Cliff Brake
Embedded Linux IoT Consultant at BEC Systems, LLC
Marshallville, Ohio, United States
Summary
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SeniorCliff Brake is an Embedded Linux and IoT consultant with 26 years of experience helping companies turn hardware ideas into reliable, shippable products. He founded and leads BEC Systems, providing hands-on Embedded Linux consulting, firmware and driver development, and product engineering for clients since 2005. Cliff’s background spans Windows CE BSPs, Linux OS porting, serial communications tooling, hardware design reviews, and build/image automation, reflecting deep full-stack embedded expertise. An active open-source contributor, he maintains linux-serial-test tools that demonstrate practical mastery of serial protocols, flow control, RS485, and timing diagnostics. Based in rural Ohio, he combines low-level engineering (FPGA, battery systems, thermal printers) with project leadership and process infrastructure to accelerate product delivery with confidence.
26 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (16)
c1710
uart10
linux10
rs10
serial-communication10
c1110
sys9
command-line-interface9
embedded9
html6
go6
meteor6
natsio6
executable6
grpc6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
cbrake/linux-serial-test
Sep 2012 - Nov 2022
Linux Serial Test Application
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:1 review, 55 commits, 37 PRs in 10 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Cliff primarily developed and maintained a Linux serial test application. Their contributions include adding command-line options for baud rate, port selection, and custom baud rate divisors. They also implemented features for dumping received data, enabling RTS/CTS flow control, and providing RS485 control options, demonstrating a focus on serial communication testing and control within a Linux environment. Additionally, the user added functionality for sending specific bytes and timing measurements.
linuxserial
simpleiot/firmware
Jul 2018 - Jan 2023
Firmware for IoT devices.
Contributions:3 reviews, 118 commits, 22 PRs in 4 years 7 months
argonfirmwaretuyaiot-devicesmqtt
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