Thuan L.
Medical | Embedded Hardware & Firmware | Electronics | PCB Design | AI
I am a professional embedded software engineer with more than 12 years of experience. My current areas of expertise are IoT Applications & Embedded Systems Design, including embedded hardware/software. 𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒: - Know about MCU: Nordic, Silicon Labs, AVR, PIC, ESP, TI CC32xx, ESP32, Qualcomm QCC51xx, etc. - Have experience in programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Java - Solid knowledge of standard interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, and CAN. - Have experience using debugging tools such as Segger Jlink, CAN bus analyzer, and Logic analyzer. - IoT devices with wireless connectivity such as LTE, CAT-M1, NB-IoT, LoRa/LoRaWAN, BLE, WIFI, NFC - Good experience in AWS Service, AWS IoT, AWS Shadow, and AWS Jobs. - Good experience in Battery Management Systems based on BQ products from TI. - Good experience with Audio Codec chips. - Experience with AI/ML on Edge Impulse with nRF Connect - True wireless earbuds, headsets and speakers, Bluetooth ® LE Audio standard from Qualcomm: QCC5141, QCC5171, QCC5181,... We have worked with wearable devices and medical devices: - ECG 1, 3, 12 leads with ADS1292, ADS1293, ADS1298 - EEG with ADS1299 - Body temperature with MAX302025, MAX30208 - PPG with MAX86178, MAX86178 - SPO2 with OB1203, MAX32664 sensor hub - Vital signal with AFE4950 - OTA firmware update via Bluetooth/WIFI End-to-End Embedded & Hardware Solutions I provide complete product development services — from concept and design through prototyping, firmware, and production — for IoT, wearables, medical, and consumer electronics. Hardware & PCB Design - Multi-layer PCB design for high-reliability, high-performance systems - High-speed design: USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0, DDR3/DDR4/LPDDR4, PCIe, NAND Flash, Ethernet (up to 10GBase-T1), PoE++ - Microcontrollers & SoMs: ARM Cortex-M3/M4 (STM32, ESP32, Nordic nRF52/53/91); custom boards for Raspberry Pi CM4, iMX8, Jetson Nano/Xavier/Orin, RK3588/3568, TI AM6254 - Power & analog: DC-DC (Flyback, Boost, Buck, LDO), BLDC/servo motor control, high-resolution ADC/DAC, audio circuits, and battery management (BMS) - DFM/DFA and EMC/EMI compliance, with certification support (CE, FCC, FDA-ready) - Tools: Altium Designer, KiCAD, Eagle, EasyEDA, OrCAD; SolidWorks and Inventor for 3D/enclosure design Firmware & Connectivity - Embedded software in C, C++, Python, and Qt, with RTOS integration and low-power optimization - Custom driver development and communication protocols: QSPI, I2C, SPI, RS485/RS232, CAN, Modbus (TCP/IP/RTU) - Connectivity stacks: BLE, Wi-Fi, NFC, LoRa/LoRaWAN, LTE, CAT-M1, NB-IoT, GSM (3G/4G) IoT platforms: MQTT, ThingsBoard, AWS IoT, Blynk; secure OTA updates, device provisioning, and cloud integration - Robotics: ROS/ROS2 for AGV, AMR, and 6-axis robot applications - Embedded UI/UX: Figma, TouchGFX, LVGL AI & Cloud Integration - Edge AI/ML deployment (Edge Impulse, TensorFlow Lite) - Predictive maintenance and anomaly detection for IoT/IIoT - Cloud integration with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud - Cross-platform mobile apps (Android/iOS) and web dashboards for monitoring and analytics Product Leadership - Proven experience leading cross-functional teams in startup environments - End-to-end project management across design, fabrication, and procurement for cost-efficient, on-time delivery - Strong troubleshooting and research skills for electrical evaluation, testing, and design optimization 🔑𝐊𝐄𝐘𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒: Embedded Design, Hardware Design, Firmware Development, Mobile App Integration, IoT Device, Medical Device Design, Embedded Systems, Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS), Microcontroller Programming, Sensor Integration, Wireless Communication (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi), Low Power Design, Wearable Devices, Firmware Architecture, Embedded Software, Device Drivers, System-on-Chip (SoC), PCB Design, Signal Processing, IoT Platforms, Cloud Integration, Mobile App Development, Web Portal Design, Healthcare Technology, Remote Monitoring, Data Security, Telemetry, ARM Cortex, ESP32, Device Connectivity, Embedded Prototyping, Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Medical Device Compliance, Mobile-Connected Devices, IoT Security, BLE, Firmware Debugging, Connectivity Solutions, Edge Computing, Smart Devices, Industrial IoT.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $13k
Billed in all: $290,239$290k
$2.5k in the last 6 months
Across 100 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Dotted: longer than usual between two readings. Hatched: over two weeks without one.
Skill rankings: Top 6% in Linux
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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