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                <h1>Adam St. Amand</h1>
                        
                <h2>Embedded Systems Engineer</h2>
                        
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                    Former Marine | Part-time musician | Lover of all things robotics
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                    Thanks for checking out my website. You can get to know my professional qualifications, my personal interests,
                    or just take a look at some of the projects I'm currently working on. 
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            "Know yourself, and seek self-improvement"<br>-Marine Corps Leadership Principles
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                            <h1>B.S. Computer Engineering</h1>
                            <h2>Minor Computer Science</h2>
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                                <h2>University of Colorado</h2>
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                                Boulder, Colorado</h2>
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                                August 2014 - May 2017</h2>
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                                My time in the Marine Corps had prepared me to take full advantage of my
                                time at the University of Colorado. I had been taught that you get out what
                                you put in, and I knew this to be particularly true at university. I was very 
                                fortunate to be attending a university that had such diversity; in experience,
                                challenges, and people. 
                                <br><br>During my three years I worked as a research assistant, played
                                saxophone in the jazz band, trained with the triathlon team, become lead engineer of a 
                                satellite project, and ultimately learned how to manage my time (without 
                                a supervising Sergeant). The Marine Corps taught discipline, initiative and  
                                motivation; University gave me an opportunity to apply it.
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                            <li>Data Structures</li>
                            <li>Algorithms</li>
                            <li>DSP</li>
                            <li>Operating Systems</li>
                            <li>Computer Architecture</li>
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            From the Marine Corps to NASA, I have a diverse<br> set of professional experiences.
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                            <h1>Senior Embedded Software Engineer</h1>
                            <h2>Amazon</h2>
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                            <h2>Project Kuiper</h2>
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                                Amazon's Project Kuiper is a communications satellite constellation designed to provide internet access in situations that are historically 
                                difficult, if not impossible, to do so. Such situations include underserved communities around the globe, maritime applications, military and more.
                                There are three primary elements to the Project Kuiper Network; the Ground Gateway which interfaces with the internet, the Customer Terminal which interfaces
                                with customer devices, and the Kuiper Satellites which acts as a wireless bridge between the gateway and terminal.
                                
                                <br><br> I had contributed to all three of these elements during my time with Amazon, with a primary focus on the Customer Terminal and Satellite Phased Array Antenna link.
                                I designed/implemented the application software as well as drivers necessary to interface with the modems and beam formers on the satellite and terminal. 
                                This software included bootstrapping devices, configuration, telemetry, and commanding. I implemented a developer commanding suite for general used
                                to enable integration testing of application software, both in simulation and on target.

                                <br><br> Project Kuiper has a government interfacing organization that focusses on providing connectivity for government use cases. I worked with this
                                organization as well to adapt the consumer customer terminal for use with military grade antenna, with the intention of integrating on mobile platforms
                                such as ships and aircraft. I had led the software team in the development, test, and deployment of mission critical deliverables, achieving the 
                                end to end streaming of customer data to/from a production Kuiper satellite.  
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                            <li><b>Designed</b> and implemented flight software in C++/Rust to interface with beamformer mesh on phased array antenna on both satellite and terrestrial customer terminals.
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                            <li><b>Developed</b> Rust application running on Zynq US+ as a gRPC server for both BIST and command/control of the terminal RF front end.
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                            <li><b>Led</b> the end to end integration and test of satellite and terminal data streaming over the air at 400 Mbps, both RX and TX.
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                            <li>Rust</li>
                            <li>C++</li>
                            <li>C</li>
                            <li>FreeRTOS</li>
                            <li>Yocto</li>
                            <li>UART</li>
                            <li>SPI</li>
                            <li>I3C</li>
                            <li>Linux Kernel Drivers</li>
                            <li>TCP/UDP</li>
                            <li>Docker</li>
                            <li>Interlaken</li>
                            <li>CICD</li>
                            <li>gRPC</li>
                            <li>AWS</li>
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                            <h1>Embedded Flight Software Engineer</h1>
                            <h2>Loft Orbital</h2>
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                            <h2>YAM-2</h2>
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                                San Francisco, California
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                                October 2019 - May 2021
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                                The Payload Integration and Control Unit (PICU) is a satellite subsystem designed to act as a payload hub, sitting
                                between the satellite bus and multiple satellite payloads. The mission of the PICU is to enable the excution of several
                                missions across several different payloads, all onboard one satellite. It does so by managing bus resource allocation, scheduling
                                payload operations, handling command and data, all while providing customers access to their payloads in real-time. The PICU
                                is implemented as a cluster of distributed nodes, allowing for redundancy as well as load balancing for more demanding
                                computation.

