Michael Szpakowicz
Software Engineer at Ruffolo Nuclear Consulting
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Szpakowicz is a robotics-focused software engineer with 11 years of experience building intelligent, dexterous physical systems, currently applying his skills at Ruffolo Nuclear Consulting after leading R&D at Admetal Robotics. He combines a Master of Engineering in Robotics and an HBSc in Computer Science from the University of Toronto with hands-on expertise in AI, computer vision, and robotics software—skills honed through both industry roles and teaching/research positions on self-driving car coursework. Known for a playful curiosity (his GitHub quip: “Everything in the universe is either a potato, or not a potato”), he brings a practical yet creative mindset to complex perception and control problems. Comfortable moving between research, prototyping, and production, he excels at turning advanced algorithms into reliable systems for real-world hardware.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Robotics, Master of Engineering - MEng Robotics at University of Toronto
Polish, English
Github Skills (34)
pdf8
pdf-viewer8
sensor7
robot7
ros6
reader6
trajectory-optimization5
astra5
robotics5
minecraft5
robot-control4
controlling4
spigot4
bukkit4
python3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
spok7/personal-website
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 7 days
spok7/spigotUp
Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
A collection of shell scripts allowing the automatic set up and update for a Spigot server on a Linux device.
Contributions:2 PRs, 27 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
minecraftshell-scriptslinuxbukkitset-up
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