Summary
Sam Chen is a seasoned engineering leader and entrepreneur with two decades of experience spanning robotics, industrial automation, full-stack software, and logistics systems. As President of Chen Works, LLC he builds web and API-driven solutions (Angular/React/Vue, Java/C#/Go) while delivering specialty machinery and logistics software for large US retailers. Previously he led robotics and controls teams at Tompkins Robotics and Cisco-Eagle, architecting sortation, palletizing, and safety systems for clients like Nordstrom, PepsiCo, and Amazon. Sam combines hands-on controls engineering and vision-guided robotics research from Notre Dame with practical product delivery—evident in proprietary automation deployed across distribution centers and retail networks. Fluent in China–US cross-border business and bilingual customer support, he routinely bridges international partners and supply chains, including development and outsourcing ties to Shanghai. His technical interests extend into NLP and machine translation, bringing an uncommon blend of robotics hardware expertise and language-focused software capability.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Automotive Engineering, BS, Automotive Engineering at Tsinghua University
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Chinese