Primary Job Title VP of Hardware Research & Development Primary Organization 
Essess, Inc
Gender Male
Bill oversees the development and production of the thermal imaging systems and vehicles at Essess. Previously, Bill was a founder of ‘I Heart Engineering’, a Brooklyn-based robotics company, and the managing editor of the ‘I Heart Robotics’ blog. Bill is a classically trained programmer and systems administrator. He received his bachelor’s in
mechanical engineering from The City College of New York. In addition to developing a wide range of robots, including a novel wall climbing robot and a quadrotor helicopter for 3D mapping, he has made significant contributions to several academic papers and various open source projects as an active contributor to ROS (Robot Operating System).
