James O
Software Engineer at SYPAQ Systems
Greater Melbourne Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJames O is a seasoned software engineer based in Greater Melbourne with 11 years of experience building embedded and IoT systems across defence, automotive, and industrial companies. Currently at SYPAQ Systems after progressing from engineer to senior roles at Fiberdyne and a resident engineer stint at Visteon, he blends low-level firmware skills with system-level architecture. He has hands-on expertise in geofencing and flight-control integrations, evidenced by contributions to the high-profile ArduPilot project where he improved fence breach calculations, auto-enable/disable behaviors, and mode-specific fence handling for Copter and Plane. Comfortable working from sensor-to-cloud, James has a B.Eng. in Computer Systems and Networks from RMIT and a track record of refactoring critical parameters to fix incorrect behavior in production code. Colleagues know him for pragmatic problem-solving and quietly improving safety-critical features that often go unnoticed until they fail.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Systems and Network, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Systems and Network at RMIT University
Github Skills (10)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/ardupilot
Sep 2020 - Dec 2022
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:129 reviews, 61 commits, 39 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the ArduPilot project by modifying and enhancing the fence functionality. These changes included adding breach calculations using LLA (Latitude/Longitude/Altitude) for the fence, incorporating auto-enable and auto-disable features, and integrating the fence with Copter and Plane modes, specifically for takeoff, landing, and RTL (Return to Launch) scenarios. Additionally, the user refactored geofence parameters and corrected issues related to incorrect results and functionality.
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joshanne/ardupilot
Jan 2021 - Jan 2026
ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover source
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 138 pushes in 5 years 1 month
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