                                <br><br> As a senior developer on the PICU software team, I designed/implemented many of the critical functionalities of the PICU, 
                                such as the hearbeat/state of health broadcasting system, the CCSDS Space Packet communications stack, the time synchronization
                                mechanisms (utilizing pulse per second hardware), and more. I also wrote and maintained a scripting suite in python to enable
                                the scalable configuration and generation of missions in arbitrary setups (the cluster of distributed nodes changes between 
                                missions). 
                                
                                <br><br> I also designed and developed an open source message-oriented middleware to replace the proprietary (and difficult to use)
                                framework that had originally been used for the PICU. This middleware was built off of ZMQ, and enabled users to create arbitrary
                                and scalable mesh networks of peers. Peers can then communicate with each other using three messaging patterns: Pub/Sub, 
                                Request/Reply, and Push/Pull. The project is called the 
                                <u><a href="https://github.com/adam-stamand/dpn" target="_blank">Distributed Peer Network.</a></u>
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                            <li><b>Designed</b> and developed core flight software features, such as Time Synchronization, State of Health, and the Communications 
                                Stack.
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                            <li><b>Wrote</b> scripting suite in python to enable scalable configuration and generation of software deployments. The suite supported
                                generation, building, executing, deploying, and releasing software.
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                            <li><b>Designed </b> a Message-Oriented Middleware using ZMQ in C++14 with 
                                support for various patterns such as Pub/Sub, RPC, and Reply/Request, 
                                allowing developers to rapidly develop and test flight software.
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                            <li>C++</li>
                            <li>C</li>
                            <li>RTEMS</li>
                            <li>RTOS</li>
                            <li>Distributed Systems</li>
                            <li>UART</li>
                            <li>TCP/UDP</li>
                            <li>Docker</li>
                            <li>SPW</li>
                            <li>Google Test</li>
                            <li>CI</li>
                            <li>ZMQ</li>
                            <li>GR712</li>
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                            <h1>Embedded Flight Software Engineer</h1>
                            <h2>NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory</h2>
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                            <h2>Europa Clipper</h2>
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                                Europa Clipper will gather important data about one of Jupiter's icy moons, Europa, investigating
                                it's potential to harbor conditions suitable for human life. The mission will launch a satellite into
                                Jupiter's orbit, allowing the spacecraft to flyby and collect data from Europa.
                                
                                <br><br>My role on the project as an embedded flight software engineer has been to develop the software
                                running on the main flight compute elements (a redundant set of flight computers). Working in a team
                                of nearly 30 software engineers, we were tasked with not only developing software for the Europa Clipper
                                mission, but developing a software product that could be easily repurposed for future missions. 
                                We used a space-time partitioned operating system (Greenhills Integrity), introducing modularity
                                and safety, but adding complexity due to the introduction of partitions and virtual address spaces. 
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                            <li><b>Designed</b>, implemented, and tested PowerPC driver, providing CPU abstraction and services to the rest
                            of flight software. Code written in C, for Greenhills Integrity real-time operating system.
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                            <li><b>Implemented</b> file verification system, enabling verification of files sent to satellite from ground.</li>
                            <li><b>Wrote</b> PCI Memory Hardware simulation in C++ to allow flight software memory drivers to be tested while 
                            hardware was unavailable, enabling the software team to meet deadlines independent of hardware delays.</li>
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                            <li>C</li>
                            <li>PowerPC</li>
                            <li>RTOS</li>
                            <li>Drivers</li>
                            <li>PCI</li>
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                                June 2017 - May 2018
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                                The Lunar Flashlight mission will use a 6U cubesat and cutting edge green propulsion to
                                be the first cubesat to reach the moon, as well as be the first mission to use lasers to 
                                search for water ice. 
                                
                                <br><br>My role on the team as an embedded flight software engineer was to develop driver level
                                software to enable interfacing with hardware. I worked on a team of about 8 other 
                                software engineers tasked with designing a modular software framework called F-Prime. This
                                framework was designed as a product to enable quick development of small satellite missions,
                                but also as a tool to be used by the public. The framework is open source and currently on 
                                GitHub. 

                                <br><br>I was also fortunate enough to get to help with the hardware design of the flight 
                                computer. As part of the hardware team, I and three other engineers worked to design and test
                                the Sphinx board, again designed to be reused by future projects.
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                            <li><b>Designed</b>, implemented, and tested UART driver, enabling command and control of onboard 
                                6-thruster propulsion unit.
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                            <li><b>Designed</b>, implemented, and tested SPI driver, enabling command and control of onboard IMU.</li>
                            <li><b>Completed</b> revision of 12 layer CD&H PCB, including supporting breakout board and 3D printed enclosure</li>
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                            <li>C++</li>
                            <li>RTOS</li>
                            <li>UART</li>
                            <li>SPI</li>
                            <li>Leon3</li>
                            <li>Altium</li>
                            <li>Solidworks</li>
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                            <h1>Avionics Lead Engineer</h1>
                            <h2>PolarCube</h2>
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                                <h2>Colorado Space Grant Consortium</h2>
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                                Boulder, Colorado
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                                April 2015 - May 2017
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                                The PolarCube mission is utilizing a 3U cubesat in order to collect
                                atmospheric temperature profile measurements. The payload, an 
                                earth-sensing passive microwave instrument, will be the first passive 
                                microwave sensor flown on a small satellite. 
                                
