Rick Lan
Manager at Skymizer
Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Lan is a seasoned software leader with 9 years of experience building and managing API-driven systems and test automation across enterprise and automotive domains. Currently a Manager at Skymizer, he previously led API and QA teams at simPRO and served as Senior Assistant Manager and Technical Development Consultant within Foxconn’s MIH electric vehicle initiative. He designed Drive-by-Wire APIs, integrated openpilot ADAS into MIH EVKit, and architected an in-house Fleet Management System—blending backend PHP/Postgres expertise with embedded vehicle software. An active contributor to the high-profile commaai/openpilot project, he has delivered practical improvements for data efficiency and expanded car compatibility. Comfortable moving between hands-on coding, technical leadership, and cross-organizational standards work, he brings a pragmatic focus on interoperability and operational efficiency. Based in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, he combines formal IT training with a track record of shipping robust, production-ready systems.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Information Technology, Bachelor, Information Technology at Central Queensland University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (7)
system10
iot10
embedded10
robotics10
driver10
sys10
python10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
commaai/openpilot
Feb 2019 - Nov 2022
openpilot is an operating system for robotics. Currently, it upgrades the driver assistance system on 275+ supported cars.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 31 commits, 66 PRs in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Rick primarily contributed to the `openpilot` project by modifying core system components to improve efficiency and car compatibility. Their work included adding an "Accept-Encoding: gzip" header to reduce data consumption in the mapd module, modifying the uploader.py to compress rlogs without upload permission, and adding port support for specific Honda Odyssey and CRV Hybrid models. These changes demonstrate the user's involvement in optimizing data transfer and expanding vehicle compatibility.
cruise-controlracingopenpilotadaptiveadaptive-cruise-control
dragonpilot-community/dragonpilot
Aug 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 416 commits, 68 PRs in 4 years 3 months
openpilotdragonpilot
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