Russ Taylor
CTO at ShuttleSlide.com
Melbourne, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolRuss Taylor is a pragmatic, entrepreneurial CTO with 23 years of experience driving hardware and systems development across marine, consumer IoT, robotics and defense sectors. He has repeatedly taken products from concept to production—scaling manufacturing, improving reliability, and creating IP that materially boosted revenue and margins. His leadership blends hands-on engineering (mechanical, electrical and embedded systems) with program-level rigor like FMEA/T, DFMA and lean manufacturing to deliver safe, cost-effective solutions. At startups and large organizations (SmartThings/Samsung, Stealth Robotics) he has led teams to meet hard budget and safety constraints while shipping world-class products. An active contributor to open-source projects such as VRPN and Assimp, he brings low-level device-driver and 3D data expertise that complements his systems-level view. Based in Melbourne, Florida, he pairs disciplined defense and military experience with an inventive, results-oriented approach to product engineering.
23 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BSME, Mechanical Engineering, BSME, Mechanical Engineering at University of South Florida
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (27)
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algorithms10
c-language10
compiler-errors10
hidapi10
data-structure10
3d-models10
driver10
device-driver10
warnings10
data-structures10
cprogramming-language10
quaternions9
maths9
usb9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
vrpn/vrpn
Oct 2010 - Jan 2023
Virtual Reality Peripheral Network - Official GitHub Repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 3 reviews, 985 commits in 12 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Russ's commits focus on implementing core device drivers for a diverse range of tracker hardware, including the Razer Hydra, YEI 3-Space Sensor, Oculus DK2, and various XKeys and CHProducts controllers. The contributions involve reading and parsing raw data from the devices, converting it to useful information such as position and orientation, and integrating this data into the VRPN framework. Their work demonstrates a deep understanding of hardware communication protocols, data processing, and integration with a software tracking system.
realityperipheralvirtual-reality
assimp/assimp
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
The official Open-Asset-Importer-Library Repository. Loads 40+ 3D-file-formats into one unified and clean data structure.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 3 PRs, 1 comment in 1 day
Contributions summary:Russ's commits focus on fixing and improving the codebase related to the `contrib/poly2tri` component and the `ACLoader.cpp` file. The contributions primarily involve removing redundant checks, correcting compiler warnings, and ensuring the code is robust, which indicates a focus on code quality and efficiency. These changes demonstrate a strong understanding of the project's underlying data structures and algorithms related to triangulation and 3D model loading. The user also shows a good understanding of compilers and how to address warnings.
pythonc-plus-plusobjective-cvolume-renderingfbx-exporter
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