Francois Gervais
Firmware Developer at Distech Controls
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancois Gervais is a firmware developer based in Montreal with nine years of hands-on experience building embedded software across microcontrollers and Embedded Linux/Android platforms. He has deep expertise in wireless stacks (802.11g/n and 802.11s), BIOS/IPMI/BMC development, and creating dynamic web interfaces for embedded devices. Currently at Distech Controls, he applies practical system-level skills honed during earlier firmware roles at Brioconcept to deliver robust, field-ready products. Francois is an active contributor to the Zephyr RTOS, where his work improving drivers, interrupt handling, and CoAP timings demonstrates a focus on reliability and IoT readiness. Colleagues rely on him for bridging low-level hardware constraints with usable device features and web interfaces. His GitHub page serves as a living portfolio of embedded work and community-driven improvements.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
École de technologie supérieure
English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (11)
embedded-language10
rtos10
microcontroller10
zephyr10
sensor9
c119
c179
coap8
bluetooth-le4
iot4
bluetooth4
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 7 PRs, 11 comments in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Francois contributed to the Zephyr RTOS project by addressing various issues and adding enhancements related to hardware and system functionality. Their commits demonstrate a focus on improving driver support, including fixing interrupt handling for sensors (ISM330DHCX) and adding multi-instance support for LED strips (APA102). Additionally, the user worked on optimizing test cases and adjusting timings within the CoAP client library. These changes indicate a focus on improving the robustness, efficiency, and functionality of the Zephyr RTOS.
bluetooth-lereal-timezephyrsecuregit-repository
fgervais/project-nrf-air-quality-station
Jul 2023 - Nov 2023
Contributions:126 pushes, 17 branches, 4 tags in 3 months
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