UAV Communications
- Telemetry & C2 links with link-health metrics
- Protocols over UART/SPI/CAN/Ethernet
- Interference-aware channel selection & diagnostics
Embedded Software Developer — UAV/Drone
BSEE • 30+ years delivering robust, real-time systems. Focused on the UAV/Drone industry, specializing in communications stacks and business logic on STM32F4/H7 microcontrollers.
Business Logic
- Mission state machines & failsafe behaviors
- Configuration systems & OTA updates
- Structured logging, health monitoring, watchdogs
MCUs & Platforms
- STM32F4 / STM32H7, HAL/LL, CMSIS-DSP
- Embedded drivers with DMA and low-latency I/O
- Bootloaders, secure storage, power management
Core Skills
Languages
C, C++, Python, Bash
Real-time C
Embedded C++
Tooling Scripts
Buses & I/O
SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet
DMA
LL/HAL
Signal Integrity
Dev & Test
IAR, gcc/clang, Segger RTT, J-Link, Wireshark, git
Unit Tests
Profiling
Tracing
Selected Experience
UAV Platform — Comms Lead
- Designed resilient telemetry/command link with adaptive retries and link-health metrics.
- Implemented DMA-driven SPI/UART drivers on STM32H7.
- Built field diagnostics and over-the-air update pipeline.
Industrial Controller — Business Logic
- Mission/state machine with safety interlocks and watchdog coverage.
- Robust bootloader and rollback for in-field firmware updates.
- Reduced downtime via structured logging and analysis.
Notable Projects
STM32H7 Telemetry Stack
End-to-end link with framing, CRC, priority queues, and congestion control. Modular drivers for UART/SPI.
Failsafe State Machine
Mission/health manager with deterministic timing and graceful degradation under faults.
Bootloader + OTA
Secure update flow with image validation, rollback, and staged deployment tools.
Contact
I welcome professional connections and project discussions.
How to reach me
Résumé
Download available upon request.