Kyran Findlater

Experience

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  Student Billboards

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  Co-Founder

  www.studentbillboards.com.auBusiness start-up in a unique form of marketing. Winner of existing start-up category in the Brisbane Student Start-up Pitching Competition 2013 held at QUT. Student Billboards represented by the other Co-Founder Mercedes (my wife!) came to be a grand-finalist in Ernst & Young "Survive the Panel" business pitching competition in 2013.The business had a slow start, due to other commitments from the founders, and after a few successful short campaigns is now in hibernation. Show less

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  Gerbino's Pasticceria & Bakery

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2013

  Barista

  Coffee!! And lots of it!

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  Ironbark Software

  Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  Programmer

  C# programming using the proprietary Ironbark CMS and framework, to maintain and create new programs for business management systems. Majority of work done was maintenance and bug fixing based on client support reports/feature requests.

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  Innotech Control Systems Australia

  Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

  Electronics Engineer

  Circuit simulation and analysis of SMPS component failure-modes due to simulated loading and stress.Embedded firmware design and testing in a linux kernel on an Arm Cortex processor for industrial applications.

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  Queensland University of Technology

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

  Robotics Engineer

  Design and production of embedded systems for robotics applications, and remote sensor networks. Investigations into hardware platforms for educational use at the university for it's robotics major courses.3D LIDAR system using ROS and Clearpath Husky mobile robotic platform. Circuit design, firmware, integration and basic application with ROS in Ubuntu in the Husky's onboard computer.16-Bit ADC and control board for remote sensor network application in ground gas emissions of CO2 and CH4. Small sized "Bat Tracker" GPS module and integrated circuit board with logging functionality for placement on the backs of "macro bats". 3 kW white LED strobe array with camera sync for use in Mobile Robotics and Stereo Vision in nocturnal environments. Used on the prototype of the QUT AgBot in field trials and feasibility study. Show less

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  TechBrew Robotics

  Feb 2015 - Feb 2024

  Machine Vision applications using SICK 3D Cameras and OpenCV coupled with custom image processing algorithms for detection tasks. Lead Electronics and Hardware engineering tasks, for in-house R&D and production ready projects. Fast paced multiple-project work environment, learning new technology on the fly. High speed (but sub-RF) analogue sensor design, parallel time-critical FPGA based sensor capture interface, multiple microcontroller based (8-bit AVR and 32-bit ARM architectures) designs. Interfacing with Single Board Computers (Beaglebone, Minnowboard) for application level processing. Involved in project Requirements and Estimations stages for possible projects, proof of concept algorithm and rapid prototyped circuit designs. Frequent use of KiCAD for schematic capture and PCB layout design, LTSpice and TI-NA for circuit simulation. Electrical sub-panel layouts and cable schedules/wiring harness design.Frequent use of C++ and Microsoft Visual Studio (2005 -> 2017 editions) for automation and machine vision applications, including 3D point cloud processing. Software Team Lead, Project Manager additional roles throughout 2019-2022.System Architecting, vendor/system product evaluation and selection processes. Show less

  • Chief Technical Officer

    Nov 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Robotics Engineer

    Feb 2015 - Dec 2022
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  4AG Robotics

  Nov 2022 - now

  Software system Architect and senior technical leadership

  • Software Architect

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Senior Software Developer

    Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Chief Technical Officer

    Nov 2022 - Feb 2024