Andrew Klofas engineer

Systems Software Architect

2019 - 2020

Beaker and Wrench

Embedded Systems Developer for Beaker Bus System for Wiped-Film Evaporation System

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May 2019

Wi-Fi Stepper

Electrical Engineer and
Embedded Systems Developer

Lead concept, design, development, and production of a Crowd-funded Stepper Motor IoT device. Utilizes core technologies: ESP8266, powerSTEP01, and ATECC508a.

Technologies & Skills
  • KiCAD
  • Arduino ESP8266
  • Embedded C/C++
  • Python, MQTT, and RESTful interfaces
  • Frontend Javascript + Vue.js + Bulma
  • Jekyll + Ruby + Node.js
  • Crowd Funding
Wi-Fi Stepper Production Board
Wi-Fi Stepper Production Board
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Sept 2018

Peristaltic Dosing Pump

Embedded Systems Designer

Designed Hardware and Embedded Software for a high-viscocity peristaltic pump. Utilizes core technologies: TB6600 and ATMEGA328

Technologies & Skills
  • KiCAD
  • Embedded C/C++
  • Stepper Motors
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2018 Season

Battle Bots

Team Gemini

2018 Season of Battle Bots filmed for the Discovery Channel. Part of a team that designed fighting robots and rapidly fixed them after each match. Team Page

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Good Robotics logo

Started Engineering contracting/consulting for Electronics and Embedded Software.

2013 - 2015

Novariant

Systems Software Engineer

Developed control platforms for tractors and mobile farm equipment using GPS, high speed cameras, and embedded sensors. Maintained legacy products while innovating next generation systems. Architected a high-fidelity synchronous timing framework for embedded Linux.

Technologies & Skills
  • Embedded Linux Kernel
  • Real-Time Linux
  • Computer Vision
  • High-Accuracy GPS Positioning
2010 - 2012

Intuitive Surgical

Embedded Systems Engineer

Developed embedded software for new instruments and new procedures on the da Vinci Surgical System which enables surgeons to teleoperate an endoscopic surgical robot.

Technologies & Skills
  • Embedded C
  • Python
  • Medical Devices
2009

Helicopter Control System

Lead Engineer

Lead a team that developed the Helicopter Augmented Control System which assists drone pilots of conventional RC helicopters.

Technologies & Skills
  • Control Systems
  • User Interface Design
  • Embedded C
  • MATLAB
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2009 - 2011

NASA Ames Research Center

Robotics Software Engineer

Developed software to control autonomous robotic vehicles. Field experience deploying and supporting a fleet of robotic rovers in the Mojave Desert and Arctic Tundra to assist in Biological Research by collecting topographical and scientific data. Built simulations for a Lunar Micro Rover, experimented with advanced sensor fusion techniques.

Technologies & Skills
  • Linux Kernel
  • C
  • Vision
  • Real-time network communication
  • Microcontrollers
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Andrew Klofas firefighter

Firefighter, EMT

2022 Fire Season

Cal Fire

Firefighter

Seasonal Firefighter for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention protecting life, property, and the watershed of California.

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Summer 2022

SWIS Camera Experiments

SJSU Wildfire IRCamera System (SWIS)

Developed infrared camera platform to capture Fire Behavior from an Aerial Platform during controlled and uncontrolled wildfires.

  • Deployed to wildfires in conjunction with NOAA's CalFiDE aircraft
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  • Overflew the Canyon RX Fire Experiment in Salinas designed to manufacture extreme fire behavior in a box canyon
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2022

Royal Ambulance

Emergency Medical Technician

Worked as an EMT providing inter-facility transport service

EMT for Royal Ambulance
EMT for Royal Ambulance
August 2021

Dixie Fire Deployment

San Jose State University Fire Weather Lab

Measured wildfire plume dynamics using Doppler Radar and Lidar to develop and validate fire model prediction and forecasting

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Spring 2021

Fire Weather Lab

San Jose State Graduate Program in Meterology
Graduate Student in Meterology Department (Fire Weather)
San Jose State University
August 2020

CZU Lightning Complex

CZU Lightning Complex
Firefighter of the CZU Lightning Complex
2016 - Present

Santa Cruz County Fire

Volunteer Firefighter

All risk fire service. Protecting and responding in the community I call home.

Fire Apparatus Engineer2019
Santa Cruz County - Bonny Doon Fire Team
Santa Cruz County - Bonny Doon Fire Team
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2017 Fire Season

Cal Fire

Firefighter

Seasonal Firefighter for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention protecting life, property, and the watershed of California.

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Emergency Medical Technician (E144715)2018
Firefighter I (CA-OSFM)2017
Basic Fire Academy (Santa Cruz County)2016
2017

Fire Runsheet

Rip-and-run Dispatch Printers

Developed dispatch CAD integrations to printout emergency incident information along with:

  • Turn-by-turn route information
  • Helicopter landing zones
  • Fire weather information
  • Ocean tide times for water rescues
  • Custom mapbook integrations
Technologies & Skills
  • Java + Kotlin
  • Python
  • Web Services Interfacing
  • IoT Security using VPN
  • USB Printing Protocols
Fire Runsheet Rip-and-run Printers
Fire Runsheet Rip-and-run Printers