Fabrizio Tappero
Software Engineer at ITK Engineering
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolFabrizio Tappero is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years blending embedded electronics, C++ and system-level software across automotive, naval and research domains. Based in Barcelona, he currently develops modern C++ and Python tools for ADAS data visualization on platforms akin to NVIDIA DRIVE, while also working with Angular, FastAPI and Conan in a large Bosch-led program. His background spans leading hardware and telematics projects for vehicle fleets, designing autonomous sail control electronics, and delivering automotive-certified embedded systems for OEMs. An active contributor to open-source electronics tooling, he improved UI and iconography for the widely used KiCad project, reflecting a pragmatic eye for developer UX as well as low-level systems. Fluent in research-driven development, he brings uncommon cross-disciplinary experience—from FPGA/ARM indoor positioning and satellite synchronization research to production-grade telematics—plus language skills gained during extended international collaborations.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical engineering, PhD, Electrical engineering at University of New South WalesMSc, Electrical engineering, MSc, Electrical engineering at Politecnico di Torino
Github Skills (7)
ec10
el10
eda10
ui-design9
wxwidgets8
cad7
schematic7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
KiCad/kicad-source-mirror
Sep 2011 - Aug 2017
This is an active mirror of the KiCad development branch, which is hosted at GitLab (updated every time something is pushed). Pull requests on GitHub are not accepted or watched.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:44 commits in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Fabrizio contributed to the KiCad source code mirror, primarily focused on front-end improvements. Their work included implementing new icons for the Eeschema and Pcbnew applications. Additionally, they updated the icons for the pl editor and made minor consistency improvements to the menu text. Furthermore, they were involved in general UI fixes, adjusting the look of the right-click menus by removing redundant icons and reorganizing menu entries.
3d-modelshostedgitlabupdatedkicad
fabriziotappero/opencores-scraper
Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
few python scripts to clone all IP cores from opencores.org
Contributions:57 commits, 1 PR, 56 pushes in 7 years 7 months
pythonpython3corespython-scripts
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