Hello, I'm Dian Basit.

I Do | EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN Custom PCB DESIGN FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT |

I am a seasoned Embedded Systems Engineer with expertise in designing and prototyping sophisticated electrical systems. Recognized as a dedicated team player, I excel in embedded systems design and robotics, with experience in startups and international competitions.

I am proficient with multicore embedded devices, STM32, Atmel, ARM architectures, and skilled in C++ and Python for machine learning. My background as a firmware developer includes implementing Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and optimizing execution time. I am adept with I2C, SPI, UART protocols, and wireless technologies like Bluetooth, WiFi, and MQTT. My entrepreneurial mindset and experience in sales and negotiation further enhance my capabilities as a forward-thinking engineering professional.

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My Journey

McGill University

B.Eng in Electrical Engineering and specializing in the domain of Electronics and Embedded Design. During my 4 years program, I developed a Wireless Strain Gauge Systems for Mining Industry in my 1st Year and then my Capstone Project was developing an Autonomous Drone Project.

Fynite Corp.

Started in November 2023 as a Data Engineer, advanced to Lead Data Engineer, and played a key role in securing seed funding through a client partnership. Currently serving as a Release Manager, overseeing technical product management to develop a new data analysis platform.

Current Project

I build complex network infrastructure using Raspberry Pis as a lot of my other projects are dependent on this infrastructure. Through this device, I have setup my own personal VPN, 13 TB of cloud storage, video-conferencing, self-hosted website, Forex dashboards and personal DNS router. In the near future, I plan on assembling my own centralized logging feature to monitor metrics, security access etc.

Skills

Software

LTSpice
Altium /EasyEDA /EAGLE / KiCAD
SquareLine Studio and LVGL for Embedded GUI Design
Arduino IDE and PlatformIO for Embedded Development
MySQL, Snowflakes, Big Query, Amazon RedShift for Database Management System
Powershell and Linux Shell Scripting
Python and Jupyter Notebook
C++, Embedded C and Java
Postman and cURL for API Test

Hardware

STM32, Atmega, Raspberry Pi and ESP32 Microcontroller
IoT Device Communication e.g. Bluetooth BLE, WiFi and MQTT Protocols
Cloud Infrastructure Development using NextCloud Server, Web Hosting using WordPress, Open VPN Server and Reverse Proxy Servers

Design Skills

Using Eraser for Technical Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure and Entity Relationship Diagrams
SquareLine Studio and LVGL for Embedded GUI Design
Figma for UI Designs
AutoCAD Drawing
LTSpice for Circuit Simulations
Altium / EasyEDA / EAGLE / KiCAD for PCB Designs

Projects

Spotify 2024 Song Chart Analysis

🔎 Objective: Conducted an in-depth analysis of Spotify’s 2024 song list to provide insights into song performance. Key questions addressed included: 📊 Results: 📈 Tools Used: • Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Pivot Charts, Dashboards) • Data Cleaning & ISRC Code Integration

Expert Advisor Trading Analysis

🔎 Objective: Analyzed the trading performance of the FTMO 5851 account to gain insights into profit and loss trends, trade types, and instrument performance. Key areas of analysis included: 📊 Results: 📈 Tools Used: • Tableau (Interactive Dashboards, Data Visualization) • Data Cleaning & Analysis

Designing firmware and hardware for haptic wearable startup

Overview During my internship at Azimut Medical, I had the opportunity to contribute significantly to their innovative product development efforts by designing and optimizing embedded systems for medical applications. I worked closely with the engineering team to enhance their technology stack, resolve bottlenecks, and improve system performance. My work focused…

Programming Custom ESP32 Board

Overview Started in March 2024, resolved PCB design faults, enabled high-resolution imaging on the ESP32 without external RAM, and made the SD reader and touch LCD functional. Then made a demo of the embedded GUI design with their existing images made on Figma design. Objectives This project was broken down…

