# Matthew Bries

> Robotics Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewbries

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Ouster
Jan 2024 – Present

### Senior Robotics Engineer @ RC Mowers USA
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
• Advanced autonomous zero-turn lawnmower from rough prototype to production
• Designed PCBAs and associated embedded software for mowers and wireless e-stop systems
• Implemented LIDAR based obstacle detection and avoidance system
• Developed autonomous mower user interface, server backend and mobile application
• Created coverage path planner for striping and spiral cutting lawns with complex perimeters

### Research Engineer @ Southwest Research Institute
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022
• Worked closely with clients to fill their needs on various automated vehicle and ADAS projects
• Developed and maintained highly modular ROS based autonomous vehicle software platforms
• Stood up a large variety of vehicle platforms with software and hardware for automation
• Co-managed team of 10 engineers to develop, integrate and test new capabilities for U.S. Army Robotic Technology Kernel autonomous vehicle project

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ The University of Alabama
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Tuscaloosa, AL
Performed hardware, software and system development for low power sensor systems for monitoring of subject smoking behavior for medical studies using ARM and MSP430 MCUs
Designed and debugged electrical circuits and PCBs for a hand gesture sensor 
Developed current monitoring device utilized in wireless charging of insole based systems 
Designed 3D printed parts and enclosures for wearable devices using SolidWorks

### Research Engineer Intern @ Caterpillar Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Pittsburgh, PA
Developed computer vision system on Xilinx based FPGAs and ARM processors
Programmed C/C++ applications for a Linux based driver information display
Optimized MATLAB computer vision algorithm for image classification and re-implemented in C++

### Electrical Engineering Intern @ Hussmann
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Bridgeton, Missouri
Tested and evaluated production electrical components including fans and power supplies
Designed electrical circuits and printed circuit boards for an explosive gas leak detector


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering
The University of Alabama


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-bries
- Website: https://github.com/matt-attack

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Last updated: 2026-04-01