Robert Lockyer
Technical Fellow at Avalon Holographics
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Top SchoolRobert Lockyer is a Technical Fellow and seasoned systems engineer with 14+ years building advanced visualization systems, games, and holographic display software from prototype to production. Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, he combines hands-on R&D—pioneering GPU and ray-tracing approaches for scalable light-field rendering—with leadership experience scaling cross-disciplinary teams and shipping complex hardware-software products. He has led hiring, mentored engineers across optics, FPGA, and software domains, and established rigorous CI and testing practices to de-risk high-value initiatives. Known for translating deep technical concepts into compelling demos for customers and investors, he bridges simulation, hardware testing, and product strategy. An early contributor to Avalon’s core rendering pipeline, he uniquely blends game-engine pragmatism with research-driven innovation in emerging display tech.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's, Computer Engineering at Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Github Skills (28)
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Github contributions (5)
lockyer/lockyer.github.io
Feb 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:132 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
gamedev-nl-org/unity-workshop
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
Assets for the Gamedev NL/MUN Computer Science Society workshop series on using the Unity development tools
Contributions:65 commits in 1 month
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