Software Engineer for Embedded Systems and AI
As a recent transplant from Boston/USA to Basel/Switzerland, I am excited to explore new opportunities in the intersection of software engineering and artificial intelligence. After dedicating 30+ years to honing my craft as an embedded real-time systems software engineer, I decided to take a career break and delve deeper into the realm of deep learning and AI and cloud technologies. Now, I am eager to combine my extensive software development expertise with my burgeoning knowledge of machine learning algorithms and techniques. Meanwhile, I am also taking advantage of this time to improve my pre-existing knowledge of German, which will allow me to better communicate and connect with the local community.
During this process, I finished "AI Applications in Pharma and Biotech from MITx", "NLP Specialization from Coursera", "Biosignal Processing with AI" and currently expanding my knowledge in cloud technologies and exploring ways to apply my hybrid skillset in innovative and impactful projects. I am enthusiastic about collaborating with like-minded professionals and leveraging technology to drive progress in exciting and uncharted domains.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer for Embedded Systems and AI
Basel, Switzerland
September 2024 - Now
In the process of starting a Digital Health company at Switzerland Innovation Park / Novartis Campus / Basel / Switzerland. Technology stack: ML/AI, LLMs, Computer Vision, Local and Wide Area Wireless, Cloud, Multiplatform Smartphone and Web Apps and Custom Embedded Devices.
Career Break
September 2022 - September 2024
Career break to get Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Math for ML, Computer Vision, AI in Pharma and Biotech, Natural Language Processing and Cloud Computing certifications. I also study German to reach C2 Level.
SR. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEER, MICROEJ, CAMBRIDGE MA USA
July 2019Â - September 2022
Imagine running Android-like Java framework on your power and cost sensitive IoT device. No matter what your underlying RTOS or OS is, MicroEJ Virtual Execution Engine can run on top of it. Your internal app developers/partners/collaborators can develop their applications on MicroEJ's app developer studio independently and test it on the simulator of your device. MicroEJ brings the IoT world to a new level.
SR. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ABBOTT, BURLINGTON MA
May 2017Â - July 2019
I worked on next generation HeartMate III Left Ventricular Assist System. LVAS is a mechanical pump and supporting external devices. Pump is implanted inside a person's chest to help a weakened heart pump blood. Whole system is a Class III medical device.
SR. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEER, HILL-ROM, ACTON MA
April 2016 - May 2017
I worked at Allen Medical division of Hill-Rom, which got bought by Baxter. My project was their next generation Spine surgery table.
SR. EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEER, NEUROLOGICA, DANVERS MA
July 2015 - April 2016
Mobile computed tomography device.
EDUCATION
ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Aeronautical Engineering
MY SKILLS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
C, C++, Python, Ada, C#, Objective-C, Swift, Javascript, Java, Perl, Ruby
OTHER
Target Operating Systems:Â VxWorks, ThreadX, Embedded Linux, uC/OS II, OS X, bare metal) (Mobile Frameworks:Android, iOS) (Databases:SQLite, MySQL, Access) (Version Control:Â Git, Visual Source Safe, Subversion) (
Network Protocols:TCP/IP, SNMP, HTTP, NTP, SMTP),(IDEs:Â Wind River Tools, Eclipse, Xcode, Keil uVision, Rowley CrossWorks, IAR) (Bug and Project Tracking:Mantis, Asana, Trello, SmartSheet, MS Project, JIRA) (
Engineering Tools: MATLAB/Simulink, R) (Spoken Languages: English, Turkish, German) (Other Skills and Tools: Device driver development. Can read schematics/debug hardware and can use oscilloscopes/logic analyzers, programmable loads, soldering station, JTAG debuggers and other electronic lab equipment. Can use Audio/Video production and broadcast equipment such as Routers/Switches/Mixers/Video Servers. Maker movement devices (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBoard, WandBoard), XML, JSON, Bison, UTHASH, awk, bash scripting, "Processing" data visualization software, Wireshark, OS X Cocoa, GNU Make, Embedded Linux Development with Yocto Project & Bitbake.  Ceedling/Cmock/Unity based TestDrivenDevelopment).