# Dion Gonano

> ML Robotics Behavior Research at Boston Dynamics

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dion

Mechatronics engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in robotics from research to production. Passionate about creating intelligent, adaptive machines that interact meaningfully with the world. Now focused on advancing in machine learning and embodied AI, blending physical systems with cognitive capabilities to shape the future of robotics.

## Work Experience
### Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Boston Dynamics
Jan 2024 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Staff Software Engineer @ Boston Dynamics
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Robotics Engineer @ Boston Dynamics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater Boston Area

### Perception and Controls Software Engineer @ Aria Insights, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area
Development of GPS & magnetometer denied indoor drone for industrial inspection in confined spaces. Providing assisted/autonomous flight using PX4 autopilot, an embedded Linux companion computer, and various LIDAR based sensors to provide high accuracy indoor localization

### UAV Control System Engineer @ Iridium Dynamics
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Brisbane, Australia
This high-performance aircraft outperforms the competition in flight duration and range, yet offers an incredible hovering endurance, allowing previously impossible flight profiles: fly for hours, including extended periods of hovering.

The HALO aircraft has all the advantages of an aeroplane to give long range flight combined with an extremely efficient hover and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. This allows extended hovering time at destinations or throughout flights which require dual-mode flight.

### Integrated Systems Lead Engineer @ Beovista
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
At Beovista I have been responsible for the development, maintenance and support of the Beolec control system (electronics, firmware & communications) for a 3-Phase Power Regulation System capable of reducing and regulating more than a megawatt of power.

### Summer Vacation Scholarship Student @ Defence Science and Technology Organisation
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Summer internship involving the automation of a Parrot AR.Drone using OpenCV object detection and tracking to autonomously land on it's target and mission control software capable of preforming XML based, platform independent missions on UAVs.


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
The University of Queensland


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

---
Source: https://flows.cv/dion
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dion/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-31