Sam Debruin
Chief Research Officer at SkySpecs
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Debruin is a veteran engineer and research leader with 12 years of experience building autonomy and analytics software for enterprise drone inspections as co-founder and Chief Research Officer at SkySpecs. Grounded in a University of Michigan computer engineering and CS PhD background, he blends deep academic rigor with hands-on product development—previously leading commercialization of novel solid-state radiation detectors as CTO of Endectra. He excels at turning hard physics and sensing problems into scalable software and hardware solutions that improve safety, speed, and operational efficiency for critical infrastructure. Based in Ann Arbor, he pairs long-term technical vision with startup execution, often working at the intersection of autonomy, sensing, and applied research. An engineer motivated first and foremost by problem-solving, he favors pragmatic, manufacturable designs over exotic workarounds.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSE, Computer Engineering, BSE, Computer Engineering at University of Michigan
Github Skills (8)
meter10
home-assistant7
cube6
autopilot4
gateway3
mqtt1
communications1
marshalling1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
lab11/powerblade
Nov 2014 - Mar 2016
1 in² AC power meter
Contributions:661 commits in 1 year 3 months
power-meterhome-assistantmeterpower
sdebruinss/The-Cube
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
home of the cube Autopilot
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
autopilotcube
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