# Alison Ang Wadkins

> Robotics Software Engineer at Diligent Robotics, Inc.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alisonangwadkins

Software engineer – experience with the entire software development lifecycle, from
ideation to design to delivery.
Expert in learning new technologies – adept at working with complex systems and varied technologies.
Focus on customer experience – previous role as an Applications Engineer cultivated an emphasis on product robustness and documentation.

## Work Experience
### Robotics Software Engineer @ Diligent Robotics
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Austin, Texas, United States
Full-stack developer for remote fleet management tools and app to robot features, mainly working with React in TypeScript and ROS in Python.

Highlights:
* Developed and integrated React widgets for robot dashboards, doubling monitoring capacity per operator
* Executed a pivotal security feature for deliveries, which enabled product integration into a network of 20 hospitals
* Conducted experiments to evaluate image stream latency for large-scale fleet monitoring
* Spearheaded the transition from prototype to production code by executing refactors for scalability and maintainability:
    - Implemented Pydantic data models
    - Cleaned dependencies with implementation of provider pattern in select ROS packages
    - Installed Storybook, Prettier, and Jest into front-end repositories
    - Extracted monolithic React components into smaller, reusable ones and inline styles to Sass

### Robotics Software Engineer @ Sisu
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas Area
- Facilitated transition of team from Apache Subversion to Git by preparing repositories for migration and creating and presenting training materials
- Pioneered good testing practices by setting up automated unit tests on Jenkins server and contributing 700+ unit tests to the project
- Created custom library for logging robotic system statistics to SQL database
- Developed object-oriented robotics communication module for host to robot connection
- Investigated performance issues in robot kinematics calculation loop and optimized to meet CPU requirements
- Fostered a culture of collaboration and continuous learning, which resulted in an increased sprint success rate from below target to the targeted 80% within my first six months as Team Lead
- Created tools and workflows for documentation, which have grown into an internal knowledge base of over 250 articles
- Developed field test procedure on P51 ventilator in C++ for Arduino, which contributed to the achievement of an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA during COVID-19 pandemic

### Front-End Developer @ FYTR
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Developed React Native pages with navigation for proof of concept of iOS app similar to Door Dash; delivered reusable components tested with Storybook. Repo is now public and my work can be viewed at the attached GitHub link.

### Applications Engineer @ National Instruments
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Austin, Texas Area
- Provided professional engineering support directly to customers working on a variety of test and measurement applications
- Required a commitment to customer focus, a unique approach to problem-solving, and clear written communication skills
- Initiated department-wide implementation of knowledge-centered service (KCS) and guided four-person team through migration and workflow adoption of a Content Management System

### Work Student @ Siemens
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Nuremberg, Germany
- Created controls application for a simulated bio gas production plant with TIA Portal V13 and S7-1200
- Modified a water pressure control demonstration with Step 7 and S7-200 (ladder logic)
- Automated a factory process demonstration with LOGO and LOGO SoftComfort
- Coded control program in SCL for S7-1200 PLC for motor of a one-axis solar tracking system
- Simulated a sunrise, sunset, and lightning for a solar tracking demonstration model with Arduino

### Research Assistant @ Integration Engineering Laboratory
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | University of California, Davis
- Coded examples in Ch for teachers teaching the C-STEM curriculum (integrating programming and math instruction using robots)
- Created diagrams for and edit educational handbooks (Programming Arduino with Ch)

### Controls and Automation Engineering Intern @ ALZA Corporation
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Vacaville, California
- Inventoried all automation equipment in plant and investigate
- Developed protocols and training curriculum for Disaster Recovery Plan (creation of hard drive archives)
- Developed automation tools for mass data entry and manipulation (Excel macros, AutoHotkey scripts)
- Developed algorithms for spare parts criticality analysis

### Facilities Engineering/Project Management Co-op @ ALZA Corporation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Vacaville, California
- Planned and managed a facilities project. Project description: Modify a solvent coating room to be compliant with cGMP.
- Updated technical drawings (electrical power, P&ID, distribution and flow, process piping).
- Developed site standards and specifications for facilities construction (purified water piping, epoxy flooring).
+ Conducted investigation to evaluate existing equipment used to monitor differential pressure.  Consolidated data for turnover to external project.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Davis
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alison-wadkins

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Last updated: 2026-03-29