Ester Lo is a creative technologist and AI automation specialist working at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, architecture, and construction. With a master's degree in digital manufacturing from the University of Michigan and years of hands-on experience inside US-based fabrication and construction companies, she builds AI and automation systems that help businesses work smarter — from the shop floor to the back office.
Jersey City, USA, 2025 - present
Leading business intelligence automation and AI adoption across departments. Built an ERP system using SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI to support operations management. Developed custom internal applications using ASP.NET (C#), JavaScript, and SQL to address workflows that off-the-shelf tools could not cover. Integrated AI tools including Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and GitHub Copilot into team workflows. Migrated version control infrastructure from Team Foundation Server to GitHub.
New York, USA, 2022 - 2024
R&D engineer responsible for establishing the company's robotic fabrication lab, including hardware and software setup for two Kuka industrial robots configured for large-scale CNC machining and 3D printing with recycled plastic and low-carbon concrete. Led material exploration and machining parameter development for novel fabrication applications. Developed C# automation scripts to streamline the digital workflow between Rhino and PowerMill, including automated 3D model export and toolpath generation. Represented Eventscape in academic-industry collaborations with the University of Pennsylvania and other notable architecture firms, translating design intent into executable manufacturing plans and ensuring production efficiency across complex fabrication projects.
Madison, USA, 2019 - 2022
Design engineer at a specialized stone digital fabrication company, responsible for translating architectural designs into manufacturable plans for CNC machining with large-scale industrial robotic arms. Used Rhino and Grasshopper for design assist, client quoting, and production planning. Contributed to workflow optimization and cost reduction across fabrication processes. Developed C# automation scripts to streamline the Rhino-to-PowerMill pipeline — a method later brought to and expanded at Eventscape. Led a robotic automation project replacing a repetitive manual color-application process, an early application of robotics to eliminate low-value human labor.
Taipei, Taiwan, 2018
Taichung, Taiwan, 2016 - 2018
Ann Arbor, USA, 2018 - 2019
Taichung, Taiwan, 2011 - 2016
Ester Hong-Fen Lo, Leon Yi-Liang Ko, "Precise Imprecision: flexible construction with robotics," Springer - Construction Robotics (Journal, 2020)
Ester Hong-Fen Lo, Leon Yi-Liang Ko, "Precise Imprecision: flexible construction with robotics," ACADIA 2019: Ubiquity and Autonomy: Paper Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA. (Austin, TX: ACADIA, 2019)
Towards a Low Carbon Additive Manufacturing, hosted by Sika, DART Lab, XTreeE and ACADIA. (New Jersey, USA, 2023)
Women in Fabrication - Concrete Printing, hosted by AIA New York, Sika and Eventscape. (New York, USA, 2023)
Accumulated Light: experiments in aggregation and reflection, hosted by Catie Newell, Ester Lo, Feng-Chia University and ROSO. (Taichung, Taiwan, 2024)
Princeton Advanced Manufacturing Symposium, session 3 flash talks speaker. (New Jersey, USA, 2024)
From Imagination to Fabrication: How technology and material can promote our thinking, Feng Chia University. (Taichung, Taiwan, 2022)
From Imagination to Fabrication: How technology and material can promote our thinking, National Cheng Kung University. (Tainan, Taiwan, 2022)
Ester Hong-Fen Lo, Leon Yi-Liang Ko, "Precise Imprecision: flexible construction with robotics," ACADIA 2019: Ubiquity and Autonomy, Austin, TX