Farhan Zafar K.
R&D Product Developer | Embedded Expert | IOT | HW & SW Expert
🔷 Experienced Product Design Engineer with a demonstrated history of developing fully realized products for IOT, Embedded Hardware and Software. 🔷 Helped launch Pakistan's first IOT based smart water purifier. 🔷 Skilled in developing Data Science/Analytics solutions (especially Remote Data Capture, data cleaning, statistical analysis and decision making ) 🔷 Experienced in developing autonomous robotics systems including UGVs and UAVs 🔷 Strong professional research background in computer science and engineering spanning different disciplines from custom hardware, firmware, and software development. ✅ Technical Expertise ✓ Microcontrollers: 🔶 ATMEGA, STM32, ESP32, Nordic Semiconductor (nRF series), PIC, and ARM Cortex-based systems ✓ Programming Languages: 🔶 C, C++, Python, Embedded C, and Assembly ✓ Embedded Systems Concepts: 🔶 Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) 🔶 Sensor fusion algorithms (IMU/GPS integration, accelerometer, gyroscope calibration) 🔶 Custom PCB design and firmware development 🔶 Signal processing and control algorithms ✓ IoT Development: 🔶 Extensive experience with MQTT, HTTP protocols 🔶 AWS IoT and custom cloud-based backends 🔶 Low-power wireless communication (Bluetooth, Zigbee, LoRa) 🔶 Edge computing and remote monitoring solutions ✓ Software Development: 🔶 Embedded firmware for custom devices 🔶 Integration of hardware with cloud services 🔶 Development of control systems and automation processes ✓ Mechanical Design 🔶 Custom casings and enclosure design and development ✓ Development Tools: 🔶 Atmel Studio, MPLAB X, and PlatformIO 🔶 Arduino IDE, STM32CubeMX, and Nordic nRF Connect SDK 🔶 VS Code, Eclipse, and Visual Studio ✓ PCB Design: 🔶 Altium Designer, KiCad, and Eagle CAD 🔶 EasyEDA and Proteus ✓ Simulation and Analysis: 🔶 MATLAB/Simulink for control system modeling and signal processing 🔶 LTspice for circuit simulation ✓ Version Control & Collaboration: 🔶 Git, GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket 🔶 Jira, Trello for project management
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $50
Billed in all: $1,858$1.9k
$50 in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 30% in Git
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