About me

Hi! My name is Alex, I am tech enthusiast and motivated embedded software and hardware engineer with 9+ years of experience in developing and deploying innovative embedded systems. Expertise in designing custom hardware, firmware development, and leading cross-functional teams. Proven track record in Industrial IoT, UAV systems, and smart devices.

What I do

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    Device Design

    Design devices from schematic and PCB layout to prototype production. Carefully choose BOM, test, and troubleshoot.

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    Firmware/Software

    Develop firmware for microcontrollers, software for SBCs, as well as debugging utilities and microservises for servers.

Resume

Experience

  1. Hardware & Firmware Developer for Aviation, W-Electronic Technology

    2022 — 2024

    Designed and debugged devices for jet-powered UAVs, including:

    - 1Gbps Ethernet switches, custom flight controllers, and pitot differential pressure sensors.

    - CAN-enabled navigation modules (GNSS, magnetometer) and programmable buck-boost converters.

    - BMS modules with USB Power Delivery and flex PCBs for embedded electronics.

    Delivered projects for external clients, including:

    - LTE-M/NB-IoT GNSS tracker for Serbian Telecom.

    - Smart lock devices for a Dutch client.

  2. Team Lead & Embedded System Engineer, Service-Gazification

    2019 — 2024

    - Led a team of five developers to create IIoT devices for oil and gas facilities (Amur and Omsk GPZ).

    - Developed a custom encrypted LoRa-based protocol supporting 22,000 devices over 10 sq. km.

    - Designed ARM-based Base Stations with UPS, 5G modems, SCADA integration, and multi-channel LoRa modules.

    - Deployed an indoor positioning system achieving ~0.5m accuracy with UWB technology.

    - Collaborated with cloud teams to transition monolithic architecture to microservices.

  3. Embedded System Engineer, Aerostart

    2015 — 2017

    - Developed gyro-stabilized systems for onboard camera units using NVIDIA Jetson TK1.

    - Built firmware and conducted field tests on Cessna planes for powerline detection and inspection.

  4. Hardware & On-Device Engineer, anki.co Startup

    2015 — 2016

    - Designed and brought to market automatic plant-watering and pet-feeding devices with cloud connectivity.

  5. Embedded System Engineer, Exetech

    2015 — 2019

    - Designed HVAC controllers for server rooms and production processes, including casing molding and equipment calibration.

  6. Embedded System Engineer, Freelance

    2010 — Present

    Delivered hardware and firmware prototypes, including:

    - Autonomous lighting systems for government river and sea administration.

    - Control systems for vending machines, industrial inverters, and high-power furnaces.

    - Battery chargers, SCADA-integrated solutions, and custom RISC-V HAL libraries.

Education

  1. Postgraduate, Ural Federal University

    2015 — 2019

    Electrical & Electromechanical Engineering

  2. Master's, Ural Federal University

    2012 — 2014

    Signal & Image Processing in Radio Systems

  3. Bachelor's, Ural Federal University

    2008 — 2012

    Electrical & Electromechanical Engineering

Volunteer/Public domain work

  1. Book "Highway to Shell"

    2025

    A 100-page compact book on Linux Command Line

  2. Book "C for Embedded Systems"

    2018

    A 300-page book on embedded systems programming

  3. Founder of Hardware Engineering Club

    2014 — 2016

    Led extracurricular activities in robotics, PCB manufacturing, and computer vision.

  4. Course Creator

    2017

    Developed practice-oriented courses for IoT, STM32, and modern embedded system programming.

  5. IEEE Conference Reviewer

    2017 — 2025

    IEEE Ural-Siberian Biomedical Conference

  6. Mini-Course Author

    2018 — 2020

    Delivered EU student workshops on IoT, computer vision, and driverless cars.

My skills

Programming:
C/C++, Python, Go, Bash, Git, CMake
Embedded Systems:
STM8, STM32, nRF52, nRF9160, BareMetal, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ChibiOS
Hardware Design:
KiCAD, Altium, Flex PCBs, ARM-based designs
Networking & Communication:
LoRa/LoRaWAN, UWB, BLE, Sub-GHz, CAN, MODBUS, RS485
Platforms & Tools:
Embedded Linux, SCADA integration, GPRS, GNSS, USB Power Delivery

Languages I speak

  • Russian
    Native
  • English
    C1
  • Spanish
    A1