Alexandre Rey
Embedded Software Engineer at Swiss Timing Ltd
Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexandre Rey is an embedded software engineer based in Lucens, Switzerland with five years of hands-on experience designing firmware and embedded electronics for precision timing and industrial applications. He holds a BSc and is pursuing an MSc in electrical engineering, and has progressed from apprentice electrician to engineer through roles at JDC Electronic and multiple positions at Swiss Timing Ltd, where he now contributes to embedded software development. Comfortable across hardware and software boundaries, he has experience in build and release automation—contributing maintenance updates and new casks to Homebrew repositories—demonstrating attention to reliable distribution and reproducible builds. His background in teaching and technical training shows an ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, and his practical electrician roots give him a grounded, systems-oriented approach to debugging and productization.
5 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science HES-SO in Engineering, Electrical engineering, Master of Science HES-SO in Engineering, Electrical engineering at HES-SO Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentaleBachelor of Science HES-SO, Electrical Engineering, major in Embedded Electronics and Mechatronics, Bachelor Thesis : 6, General average : 5.02, Bachelor of Science HES-SO, Electrical Engineering, major in Embedded Electronics and Mechatronics, Bachelor Thesis : 6, General average : 5.02 at HEIG-VDCertificat Fédéral de Capacité, Installateur-électricien, Moyenne globale : 5.5/6, Certificat Fédéral de Capacité, Installateur-électricien, Moyenne globale : 5.5/6 at EPSIC École professionelle de LausanneMaturité professionnelle, Technique, Moyenne globale : 5.2/6, Maturité professionnelle, Technique, Moyenne globale : 5.2/6 at Ecole Romande d'Arts et Communication (ERACOM)
German, English, French
Github Skills (8)
homebrew10
software-packaging10
homebrew-cask10
version-control9
scripting7
script7
sh7
shell7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Homebrew/homebrew-cask-drivers
Feb 2021 - Jul 2021
💀 Casks of Drivers (deprecated)
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:12 commits, 12 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Alexandre primarily focused on updating and maintaining the `saleae-logic` cask, specifically updating the version number, checksum, and download URLs. They consistently updated the cask to reflect the latest versions of the software. Additionally, the user added a new cask for `opentx-companion`, demonstrating their ability to create and maintain new software installation definitions. Their contributions involved managing software distribution and ensuring up-to-date packages.
casksdriverscaskhomebrew
alxrey/homebrew-cask
Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
🍻 A CLI workflow for the administration of macOS applications distributed as binaries
Contributions:6 PRs, 11 pushes, 9 branches in 10 months
cliworkflowdistributed-applicationsadministrationbinaries
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