Kyle Sivertsen, P. Eng. Email & Phone Number

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Manage 12 developers and testers responsible for the embedded software and architecture within Tantalus’ core communications module, known as TRUEdge. • Owner and subject-matter expert in core technical areas such as boot and BSP, Linux kernel, modules and filesystems, system health and monitoring, communications, cybersecurity, and network discovery and joining• Lead requirements discovery and story decomposition to develop and maintain a product backlog• Communicate directly with executives, product management, customers, and other engineering teams to convey progress, risks, and opportunities and coordinate actions• Spearhead improvements in developer workflow and CI/CD to shorten feedback cycles and improve code quality and velocity• Lead root-cause analysis and post-mortem investigations into product failures, resulting in fixes that can be delivered in-situ to affected devices • Write test-plans, oversee test execution, and produce informative reports to demonstrate confidence to release to stakeholders• Manage releases from a shared codebase with a focus on quality, traceability, documentation, and managing the cost of change• Mentor for team health and development including recruiting and hiring, training, professional development, and team culture

Vancouver, Canada Area

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Design, implementation, and testing of production FW (C and assembly) running in both DSP and embedded-Linux environments. Including:- media access and link control algorithms for a point-to-multipoint fixed-wireless communications system- interface with external SPI flash, FRAM, EEPROM, LCD- over-the-air security and encryption (AES, key generation and distribution)- packet buffer management- memory structure - message handlers- application logicHigh-level wireless network troubleshooting and analysis. Including:- device performance- network discovery and joining - routing and link formation (and re-formation)- improved deployment practicesField support including:- device failure (and poor performance) analysis and diagnosis- script writing (bash, SQL) for assessing and fixing problems with deployed devices- system monitoring- upgrades and field trialsCommunicating with customers, and in-house Field Services, Product Verification, and Product Management personnel regarding: field support, project scheduling, technical support, network planning, and design collaboration.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Design, implementation, and testing of production SW (C and SQL) to run in Linux-based environments. Including:- media access algorithms for a point-to-multipoint fixed-wireless communications system - serial/RS-232 communications between Linux PC and external embedded devices- interprocess communications using POSIX message queues- message handlers and protocol structure parsing- collection, transmission, and storage (using Oracle SQL) of wireless network performance and channel statisticsData analysis (Excel and MATLAB) and design of graphical data presentation for quick and intuitive monitoring, diagnosis, and troubleshooting of wireless communications networks. Simulation and comparison (MATLAB) of proposed wireless media access and collision avoidance algorithms.Design and development of a modular multi-protocol packet parser and storage system to support Product Validation activities.

Radio Science Lab

Duties included: - conducting surveys of relevant literature- development and testing of software tools for measurement automation, data acquisition, geolocation, remote connection to measurement devices, simulation and emulation of wireless channels- setup and maintenance of measurement equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power amplifiers, weather monitoring equipment, GPS receivers, antennas and cables)- planning and executing measurement campaigns with emphasis on the statistical reliability of the sampling strategy and obtaining unbiased results- statistical reduction of measurement data- development and validation of channel models- technical writing and editingNOTE: Switched to part time studies in September 2010 and graduated in August 2013

I held five TA positions during this time. Duties included:- holding office hours to help students with course material- giving in-class tutorials - invigilating quizzes and exams- marking problem sets, quizzes and exams- helping students with class projects and laboratory tasks- debugging circuits and code

Radio Science Lab

Duties included: - development and testing of measurement automation and data acquisition software- statistical reduction of measurement data- conducting surveys of relevant literature

M.A.Sc., Electrical And Computer Engineering

Part-time student. Thesis: "Deployment of wireless sensor and actuator networks for precision agriculture".

M.A.Sc., Electrical And Computer Engineering

Full-time student.

B.A.Sc., Electrical And Computer Engineering

Transfer Program, Engineering