# William Brannon

> Software Engineer at Point One Navigation

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/williambrannon

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Point One Navigation
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Robotics Engineer @ Coast Autonomous
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Graduate Research Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Stanford, California, United States
Employed and optimized a model predictive control-based driver model on a high fidelity racing simulator. Progress included developing a smaller scale simulator with simplified vehicle dynamic models for quick simulation runs, tuning the MPC quadratic cost function gains via sophisticated optimization techniques, and deep learning approaches were implemented to further enhance controller performance. 

An additional previous project involved implementing decision making and planning techniques for an autonomous vehicle performing multiple lane changes in an urban environment, in which the problem was formulated as a partially observable Markov decision process. 

These projects have been done with the Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory.

### Controls Intern @ Toyota Racing Development USA
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Los Altos, CA
Developed a model predictive control-based driver model to operate on a high fidelity racing simulator. Moved on with the project via a TRD-sponsored Research Assistantship at Stanford to introduce machine learning techniques to enhance controller performance.

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ Stanford University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Stanford, California
AA 100: Introduction to Aeronautics and Astronautics
ENGR 21: Engineering of Systems
AA 131: Space Flight

### Research Intern @ National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Gaithersburg, Maryland
Developed LabVIEW programs to automate control of parameters about water/cement reaction in a stirred batch reactor.

### Undergraduate Researcher @ Auburn University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Auburn, Alabama
First research experience involved creating a computer program that automated CAD model creation of electronics cooling nozzle arrays, which were 3D printed for testing. Second research experience involved assisting with the development of a new metal additive manufacturing technique in which the nozzle is heated by means of induction.

### Manufacturing Engineering Intern @ Adient
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Clanton, Alabama
Duty was to monitor and increase efficiency of automobile seating manufacturing assembly lines.

### Power Distribution Engineering Intern @ Alabama Power Company
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Birmingham, Alabama
Duty was to create plans to build and modify overhead power lines.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering
Auburn University

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-10