Richard Kwok
Robotics Software Engineer at Apera AI
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Kwok is a robotics software engineer with 11 years of multidisciplinary experience designing electromechanical systems, firmware, and production-ready software for automation and aerospace applications. He has shipped fielded solutions from prototype to factory floor—improving robot grasping and kinematic calibration at Apera AI, boosting assembly throughput by 50% through robot-assisted processes at Coastal Genomics, and authoring specifications for naval laser countermeasure systems at MDA. Comfortable in C++, Python, PLC/CODESYS, and embedded firmware, he bridges hardware, software, and certification work including EMC and UL compliance. Richard combines hands-on installation and on-site escalated support at major automotive factories with a knack for root-causing endurance and thermal failures, and he maintains an active code presence that migrated from GitHub to GitLab. Based in Greater Vancouver, he pairs systems-level thinking with practical manufacturing upgrades that reduce defects and operator burden.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mechatronic Systems Engineering (with Distinction), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Mechatronic Systems Engineering (with Distinction) at Simon Fraser University
Github Skills (10)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
rjkwok/jc
Jan 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:30 commits, 21 pushes, 3 branches in 10 months
peicodes/htn-challenge
Sep 2016 - Sep 2023
This is the Wealthsimple lightning challenge for Hack The North.
Contributions:2 PRs in 7 years 1 month
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