Director of Engineering, Autonomous Mobility at Motional
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Engineering Manager
April 2017 to July 2018
Greater Pittsburgh Area
Lockheed Martin
Mining Autonomy Systems Lead - Littleton
September 2016 to February 2017
Littleton, Colorado
Lockheed Martin
Software Lead - AMAS Program
May 2015 to September 2016
Littleton, Colorado
Boulder Imaging
Machine Vision Senior Software Engineer
December 2014 to May 2015
Louisville, Colorado
Orica
Research Program Manager, Control Systems and Automation
October 2011 to November 2014
Greater Denver Area
Orica
Control and Automation Manager
June 2009 to October 2011
Greater Denver Area
Orica
Mechatronics Engineer
June 2007 to May 2009
Greater Denver Area
UbiSoft
Generalist Programmer
2006 to 2007
Montreal, Canada Area
C-CORE
Research Engineer
September 2000 to July 2006
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Motional
Director of Engineering, Autonomous Mobility
Greater Pittsburgh Area
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering
2000 to 2007
Memorial University of Newfoundland
B. Eng., Electrical Engineering - Computers and Communications
1996 to 2001
McGill University
B.Sc., Chemistry
1992 to 1996
As an Engineering Manager for the Motion Planning group, I have responsibilities to build the team, facilitate professional development of the team and guide projects to timely completion. As an Engineering Manager for the Motion Planning group, I have responsibilities to build the team, facilitate professional development of the team and guide projects to timely completion.
What company does Bax Smith work for?
Bax Smith works for Uber Advanced Technologies Group
What is Bax Smith's role at Uber Advanced Technologies Group?
Bax Smith is Engineering Manager
What industry does Bax Smith work in?
Bax Smith works in the Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry.
Who are Bax Smith's colleagues?
Bax Smith's colleagues are Brad Wolfert, Jessica Wasen, Mark Saenger, Dean McConnell, Mo Wu, Ashli Losee, Ravi Vanjara, Jon Szymanski, Matt Veldman, and Kyle Dunphy
💼 Past Experience
I have been in engineering for over 10 years and have worked in a wide variety of industries. I have experience in control systems, machine vision, and image processing. I have also worked on a number of robotics projects. My most recent experience has been working on an autonomous mobility project at Motional. I was responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the software used in the autonomous mobility project. This included developing machine vision, image processing, and control algorithms. I also worked on a project to build a 3D printing printer drum defect detection system. I also worked on a project to develop support vector machine based seating position recognition software for smart airbag systems.
🎓 Education
Bax Smith's educational background and work readiness are based on his Liberal Arts education and experience in the Electrical Engineering field. Smith completed his B.Eng. in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2000 and his Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2007. Smith's current role as an electrical engineer at Safe & Sound Solutions, Inc. provides him with the opportunity to learn industrial safety and regulatory compliance from an early age. Smith has developed innovative safety and regulatory programs for his company, and also teaches electrical engineering to students in his spare time. Smith is certified as a Professional Engineer in the State of Ontario and is registered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
I have experience in engineering and technology. My most recent experience was as an Engineering Manager for theMotion Planning group at Uber Advanced Technologies Group. I also have experience in mining autonomy systems, lead robotics autonomy software development team for mining robots program, Autonomous Systems at Lockheed Martin, and managing schedules and budgets. I am also experienced in machine vision and 3D printing. My previous work was in the field of control systems and automation. At Orica, I focused on developing tools and algorithms for "Surfs Up" video game development, porting the game to Playstation 2, and developing support vector machine based seating position recognition software for smart airbag system.
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