I am a Firmware Engineering Consultant specializing in building reliable, battery-powered IoT devices. I help companies navigate the full product lifecycle: from rapid proof-of-concept to mass manufacturing.
My expertise lies in designing modular firmware architectures, ensuring rock-solid connectivity (BLE/WiFi/Cellular), and bringing legacy industrial systems into the modern cloud.
Bio
As an Embedded Software Engineer, I connect industrial machines to the cloud. I do research and development for IoT systems, from specification to architecture, firmware, and validation.
I have gathered a diverse background while working as a consultant for companies building digital devices, ranging from aircraft fuselage design to smart water meters and locomotive data interfaces.
Hobbies & Interests
In my spare time, I am a maker and lifelong learner. My interests include:
- 3D Printing: Building and tuning printers to create physical objects.
- Music: Playing and building electric guitars.
- Dance: Salsa dancing.
- Martial Arts: Muay Thai.
- Public Speaking: Active member of Toastmasters.
Work Experience
Firmware Engineering Consultant
January 2023 - Present
Helping companies and individuals build IoT devices.
- Architected comprehensive IoT solutions for air quality monitoring using Zephyr, ESP32, and RP2040.
- Led development of a low-cost Bluetooth-enabled Telematics Unit (STM32H5 + FreeRTOS).
- Implemented secure OTA updates, MQTT data pipelines, and CANOpen stacks.
- Designed CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/Docker) for automated “nightly” builds and testing.
Railnova S.A. | Embedded IoT Engineer
March 2022 - January 2023
Reverse engineering trains and consulting clients.
- Decoded data from locomotives via CAN protocols (J1939, CANOpen, MVB, Voith).
- Developed Python/C applications for MVB bus signal acquisition and anomaly diagnosis.
- Created data mapping tools to translate user documentation into MQTT payloads for the Railster platform (Dual Arm Cortex + FPGA + Embedded Linux).
Custom Chip Solutions | Firmware Architect
November 2021 - June 2022
- Architected firmware/hardware interaction for a custom ARM Cortex-M3 platform.
- Designed seamless data flow between MCU and FPGA.
- Implemented SVF player mechanism for FPGA configuration updates via the MCU.
Itron Labs Kft. | Firmware Engineer
October 2019 - March 2021
- Designed architecture, code, tests, and documentation for a new generation of ultrasonic smart water meters (Intelis).
- Built inter-processor communication based on interrupts and SPI/DMA to optimize battery life.
- Implemented AES-encrypted firmware upgrades and robust bootloaders.
Ifm ecolink s.p. z o.o. | Embedded Software Engineer
2015 - 2019
- Developed PLC software (IEC 61131-3) and Industrial IoT devices based on IO-Link technology.
- Designed software architecture (UML) for digital input modules and CAN-to-IOlink gateways.
- Ensured MISRA C compliance and performed EMC/IO-Link conformance testing.
Antonov State Company | Design Engineer
2012 - 2014
- Structural Design Engineer for strength calculations (FEM) of the aircraft fuselage (AN-178, AN-148).
Education
Master’s Degree, Control Systems in Automatics and Robotics Opole University of Technology, Poland (2014 - 2015)
Master’s Degree, Aircraft and Helicopter Structure and Design National Aerospace University “KhAI”, Ukraine (2007 - 2013)
Contact
Need assistance building a rock solid, agile, and secure Firmware for your IoT project?
The best way to reach me is via e-mail.