Robert Pierce
Software Engineer at Psionic Technologies
Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Pierce is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in robotics software, teleoperation, and embedded systems, holding an MCS from the University of Virginia. He has worked on high-profile robotic platforms including NASA’s Valkyrie—implementing VR teleoperation interfaces—and led the software team for an autonomous mining rover using ROS in C++ and Python. Comfortable across low-level microcontroller/CAN/UART work and higher-level ML and reinforcement learning, he bridges hardware constraints with perception and control algorithms. At Psionic Technologies and previous research roles he’s shipped motion-capture integrations, Gazebo plugins, and robot behavior stacks while managing requirements, schedules, and team technical direction. An amateur game developer and early medieval history enthusiast, he brings a pragmatic, interdisciplinary perspective to complex robotics problems.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at George Mason UniversityMasters of Computer Science - MCS, Computer Science, GPA: 3.79, Masters of Computer Science - MCS, Computer Science, GPA: 3.79 at University of Virginia
Github Skills (14)
station8
mount7
crossword6
dm5
minecraft5
hearthstone5
robotics4
simulation4
quake4
hardware4
simulator4
space3
documentation2
raven1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
VolsungaSaga/MARS-Programming-Autonomy
Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:17 commits, 13 pushes, 3 branches in 8 months
VolsungaSaga/Hnefatafl-Unity
Dec 2021 - Jul 2023
Contributions:6 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 7 months
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