Joshua Engelsma
Principal Scientist at ROC
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Engelsma is a Principal Scientist with 11 years of experience specializing in biometrics, computer vision, and pattern recognition, holding a PhD from Michigan State University. He has built production-grade fingerprint and contactless palm-print recognition systems at ROC and Amazon One, bridging academic rigor with real-world deployment. His work spans algorithm research, system integration, and automation—early roles show deep familiarity with build/deploy pipelines and test automation. Based in Grand Rapids, he combines a strong mathematical foundation (BS in Computer Science with a Math minor) with hands-on engineering, and his career reflects a rare focus on moving biometric research into scalable payment and identity products.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude at Grand Valley State UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Plymouth Christian High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Michigan State University
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Github Skills (8)
java9
3d-models9
eclipse6
android6
python6
super-resolution6
binary-search-tree6
pytorch3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
engelsjo/RaspiReader
Oct 2017 - Jan 2021
3D models and code for building your own fingerprint reader
Contributions:9 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
3d-models
engelsjo/WebGLAnimation
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:41 pushes in 9 days
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