• Worked on RTOS based firmware for Zola Infinity, a grid and solar connected battery system, UART, SPI, GPIO, I2C.• Wrote drivers in C to interface with a third-party BMS that used MODBUS to communicate with the main ARM based system and integrated BMS comms into the RTOS based firmware using an RTOS service that polls and updates data.• Designed and built test automation framework to automate feature test cases using a serial interface to the product.• Built a product API that can be used for automation and testing. The API can be used by all the company products and is capable of multiple communication interfaces with the product. (Transport layer driver abstraction)• Built data loggers using RPI 3s, python, py-serial, Linux services to diagnose field issues in Africa.• Visualization tools for monitoring using Python- pandas, matplotlib, Tk and shell scripting.• Wrote comprehensive test plans and implemented these tests using automation frameworks.

• Developed test scripts to test Firmware for multiple products that use PCIe GEN 4, NVME1.4 and Zoned Namespaces • Reset handling, field firmware upgrade, format, power aborts, shutdowns, power loss protection, PCIe link training.• Worked with multiple HW drive adapters, motherboards, Intel NUC, AMD platforms, driver versions, power states.• Working with validation, firmware, driver and S/W tools teams to validate cross-feature/ inter-dependent issues.• Deployed tests on hardware test benches and performed failure analysis to identify test, device, tool and firmware issues.

• Handled IT operations for an entire building consisting of around 100 employees, workstations and multiple servers.• Demonstrated exceptional customer service while swiftly solving day to day issues of the employees.• Negotiated with multiple service providers to tend to the I.T needs (Cloud, Software, DB, Hardware), while coordinating with building services staff , networking team and university IT wing.

- Founded and acted as the CEO and Lead Embedded Design Engineer at Octagon Electronics.- Designed, manufactured and sold, multiple open-source development, sensor, industrial/commercial application modules.- Developed driver libraries, Firmware, example code and docs for sensors and dev boards using C/C++ and Python.- Designed and executed workshops on the Internet of Things, PCB design, firmware development, Micro-python, robotics at multiple universities and companies. - Made deals with parts vendors and PCB manufacturers to efficiently manufacture hardware modules.- Delivered multiple sales, technical and business pitches for potential customers and investors.

- Designed, built and tested HW, Firmware and SW dashboard for a prototype of an industrial gas detection system.- Implemented spectral analysis algorithms on audio data collected by MEMS microphones using ARM cortex M4 in C.- Designed the hardware and software architecture, picked appropriate parts, compiled documentation and led a team of PCB designers to successfully build multiple initial iterations of the product.- Handled client meetings to discuss changes in specifications and features of the product between iterations.