                                <br><br>My role on the team evolved overtime, starting as just a summer 
                                intern working on the flight software, to eventually being the lead
                                avionics engineer, responsible for all hardware and software on the 
                                satellite avionics bus. 

                                <br><br>It was an amazing and necessary experience for me, as it resulted
                                in me knowing exactly what I wanted to do with me career. It was
                                in this project that I developed a passion for the intersection between
                                hardware and software. I experienced what it's like working with a 
                                small, tight knit team in which every member is equally passionate
                                about accomplishing the mission. From the late night meals to 
                                the occasional overnights in the lab, I learned more about engineering
                                there than anywhere else; technically, personally, and professionally.
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                            <li><b>Wrote</b> and tested flight code for Electrical Power System in C on a TI MSP430, enabling
                                power regulation and distribution to entire satellite. 
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                            <li> <b>Designed</b> hardware and software for Battery Pack Board, enabling autonomous charging and 
                                regulated discharging of onboard batteries. TI BQ40z60.  
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                            <li> <b>Designed</b> hardware watchdog using a CPLD written in Verilog, providing hardware checks and
                                fail-safes for the entire satellite. 
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                            <li> <b>Designed</b> hardwware and software for Attitude Control and Determination System, allowing 
                                Control Engineers a platform to execute control law code. Atmel SAME70. Including CMOS
                                image sensor for star tracking, SDRAM for star catalog, 3 brushless DC motors for 
                                reaction wheels. 
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                            <li> <b>Wrote</b> Flight Software for Command and Data Handling System in C++, running on an Atmel ??
                                    
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                            <li> <b>Debugged</b> hardware extensively utilizing Oscilliscopes, Mulitmeters, logic analyzers, 
                                and spectrum analyzers.
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                            <li> 
                                    <b>Tested</b> and debugged software utilizing GTest, GDB, Doxygen,...
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                            <li> 
                                    <b>Designed</b> and tested 435MHz RF Front End PCB, providing a full duplex
                                    link utilizing a monopole antenna.
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                            <li>Multithreading</li>
                            <li>SPI</li>
                            <li>I2C</li>
                            <li>UART</li>
                            <li>CAN</li>
                            <li>Altium</li>
                            <li>Python</li>
                            <li>C</li> 
                            <li>Ethernet</li>
                            <li>Yocto</li>
                            <li>Git/SVN</li>
                            <li>GTest</li>
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                            <h1>Embedded Systems Lead</h1>
                            <h2>Chimera</h2>
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                                <h2>JPL University Program</h2>
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                                Boulder, Colorado
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                                August 2016 - May 2017
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                                The CHIMERA (Child drone deployment Mechanism and Retrieval 
                                Apparatus) mission was funded by JPL, with the intent to design
                                a drone deployment system capable of surveiling wild fires. The mission
                                inherited a drone from a previous team.

                                <br><br>I was tasked with providing autonomous operation capability for the drone, all the way
                                from takeoff to landing. I was also tasked with implementing autonomous charging
                                capability for the drone, in order to extend the life of each deployment.
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                            <li><b>Designed</b> and tested two battery manager PCB's using Altium and TI BQ40z60 and BQ76930
                                . These boards 
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                                    <b> Wrote</b> and tested multithreaded program in C running on an embedded linux processor, that 
                                    communicated over RF with user, monitored autonomous charging, and commanded drone.   
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                            <li><b>Wrote</b> application in C++ utilizing OpenCV and ARuco libraries, running on an embedded Linux
                                processor, that interfaced with a CMOS camera in order to find, navigate to, and land on 
                                a landing pad autonomously.
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                            <li>OpenCV</li>
                            <li>XBee</li>
                            <li>AR</li>
                            <li>Autonomous Navigation</li>
                            <li>Power Systems</li>
                            <li>C/C++</li>
                            <li>Multithreading</li>
                            <li>Python</li>
                            <li>Altium</li>
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                            <h1>  Research Assistant</h1>
                            <h2>HDTV Spacecraft Navigation</h2>
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                                    <h2>Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research</h2>
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                                Boulder, Colorado
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                                August 2015 - May 2016
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                                I spent a year working with Dr. Jeffrey Parker and his research team in order to demonstrate
                                the efficacy of HDTV signals as a source of navigation for spacecraft. Currently GPS can be used
                                for spacecraft that remain below the GPS orbit (Medium Earth Orbit), or the Deep Space Network (DSN) can
                                be used for traveling beyond, but there are not many alternative technologies available. 

