Hi, my name is

Stanley.

AI Software Engineer at Garmin Ltd., leading large-scale computer vision and GenAI platforms. Passionate about LLM/VLM research, MLOps, and deploying cutting-edge AI into production.

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About Me

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I am an AI Software Engineer at Garmin Ltd. (Nov 2023 – present), where I lead the development of an organization-wide computer vision platform scaling across 200+ active production services.

I pioneer GenAI adoption by evaluating SOTA LLM/VLM models, executing proof-of-concepts, and driving enterprise deployment of high-value AI use cases. I also mentor interns on AI system design and own the full lifecycle of cross-functional AI infrastructure.

Previously, I completed my Master’s in Electrical Engineering at NTHU, conducting research in computer vision under Prof. Min Sun, which resulted in a publication at ICRA 2021.

Technologies I work with:
  • Python
  • PyTorch / OpenCV
  • Computer Vision
  • LLM / VLM
  • Docker / Kubernetes
  • Apache Kafka
  • Kong API Gateway
  • Grafana
  • MySQL / MongoDB
  • Git / CI/CD
  • vLLM
  • C++ (CUDA/OpenMP/MPI)

Experience

AI Software Engineer - Garmin Ltd.
Nov 2023 – present
  • Led Large-Scale AI Deployment as the primary developer for an organization-wide computer vision platform, scaling and maintaining 200+ active production services.
  • Pioneered GenAI Adoption by leading VLM/LLM research initiatives, evaluating SOTA models and executing POCs to identify and deploy high-value use cases across the organization.
  • Mentored 2 interns on AI system design and production deployment, while owning the full lifecycle of cross-functional AI infrastructure.

Projects

Python Computer Vision Apache Kafka MySQL MongoDB
Scale-able AI Surveillance & Analytics Platform
Lead Developer & PM at Garmin (Nov 2023 – present). Centralized CV platform ingesting live camera streams across 200+ active services, digitizing physical facility operations. Built a real-time anomaly detection pipeline publishing alerts via Apache Kafka.
Python OCR Computer Vision Automation
AI-Powered Document Inspection System
Sole Developer & PM at Garmin (Mar 2024 – present). Automated document verification pipeline combining OCR and computer vision image comparison, reducing manual inspection time by 90%. Designed a human-in-the-loop review process for flagged anomalies.
LLM VLM vLLM Kong Gateway Grafana
Enterprise VLM/LLM Research & API Governance
AI Researcher & Platform Owner at Garmin (Apr 2024 – present). Continuously evaluated SOTA models through structured POCs. Administered the internal GenAI API platform via Kong Gateway and established observability via Grafana dashboards.
Computer Vision Python Research
Robust 360-8PA (ICRA 2021)
Redesigning the normalized 8-point algorithm for 360° FoV images. Published at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021.

Education

Jul 2020 – Jul 2022
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu, Taiwan

Advised by Prof. Min Sun at the Vision Science Lab (VSLab).

Research in computer vision, resulting in a publication at IEEE ICRA 2021:

Sep 2016 – Jun 2020
Bachelor's Degree in Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering
National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taichung, Taiwan
Undergraduate researcher at the Precision & Micro Mechatronics Laboratory (PMML), advised by Prof. Yao-Chuan Tsai (Jul 2018 – Jun 2020).

Get in Touch

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