Clay Flannigan
Director, Robotics at Amazon Global Robotics
Lynnfield, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolClay Flannigan is a robotics leader with 12+ years of applied experience and over two decades in engineering management, currently directing development of robotic manipulation systems for Amazon’s fulfillment network. He blends deep mechanical and software foundations—MS in Mechanical Engineering and a later M.S. in Computer Science—with an MBA to align technical roadmaps to business needs. At Amazon Global Robotics he scaled advanced robotics teams and moved research into high-throughput production systems; prior roles include managing robotics R&D at Southwest Research Institute and a VP role in automotive technologies. Known for bridging hands-on engineering and organizational leadership, he focuses on reliable, maintainable manipulation solutions that operate at warehouse scale. Based in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, Clay’s background suggests a pragmatic systems mindset and unusual breadth across mechanical design, control, and large-scale deployment.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMBA, MBA at University of Nebraska-LincolnMS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University
Github Skills (15)
iterative10
cmyk10
calibration9
ros9
image8
image-processing7
algorithms7
mobile2
machine-learning1
automation1
python1
deep-learning1
agile1
data-science1
aerospace1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ros-industrial-consortium/roadmapping
Apr 2014 - Sep 2015
Roadmapping products of the ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas
Contributions:38 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 6 months
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ClayFlannigan/icp
Jan 2016 - Sep 2017
iterative closest point
Contributions:12 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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