Samuel Winkelstein
Robotics Engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSamuel Winkelstein is a robotics engineer and drone developer with 11 years of hands-on experience building VTOL UAVs, flight control systems, and web-based tele-robotic control suites. Currently at Johns Hopkins APL, he has led engineering teams, held a CTO role, and is named on a pending patent for M-DAR VTOL technology developed for government competitions. He blends software, firmware, simulation, and fabrication skills—prototype-to-production experience that includes custom autopilot code, physics-based control models, and tooling for carbon-fiber and additive manufacturing. A 3D artist and animator as well as a maker, he frequently translates virtual designs into real-world aircraft and geocoded imaging frameworks for real-time UAV viewing. Based in Bethesda, MD, he pairs advanced academic credentials (MS in Computer Science, 4.0) with practical innovation advising for startups and defense-focused projects.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Rochester Institute of TechnologyAssociate of Science - AS, Computer Science, Associate of Science - AS, Computer Science at Northern Virginia Community CollegeMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0 at George Mason UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
samwinkelstein/ardupilot
Aug 2021 - Oct 2023
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover source
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
arducopterarduinoarduroverautopilotarduplane
nova-labs/shopsabre-files
Mar 2021 - Feb 2023
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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