Personal Cloud Infrastructure

Link to Architecture: Network Infrastructure Overview These infrastructures are built upon Raspberry Pi. Instead of using AWS and pay hefty amount of fees, I just designed my own self-hosted infrastructure which saves a lot of money for hosting infrastructures and gives me full control over my storage, VPN, websites and…

Practical Experiences

November 2023 - Present

Release Manager

I collaborated with UX designers to create intuitive interfaces and provided technical expertise to cross-functional teams to foster innovation and ensure compliance with industry standards and SOC-2 requirements. I managed workflows using Jira, enhanced network security with VPNs, and improved team collaboration with whiteboard tools like Eraser. I maintained ERD diagrams for back-end engineers, streamlined workflows between front-end and back-end teams, and supervised initial UI designs using Figma. Additionally, I conducted competitive analysis, managed API collections with Postman, established the company’s first ELT platform with Fivetran, negotiated favorable vendor pricing, and implemented centralized antivirus and logging systems.

February 2022 - February 2024

Embedded System Lead

Collaborating with NASA and CSA on a Mars mission food source competition, I led my sub-team to the final phase in February 2024. I designed schematics in LTSpice and PCBs in EasyEDA/EAGLE, used ESP32 controllers, and built custom C libraries for 40+ PCB units. I set up a Raspberry Pi server connecting 40+ controllers and a website, reduced execution time with FreeRTOS and threads, and established MQTT connections between ESP32s and the server. I also controlled LEDs and cameras remotely via WiFi and integrated sensors and touchscreens using SPI and I2C.

January 2023 - April 2023

Embedded System Engineer

Designed and assembled PCBs for data collection under tight deadlines, using FreeRTOS on Arduino Xiao M0/M4 for optimized task scheduling. Created a 10A current amplifier with MOSFETs and BJTs, improved a pilot project with SPI protocol, wrote C header files, implemented sensors for M0 Arduino chips, and studied C files to enhance library usage.

May 2021 - December 2021

LambdaGain Engineering Intern

Utilizing CWDM and DWDM in fiber optics, I tested fiber patch cords to standards and evaluated suppliers for optimal products, managing procurement across projects while maintaining inventory and financial records. Employing recursive testing for fault detection adapters, I prepared documentation for patch cords and transceivers, assisted with wirelessly tunable SFP units, and conducted optical transceiver testing. Additionally, I programmed EEPROMs for transceivers.

What My Clients Say

Cynthia H. Project Lead at CRCTS

"I recruited Dian in a student-led team I co-founded and managed, called Cricket Rearing, Collection, and Transformation System (CRCTS), a finalist in the Deep Space Food Challenge organized by the Canadian Space Agency. Dian has showcased exceptional motivation and technical prowess as a key member of our team. He has played an important role as the embedded systems sub-team co-lead, achieving significant milestones throughout prototype and device building. He demonstrated strong expertise in PCB design, RTOS, and ESP32/Arduino systems. He efficiently designed PCBs, created a central server using Raspberry Pi connecting 40+ controllers, optimized performance with FreeRTOS, and integrated sensors successfully. I enthusiastically endorse Dian to anyone in search of such expertise!"

Pierre L. Co-founder and CTO at Azimut Medical

"Dian rapidly analyzed the system and found incremental improvements. For example, Dian suggested the integration of updated inertial measurement units, removing unnecessary components and worked towards switching the communication protocol from I2C to SPI, which in turn, resolved our sampling rate bottleneck. Dian also has a great ability to learn. When he arrived, our technology’s firmware was as simple as a setup and functions in a loop. We proposed the use of FreeRTOS to optimize the use of our device. Dian had never worked with FreeRTOS and saw it as a learning opportunity, creating the first FreeRTOS version of our device’s firmware"

Ali Eissa Co-founder and CTO at Celium B.V.

Dian went beyond what we expected and helped with figuring out long lasting issues we had. I appreciate working with him and look forward to future projects.