Summary
Benjamin Blouin is a hands-on technology leader and embedded systems expert with nine years of experience building firmware, embedded Linux, and IoT products across defense, industrial, and consumer domains. Currently serving as CTO at HarmonyEmpower, he defines architecture and delivery practices while mentoring teams and instituting CI/CD, security, and maintainability standards. His background spans STMicroelectronics MCU/MPU development, wireless stacks (LoRa, BLE, Zigbee, Z-Wave), Altium board design, and Yocto-based embedded Linux—skills he paired with DevOps and UL/HAZMAT compliance work to bring hardware-software products to market. A former Air Force systems technician and hands-on father who managed full-time parenting during his degree, he combines disciplined operational rigor with creative problem-solving and a talent for selling technical ideas to cross-disciplinary experts.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical Engineering Computer Focus Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering Computer Focus Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Temple University
Associate of Arts (AA) Pre-Engineering, Associate of Arts (AA) Pre-Engineering at Gulf Coast State College