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Embedded & Flight Software Engineer

I build reliable software and tooling for complex hardware systems, from satellite flight software and hardware-in-the-loop validation to release automation and operational observability.

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Selected Projects

Engineering Across Software and Hardware

My earlier projects show where the same systems mindset began: computer vision, embedded hardware, mobile applications, electronics, and mechanical design brought together into complete working products.

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Experience

Reliability Across the Full Delivery Path

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Flight Software: Timing, configuration, telemetry, and fault-response systems for embedded Linux.

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Validation: Hardware-in-the-loop and virtual-system testing across complex hardware.

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Release Engineering: Automated gates and promotion workflows from build to production.

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Operational Tooling: Monitoring, dashboards, runbooks, and developer tools for reliable operation.

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