Christopher Baumler
Engineering Manager at SmartThings
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Baumler is an engineering manager in Minneapolis with 11 years of experience building embedded and systems software for avionics, building automation, and consumer IoT. He progressed from hands-on firmware and DSP development at Rockwell Collins and 75F to senior engineering and management roles at SmartThings, bridging low-level device drivers to product-scale distributed systems. Known for pragmatic technical leadership, he combines rigorous engineering (MEng in Computer Engineering, BSEE 3.94 GPA) with a knack for shipping reliable, field-tested devices and networks such as BLE and 900MHz mesh. He enjoys tackling world-changing ideas and mentoring engineers, and is happiest leading teams committed to important, high-impact projects. An analytical thinker who still ships code, he brings both systems-level architecture and detailed troubleshooting experience to complex hardware-software integrations.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Engineering, 3.83/4.0, Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Engineering, 3.83/4.0 at Iowa State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, 3.94/4.0, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, 3.94/4.0 at North Dakota State University
English
Github Skills (63)
iot-application10
tuya10
smartapp10
handlers10
open-source10
internet-of-things10
upnp10
tasmota10
hue10
iot10
holochain10
smartthings10
mono10
zwave10
uno10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cbaumler/cheeze-quest
Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
Website for entry in Cheeze Wizards Hackathon - https://coinlist.co/build/cheezewizards
Contributions:12 commits, 6 PRs, 10 pushes in 28 days
twinewizardsreactcssjavascript
cbaumler/SmartThingsPublic
Aug 2018 - Feb 2021
SmartThings open-source DeviceTypeHandlers and SmartApps code
Contributions:6 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 6 months
tabletsmartthingsiotsmartwatch
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