Summary
Aaron Thune is a Firmware Engineer with 10 years of experience focused on embedded systems, control systems, and the hardware/software interface, currently building firmware for modular retrofit devices in precision agriculture. He brings practical C expertise across microcontrollers and Linux environments, and contributes to meta-programming and in-house tooling that scale team productivity. His background includes developing high-accuracy GPS navigation and CAN-based control systems, plus GIS and multithreaded C++ work for large-data rendering and validation. Based in Peoria, Illinois, he pairs domain knowledge in agronomy with hands-on firmware design, and enjoys “making electrons do quick maths,” reflected in his public projects and code on GitHub. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic engineer who turns complex sensor and control requirements into reliable, field-ready systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Junior, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Junior at Iowa State University
GED, GED at Richwoods High School