Robotics · AI · Web Applications
Robotics researcher, AI engineer, and full-stack web developer. I help startups, research labs, and companies build sophisticated technical products — robots, AI systems, and the web applications that power them.
What I Can Do For You
Whether you need a robot that can navigate and adapt, an AI system integrated into your product, or a professional web presence that converts — I bring the same rigorous engineering mindset to all of it.
Design, simulate, and deploy intelligent robot control systems. From initial algorithm research to physical hardware integration.
Build and integrate AI into your product — from prototype to production. Research-backed engineering that ships.
Professional websites, data dashboards, and AI-powered web applications — built clean, fast, and designed to convert.
About
Roman Aguilera is a robotics researcher and engineer whose work sits at the intersection of AI and physical systems — designing algorithms that give robots the ability to learn, adapt, and operate in complex, real-world environments.
His background spans the full stack: from embedded electronics and computer vision to reinforcement learning and real-time OS development. He's shipped research at academic and startup levels, and led AI engineering in a VC-backed product context.
If your team is building something that moves, perceives, or decides — Roman can help you do it rigorously and faster.
What I Bring
Deep experience with reinforcement learning applied to multi-link arms, locomotion, and manipulation. Custom simulation environments with OpenAI Gym, MuJoCo, and PyBullet.
End-to-end vision pipelines from camera hardware to detection algorithms. Real deployments on field robots doing GPS mapping and automated crop counting.
Hard real-time OS design with Xenomai & Ubuntu for robotic control. Low-level firmware in C, sensor integration, and custom PCB wiring for prototype hardware.
Applied ML engineering from research to production — deep learning (PyTorch), enterprise LLM-powered applications, and novel algorithm development.
Custom physics simulation tools, URDF robot generation, and value iteration with Barycentric interpolation for tractable high-dimensional state spaces.
Spatial data analysis and visualization with Tableau. Experience turning complex datasets into actionable insights for both technical and business stakeholders.
Web Development
Clean, modern websites that make a strong first impression — like this one. Custom-designed to reflect your expertise, built to load fast, and structured to convert visitors into clients. No templates, no page builders.
End-to-end web apps with AI at the core — LLM integrations, intelligent interfaces, and data-driven features. Proven through enterprise-grade AI product delivery at PivotalVC.
Turn raw data into clear, interactive visualizations. Built with Tableau, D3, or custom web tooling — whether for internal reporting or client-facing analytics products.
Backend logic, APIs, database design, and front-end polish. Comfortable across the entire stack — so your project doesn't get blocked waiting on a handoff between specialists.
Experience
Projects
Addresses computational tractability for high-DOF robot controllers. Uses first-principles state-space bounding and Barycentric Interpolation to enable Value Iteration on dynamical systems without combinatorial blowup.
View on GitHub →End-to-end hard real-time control system for agile humanoids, integrating Xenomai & Ubuntu into a custom RTOS purpose-built for robotic applications.
View on GitHub →Tableau dashboards analyzing spatial advertising performance across CVR, CTR, CPC, CPM, and 5 other KPIs to identify high- and low-performing ad groups by geography.
View on Github →Data-driven recommendations for health violation prevention, identifying highest-risk establishments and advising targeted training interventions using NYC open data.
View on Github →Deep generative image model built from scratch in PyTorch, implementing recurrent pixel-by-pixel generation.
Tool to programmatically generate robot model XMLs for physics simulators including MuJoCo and PyBullet. Parameterized by link count, geometry, and joint config.
Education
Contact
Whether you're prototyping a robot, integrating AI into your product, or need a professional website — get in touch. Available for consulting, contract engineering, web development, and research collaboration.
