Andras Schaffer
UAV Consultant at Self employed
Budapest, Hungary
Summary
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Top SchoolAndras Schaffer is a UAV consultant and experienced systems engineer with 14 years focused on small UAV development, spanning onboard and ground hardware, software, and full system integration. He has led R&D teams building tethered, long‑range, VTOL and heavy‑lift platforms for civil, law enforcement and military customers, and currently contributes to the ArduPilot Mission Planner as a full‑stack developer enhancing ground control UX and telemetry features. Prior roles at Rotors & Cams and DroneDoktor reflect a hands‑on approach to custom payloads and counter‑UAV systems, while earlier Microsoft leadership positions honed his program and people management across multi‑million dollar deliveries. Based in Budapest, he combines deep legacy IT experience (from VAX administration to enterprise services) with modern drone avionics, making him effective at bridging operational requirements and embedded software. Notably, his open‑source work on Mission Planner shows a focus on practical UI fixes and telemetry precision that improve real operational workflows.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), IT system programming, Bachelor of Science (BS), IT system programming at SZÁMALK Informatikai FőiskolaHigh School diploma, Computer Science, High School diploma, Computer Science at Energetikai Szakképzési Intézet
English, Hungarian
Github Skills (12)
net10
asp-net10
uid10
dotnet10
user-interface10
missionplanner10
front-end-development10
autopilot10
ui-design10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
autonomy9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ArduPilot/MissionPlanner
Feb 2018 - May 2022
Mission Planner Ground Control Station for ArduPilot (c# .net)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 51 commits, 111 PRs in 4 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Andras primarily contributes to the Mission Planner ground control station for ArduPilot, focusing on features related to user interface, data display, and functionality enhancements. The user implemented a minute.second interpretation of TimeInAir, reconnected HUD custom items after disconnect/connect, fixed mission discrepancies between views, made quickView items aware of background color, exposed sky and ground color values, fixed a grid direction issue and added custom icon support. They also worked on battery display in HUD, Google API key, mode drop down, theme changes, and plugin UI enhancements.
mission-plannerc-sharpgroundautonomousgcs
EosBandi/ardupilot_wiki
Nov 2017 - Sep 2024
Contributions:12 pushes in 6 years 11 months
dataminingardupilotinfrastructuretiddlywiki5autopilot
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