink10
autonomous-vehicles10
crossword10
logistics10
ats10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
usdot-fhwa-stol/carma-config
Feb 2019 - Jan 2023
System configuration data for CARMA vehicle/vehicle-class deployments
Contributions:100 reviews, 157 commits, 141 PRs in 3 years 11 months
power-systemsinfinibandinfrastructure-managementvehiclenapalm
usdot-fhwa-stol/v2x-ros-driver
Oct 2017 - Sep 2022
Cohda DSRC driver for CARMA Platform
Contributions:27 reviews, 251 commits, 56 PRs in 4 years 11 months
carma
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