Andrew Binder
Principal Member Of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Binder is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories with nine years of experience bridging firmware, devices, and process engineering. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and has progressed from graduate researcher and postdoc roles into senior and principal engineering positions focused on device/process development and embedded systems. Andrew’s hands-on firmware work includes building low-power IoT solutions using ESP-NOW and LoRa for remote sensing, where he optimized power management and refactored code for modular dependency switching. Based in Albuquerque, he blends rigorous academic training with practical R&D at national-scale labs, often translating experimental concepts into resilient, field-ready systems. Known for a playful curiosity about hardware hacking, he brings both methodical engineering discipline and a creative, get-it-to-work mentality to complex problems.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of ArkansasPower Electronics, Power Electronics at Florida Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Central Florida
Github Skills (12)
lora10
esp3210
iot10
embedded10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
sensor10
arduino10
sys10
esp-now10
esp826610
espressif9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
timmbogner/Farm-Data-Relay-System
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
A system that uses ESP-NOW, LoRa, and other protocols to transport sensor data in remote areas without relying on WiFi.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:59 commits, 8 PRs, 32 comments in 17 days
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily focused on developing the firmware for sensors in the farm data relay system. Their contributions involved consolidating sensor data collection into a single file, implementing LoRa communication, and incorporating sleep modes for power management. They also refactored the code to enable easier dependency switching and improved the overall formatting of the code. The user worked with ESP-NOW and LoRa wireless communication protocols.
esp-nowlorawifiarduinoesp32
Devilbinder/ATMEGA328P_C
Dec 2020 - Sep 2022
This is the supporting repository for the ATmega328P Programming video series.
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 19 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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