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Tom Scherlis
Robotics Software Engineer, Trajectory Planning
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Location: San Francisco, California, United StatesApprox. Years of Experience: 4
Tom Scherlis's Current Workplace
Zipline
Company Size
1001-2500
Amount Raised
$491.0M
Zipline was founded to create the first logistics system that serves all humans equally. Our aim is to solve the world’s most urgent and complex access challenges. Leveraging expertise in robotics and autonomy, Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest automated delivery system. Zipline serves tens of millions of people around the world and is making good on the promise of building an equitable and more resilient global supply chain. From powering Rwanda’s national blood delivery network and Ghana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution, to providing on-demand home delivery for Walmart and enabling leading healthcare providers to bring care into the home in the United States, Zipline is transforming the way goods move. By transitioning to clean, electric, instant logistics, we can decarbonize delivery, decrease road congestion, and reduce fossil fuel consumption and air pollution, while providing equitable access for billions of people. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need, when you need it. Zipline is inspiring people, governments, and businesses to imagine what is possible when goods can move as seamlessly as information. To join the team, check out our career page: https://flyzipline.com/careers/
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Notable Investors
Techstars, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Goldman Sachs, Temasek Holdings
Robotics
Logistics
GreenTech
Transportation
Delivery Service
Experience
Robotics Software Engineer, Trajectory Planning
Zipline · Full-time
Sep 2022 - Present
2 yrs 11 mos
President and Co-Founder
TartanAUV
Oct 2018 - Aug 2022
3 yrs 11 mos
Carnegie Mellon University’s Robosub Team! • Founded the club and led development of two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to compete annually in the international RoboSub competition. We placed 3rd internationally in 2022! • Raised and manage $40k team budget for 2020-2022 • Lead and maintain software stack developed with ROS and Gazebo for python and C++, including guidance, navigation, controls, perception, mission planning, and health monitoring. • Designed and implemented model predictive control system and trajectory library for vehicle guidance and control • Led design of electronics and sensor system, including an NVIDIA Xavier, Doppler Velocity Log, inertial measurement unit, stereo cameras, and sonar. • Oversaw a team of 3 mechanical engineers to design and fabricate a custom underwater vehicle with many custom machined metal and plastic parts.
Software Intern
Zipline · Internship
Aug 2020 - Aug 2021
1 yr 1 mo
Lead robotic systems integration and software for prototype vehicle system to deliver packages with high accuracy from over 100m AGL using a dynamic winch. Ended up with a reliable delivery demo that later turned into Zipline’s Platform 2 droid.
Hardware Test Intern
Apple · Full-time
Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
3 mos
Developed software tool to streamline task and issue management involved in hardware test bring-up
Embedded Software Intern
Zipline International
May 2019 - Aug 2019
4 mos
• Developed embedded software for the world's largest autonomous drone delivery network. • Designed a system to allow smart CAN-connected battery docking ports to safely share chargers, increasing charging and logging throughput. • Created a generic i2c driver as well as device drivers for multiple i2c peripherals. • Supported the release of Zipline's next generation vehicle, which utilizes a distributed system
Teaching Assistant
Carnegie Mellon University
Jul 2018 - Dec 2018
6 mos
Robot Kinematics and Dynamics: Fall 2020 (upcoming) Structure and Design of Digital Systems: Fall 2018 Principles of Imperative Computation: Summer 2018
CubeRover Avionics Intern
Carnegie mellon University Planetary Robotics Lab
Jan 2018 - Sep 2018
9 mos
• Developed a safe, event-driven embedded flight-software system for a NASA-funded lunar rover using C and FreeRTOS. • Led development of a custom operator interface GUI using C++ and Qt for remote command and telemetry. • Designed two printed circuit boards featuring an FPGA and a microprocessor. • The rover is an ultra-small, low-cost platform designed with automotive electronics for commercial lunar missions.
Robotics track TA
Leap@CMU
Jun 2015 - Jun 2017
2 yrs 1 mo
• Taught groups of 10-20 High School Students introductory and advanced programming and robotics concepts, including lectures on C++, OpenCV, and CAD • Culminates in a final Arduino-based project. Projects I have mentored have included soccer playing robots, Rubik’s Cube Solver, tic-tac-toe playing robot, CNC plotter, piano playing robot, laser harp, and two XBox Kinect turrets
Education
  • 2017 - 2021
    Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • 2013 - 2017
    Shady Side Academy