                                <br><br>HDTV signals are signals that are broadcast by terrestrial towers, intended to transfer TV data to 
                                customers. But, not all of the energy that these towers broadcast stay on near the surface. Due to inherit imperfections
                                in the radiation pattern of these towers, some of the signal radiates towards space. Using some of the synchronization
                                data within these broadcasts, as well as some other a priori information, you can determine position in space with
                                an accuracy of a few 100 meters.

                                <br><br> I was responsible for determining if the signals from the side lobes of the HDTV towers was strong enough
                                to be used for spacecraft navigation. I did so by preparing a payload for a high altitude balloon flight. By collecting
                                data at various angles of inclination relative to the towers, I was able to determine the radiation pattern of the towers.
                                Once the pattern was known, it was just a matter of applying formulas to determine the signal strength at distance. 
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                            <li><b>Designed</b> enclosure for High Altitude Balloon payload using SolidWorks, 
                                providing structual and thermal support to internal components</li>
                            <li><b>Wrote</b> test software in python to interface with HackRF radio module while thermal cycling.</li>
                            <li><b>Utilized</b> ROS framework to interface between embedded linux computer and peripheral devices (RF module, GPS module, IMU).</li>
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                            <li>SolidWorks</li>
                            <li>ROS</li>
                            <li>IMU</li>
                            <li>HackRF</li>
                            <li>Python</li>
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                            <h2>Headquarters Battalion</h2>
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                                    <h2>United States Marine Corps</h2>
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                                New Orleans, Louisiana
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                                June 2010 - January 2014
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                                I served one enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. During that time, I learned
                                not only the typical military skills (firearms, hand-to-hand combat, leadership, etc),
                                I learned many of the skills that are essential to personal success, like how to 
                                take initiative, how to be prepared, and how to maintain integrity. And it's for those 
                                skills that I consider the Marine Corps to be an essential experience for my personal 
                                development.

                                <br><br>I first shipped out to boot camp in San Diego, where I enjoyed a 3-month, expenses paid 
                                summer vacation. Myself and the other recruits would go out for jogs in the morning 
                                with our camp counselors/Drill Instructors. Afterword, the days were filled with fun
                                activities ranging from casualty evacuation drills to urban combat training, and even
                                some one on one training with the Drill Instructors.

                                <br><br>After training, I was stationed in New Orleans, LA where I began working under my
                                Military Occupation Specialty, a bandsmen. A saxophone player to be precise. I spent the following
                                three years encountering some of my most challenging moments, and developing
                                some of the closest bonds that I am likely to ever. Semper Fi.

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                                <b>Led</b> teams of 4 to 30 Marines while maintaining unit cohesion and fostering 
                                initiative among subordinates. I delegated responsibility 
                                in order to train new leaders and ensure mission accomplishment.
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                            <li>Discipline</li>
                            <li>Accountability</li>
                            <li>Marksmanship</li>
                            <li>Initiative</li>
                            <li>Squad Tactics</li>
                            <li>Hand to Hand Combat</li>
                            <li>Traditional New Orleans Music</li>
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                    <ul>Sensors/Actuators
                        <li>BLDC Motors, IMU</li>
                        <li>Optical Sensors</li>
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                    <ul>Microcontroller
                            <li>TI, STM </li>
                            <li>Atmel</li>
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                    <ul>PCB Design
                        <li>Altium, Eagle</li>
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                    <ul>Equipment
                        <li>Multimeter, Oscilliscope</li>
                        <li>Logic Analyzer</li>
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                    <ul>PCB Assembly
                        <li>Reflow</li>
                        <li>Soldering Iron</li>
                        <li>0201/QFN components</li>
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                        <ul>Physical/Datalink Protocols
                            <li>I2C, Ethernet</li>
                            <li>SPI, CAN</li>
                            <li>UART, PCI</li>
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                        <ul>ISA
                            <li>ARM, AVR</li>
                            <li>MIPS, PowerPC</li>
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                        <ul>Networking Protocols
                            <li>TCP/IP, UDP</li>
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                        <ul>Operating Systems
                            <li>Linux, VXWorks</li>
                            <li>Greenhills, FreeRTOS</li>
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                        <ul>Programming Languages
                            <li>C/C++11/17</li>
                            <li>Python, Verilog</li>
                            <!-- <li>TBD (QT, Rust, NodeJS)</li> -->
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                        <ul>Frameworks
                            <li>OpenCV, ROS</li>
                            <li>OpenSlam, MQTT</li>
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                        <ul>Software Development
                            <li>Git, SVN</li>
                            <li>GTest, Travis</li>
                            <li>Google Benchmark</li>
                            <li>Doxygen, Sphinx</li>
                            <li>Agile</li>
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