Summary
Aaron Gragg is a QA engineer and embedded-software-savvy contractor based in Oakland with 12 years of hands-on experience bridging hardware and software. A Cal Poly computer engineering graduate, he has delivered firmware and system-level features for consumer products at Nest and developed error-reporting and cross-platform software during R&D internships at Keysight/Agilent and a flight-simulator startup. He brings practical expertise with SPI/I2C/UART peripheral interfacing, datasheet interpretation, mixed software/hardware debugging, and disciplined version control across GIT, SVN, and TFS. Motivated by sustainability, he prototyped an autonomous solar oven and an energy-harvesting device, showing a knack for turning environmental goals into technical prototypes. Outside engineering he’s an active music educator and ensemble performer, a background that informs his collaborative leadership and attention to detail.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo