Robert Abraham

Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering·Toronto, ON

DevOps Developer·Toronto, ON

• Developed a Python-based tool that automatically scanned 150+ repositories biweekly, scored engineering compliance across 20 different criteria, and identified configuration and development deficiencies.

• Automated engineering assessment reports for 150+ repositories using Python, GitHub Actions, and an LLM-based summarization pipeline to surface the most critical repositories, saving approximately 325 hours per year of manual review time.

• Sent automated general report emails and team-specific emails flagging the most critical repositories to the relevant teams and executives.

• Tech stack: Python, HTML, YAML, GitHub Actions/Workflows.

Competitive VEX IQ Coach·Mississauga, ON

• Coached 13 junior robotics students in designing, building, and coding competition robots for the VEX IQ Challenge.

• Guided students through mechanical assembly, programming, and hardware/software troubleshooting, translating complex engineering problems into clear breakdowns.

Lead Summer Robotics Instructor·Mississauga, ON

• Delivered hands-on robotics, mechanical design, and programming instruction to 8+ students per week, ages 9–14, across multiple summer programs.

VEX Robotics Competition

• Team Captain (August 2023 – June 2025)

  • Led an 8–14 member multidisciplinary robotics team through design, prototyping, integration, testing, and competition preparation across 3 VEX Robotics Competition seasons.

  • Led design reviews and structured prototype testing, evaluating 100+ design iterations to identify failure modes and improve robot reliability.

  • Directed team operations including creating timelines, leading meetings, and providing cross-functional updates.

• Lead Mechanical Design Engineer (August 2023 – June 2026)

  • Designed custom mechanical systems for VEX competition robots in Fusion 360, translating competition requirements into buildable mechanisms through iterative CAD, prototyping, physical testing and data analysis.

  • Manufactured and assembled 50+ custom mechanical assemblies over 4 years using CNC/CAM and 3D printing, selecting VEX components and materials based on performance, reliability, and requirements, while keeping in mind weight and size restrictions.

  • Diagnosed mechanical failures during robot integration and testing, performing root-cause analysis and implementing corrective design changes to improve competition reliability.

• Designing and prototyping an autonomous mobile robot integrating ROS2, SLAM, obstacle sensing, and path planning for autonomous navigation and mapping.

• Developing CAD models and physical prototypes for the chassis, water reservoir, and mopping mechanism, integrating mechanical and software subsystems with the goal of creating a flagship-comparable robot vacuum.

• Qualified for the WRO Americas Championship in California after competing at the WRO National Championship in Montreal.

• Engineered the world's first fully custom robot platform, featuring ESP32 and Teensy 4.1 microcontrollers, dead-wheel odometry with encoders, LiPo battery voltage regulation, camera-based object detection, and pneumatics.