Ştefan (C. Andrei) Popescu-Expert in Product Development
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Software Firmware Electronics & Electronics Consultant
Hitech Applied Corporation
- C/C++11-14, Product development video systems, DSP (time series, signal processing chain), statistical methods, state machines
- System engineering around video systems in medical domain
- Stabilize specification to meet requirements
- Multiple solution exploring around development
- Architecture on specification, high level software-hardware, system
- Design solutions to meet system scalability requirements
- Operating system-software-firmware-hardware codesign deep embedded analyse to establish specification
- Establish project development environment (AI usability included)
- Approximate costs for competition awareness feasibility
- Establishing the tools & hardware FPGA /Vivado Vitis / Versal SoC vs Jetson & Nvidia environment
- MATLAB, SIMULINK processing requirements, processing capacity needs
- OpenSSL encryption-cryptography system analysis
Electronic Engineer HW Consultant
dSpace
- Spurious emissions certification, documentation
- ADAS System architecture: video blocks, communication blocks (Wi-Fi, RF, network, antennas), test, system bring-up
- Nvidia video chips, video glue electronics, firmware and software environment
- Git, Scripts for certifications, test, problem identification, spurious emissions
- Linux environment, various processors and microcontrollers
Embedded Basic Software Consultant
Emagine
- Wireless BLE (Bluetooth low energy) for automotive, Emobility, real time systems
- MPC5746, CC256x, Tresos configuration, driver SPI
- Software design, system architecture
- System optimization (CPU load reduction)
- Protocol design BLE
- Environments: C/C++ Language, Doxygen, Autosar, ASPICE, UML
Development Consultant
Hays
- Multicore Infineon Aurix TC275
- High reliability operating systems PXROS-HR
- C/C++, Software API and architecture, HW control
- Functional safety, system requirements, system architecture
- Optoelectronics time analysis, SPI communication
High Voltage DC Power Software Engineer / Design Expert / Firmware Consultant
Huawei Technologies European Research Center
- Design expert, Embedded DSP System Development, system performance optimization
- Research DSP, Arch Detection, detrending, linear and nonlinear signal processing (full chain)
- FFT, BDS statistics (Brock, Dechert, Scheinkman), DSP chaos detection
- Software builds, statistical moments, time series, sensor fusion-Kalman filter methods
- Product concept, high level architecture, implementation
- Noise identification, software-firmware product development
- Hardware control, power HVDC engineering, high voltage DC analysis, noise analysis
- Environment: C/C++, MATLAB, TMS320F28033/35, Eclipse, C2000
- Git software project code management full implementation from scratch (some SVN)
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Experienced in Healthcare, Automotive, Energy, and Information Technology.
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Experienced in Product Development, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance.
Summary
I work in all areas of product development: system, integration, software, electronic hardware, firmware, embedded and deep embedded (FPGA, SoC). I worked on complex problems that needed all these areas of knowledge: root cause analysis, stability. I worked both in the high-tech industry and in research and development, DSP – digital signal processing 1-2 D (imaging, video, analog and digital, mixed processing chain), hardware abstraction, algorithms (video, imaging). Experience in industry development: medical, chip industry, automotive, telecommunications, consumer electronics, computer peripherals. I can transfer relevant knowledge from one area to another.
My image processing experience is in research and development, DSP – digital signal processing 1-2 D (imaging, video, analog and digital, mixed processing chain), hardware abstraction, algorithms (video, imaging), firmware (drivers), electronic hardware and VLSI.
I hope to use as much of my knowledge as possible in this position.
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Education
Institutul Politehnic Bucuresti, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications
Engineering diploma, electrical profile, specialization in Electronics and Telecommunications · Electricity, Electronics and Telecommunications · Bucharest, Romania · 9
Certifications & licenses
Bertificate
North American Institute of Computer Systems
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Ştefan is based in Bucharest, Romania.
Ştefan speaks the following languages: Romanian (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Hungarian (Advanced).
Ştefan has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Ştefan has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 8 months. Note that Ştefan may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Ştefan would be well-suited for roles such as: Software Firmware Electronics & Electronics Consultant, Electronic Engineer HW Consultant, Embedded Basic Software Consultant.
Ştefan's most recent position is Software Firmware Electronics & Electronics Consultant at Hitech Applied Corporation.
In recent years, Ştefan has worked for Hitech Applied Corporation.
Ştefan is most experienced in industries like Healthcare, Automotive, and Energy. Ştefan also has some experience in Information Technology.
Ştefan is most experienced in business areas like Product Development, Research and Development, and Quality Assurance.
Ştefan has recently worked in industries like Healthcare.
Ştefan has recently worked in business areas like Product Development and Research and Development.
Ştefan holds a Bachelor in Electricity, Electronics and Telecommunications from Institutul Politehnic Bucuresti, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications.
Ştefan has 1 certificate: Bertificate.
Ştefan is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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