Professional Summary
Versatile engineer with hands-on experience spanning embedded firmware, hardware diagnostics, and infrastructure automation. Professional background includes PIC microcontroller programming, I2C system integration, and circuit-level repair, plus recent work building CI/CD pipelines, telemetry systems (Grafana/Prometheus), and automated testing frameworks. Brings a full-stack perspective to system design—understanding both the hardware constraints and the operational requirements that make products successful in production.
Experience
Lead Repair Technician
- Performed circuit-level diagnostics and repair of I2C-based systems, including trace repair and component-level soldering
- Programmed and configured PIC microcontrollers for sensor applications and hardware testing
- Developed automation tooling in Bash to streamline diagnostic workflows, reducing system downtime by 20%
- Led cross-functional infrastructure upgrade projects involving dozens of team members, delivering under budget and ahead of schedule
- Executed PCB rework and component replacement on high-density boards using precision soldering techniques
Site Reliability Engineer
- Deployed observability infrastructure using Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus for system monitoring and log aggregation
- Conducted integration testing for new software deployments in Kubernetes environments
- Developed error tracking methodologies using Datadog to identify and prevent potential system failures
Projects
ESP32 Motor Driver (C/C++)
- Designed and implemented motor control firmware for ESP32 microcontroller
- Developed PWM-based speed control and real-time feedback systems
- Implemented communication protocols for external control interfaces
For detailed writeups of technical projects, visit steen.run/blog
Education
Computer Science (75% Complete)
Skills
C/C++
Python
Bash
Linux/Unix
ESP32
PIC Microcontrollers
I2C
Motor Control
Circuit Analysis
Soldering
Trace Repair
Oscilloscope
Multimeter
Git
Docker
Kubernetes