Nigel Hungerford-symes
ROAR Robotic Arm Sub-System Co-ordinator
Greater Brisbane Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolNigel Hungerford-symes is an experienced ICT procurement and contracts specialist with 14 years of public-sector expertise, now pairing that commercial acumen with hands-on mechatronics and robotics leadership as he completes a part-time B.Eng (Mechatronics) at QUT. He has led cross-disciplinary volunteer teams for the Australian Rover Challenge, coordinating complex subsystems like robotic manipulators while translating project needs into procurements that deliver value. Nigel’s background as an IP and technology lawyer gives him a rare combination of legal rigor and practical vendor management, useful for negotiating technical contracts and mitigating risk. Based in Greater Brisbane, he currently balances a strategic role in Queensland Government ICT procurement with day-to-day engineering coordination on competitive off-world robotics projects.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
B.Eng (Hons) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, B.Eng (Hons) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)BComm, BComm at The University of QueenslandMCSD VB6, MCSD VB6 at MicrosoftLaw, Law at Barristers Admission Board
Github Skills (62)
robot10
slam10
nvidia-jetson9
jetson9
package9
nvidia-jetson-nano9
ros9
nvidia9
docker8
bluetooth-low-energy8
mobile8
jetpack8
pytorch7
gps7
machine-learning7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DingoOz/ROS2Weaver
Dec 2025 - Apr 2026
Contributions:1 release, 79 PRs, 109 pushes in 4 months
ROAR-QUTRC/perseus-v2
Dec 2024 - May 2026
The main codebase for perseus starting 2024
Contributions:139 reviews, 136 PRs, 692 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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