# Edward W.

> Building Robots for Automation | ROS2 | Licensed CAD Designer | UX Design | SW Engineer

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/edwardw

I’m Edward, a talented and experienced Software Engineer/UX Designer with dual master's degree in UX Research and International Business Management.

I am a 3-time hackathon winner and have worked at Mizaru.io, Tokyo Coding Club, New Generation Consulting, Magellan GPS, and as a freelance web developer / UX designer.

My education and experience have given me a well-rounded background in design, business, and technology.

I am a valuable asset to any company looking for a creative and innovative problem solver.

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You can check out my works and past experience here:

https://linktr.ee/ed.info

## Work Experience
### Roboticist @ GyroPalm
Jan 2025 – Present
- Work on AMR robot docking system via AprilTag (tag36h11) and ROS2 launch files for combining ROS2 topic cmdlines.
- Research and test hardware equipment viability (webcam, ROS2 pkgs, etc.). Created documentation for GyroPalm Omnibotv2.
- Create BoM for Omnibotv2 and planned & produced marketing assets (readme docs, exhibition planning, etc.) for GyroPalm

### Digital Transformation Architect @ Wang Accountancy
Jan 2024 – Present
- Build internal tooling (web interface with webhooks, n8n automation, and cloud interfaces (Google / Microsoft) for automating internal AR payment and thank you emails.
- Created File Location Database with sorting/filtering options that allow accountants to retrieve and locate tax returns in an instant.
- Boost company efficiency by 3x through introduction software tools like OCR, Search Indexing, File Conversion, etc.

### Freelancer (Web Dev / UX Designer) @ Edward Dev
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | California, United States (Remote)
- Collaborated with a team of developers to build modern and responsive web applications using best practices
- Help Clients create websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, MongoDB, SQL, etc.
- Built semantically structured full stack application with modern frameworks like React & Next.js

### Product Design Lead @ Mizaru
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Optimize previous design iteration for people with disability, providers (support workers), and admins.
- Added Agency enrollment functionality to help Mizaru achieve cash positive within 3 years.
- Communicate with developer team and help determine best methods for data tracking and analysis.

### Tech Instructor @ Tokyo Coding Club
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Tokyo, Japan
- Provide tutor coding sessions to students by instructors from top-tier university graduates & top companies in Japan.
- Achieved student retention rate of 100% through revamping teaching material based on student’s age and subject.

### Software Engineer @ Magellan GPS
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Dimas, California
Configuration Management / Automation:
- Handled Software & Map (OTA) updates of devices via Content Manager & Amazon AWS and documentation. Improved operation from 1 week to 1-2 working days.
- Maintained automated software build scripts & servers (Windows Server/ CentOS & Ubuntu (Linux - Android Dev) / MacOS ) and branch configuration on SVN repositories.
- Handle Software Delivery to client & customers on both Apps Store (Apple/Google) environment and troubleshoot issues.

UX Design [SmartDeviceLink(SDL) Project]:
- Created Userflow, Wireframes and Prototype for porting existing Navigation app onto SDL Platform.
- Worked with Product Manager reviewing upcoming UI/UX Design proposals.

IT /Administrative:
- Handled onsite server room operation with collaboration from oversea engineering team (HQ).
- Administrator of Atlassian JIRA and Confluence (Workflows, Task Tracking, ...) (promoted after 1 year)

### Instructor - Expressive Robotic Summer Camp @ UC Irvine
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Beall Center UCI
- Taught students from Middle School and High School about basic programming and circuitry
- Used Arduino and Vex Robotic to teach students basic coding and interaction with hardware / circuitry

### Marketing Internship @ UC Irvine School of Social Sciences
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Social Science Academic Resource Center (SSARC) - UCI
- Produced Flyers and Assets for Marketing via Social Media through Photoshop
- Help Promote on-campus events such as event speaker / campus activities


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Major: Sociology | Dual Minor: Information & Computer Science, Digital Arts
UC Irvine

### Master's degree in [Dual Master] Media Design & CEMS MIM (Int'l Management}
Keio University

### CEMS Exchange Programme (Term 1)
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

### Master's degree in International Business Management
CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ecwu
- Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/ed.info

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Last updated: 2026-04-13