Gary Niger
Chief Architect at Specific Phone Systems
Yokohama, Japan
Summary
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SeniorGary Niger is a seasoned Chief Architect based in Yokohama with over 14 years of hands-on experience delivering hardware and embedded firmware solutions from concept to retail. He combines deep expertise in schematic/PCB layout, DFM, Altium Designer and STM32-based firmware in C with practical enclosure and manufacturing know-how. Gary has contributed to prominent open-source projects like Cleanflight, adding hardware support, I2C improvements and airplane-mode features that reflect his low-level systems and hardware integration skills. His career spans broadcast systems (DVB/ISDB/ATSC) and commercial product lines, demonstrating rare breadth across consumer electronics and RF/TV domains. Known for a provocative public persona and early IRC roots, he leverages contrarian thinking to challenge assumptions and drive robust engineering outcomes. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic architecture decisions that balance manufacturability, firmware reliability and cost-effective production.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (15)
c1710
gps10
beta-release10
firmware10
preflight10
embedded10
beta-versions10
game-controller10
c-programming10
c1110
controller10
sys10
i2c9
stm7
f7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
cleanflight/cleanflight
Apr 2014 - Nov 2014
Clean-code version of the baseflight flight controller firmware
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:23 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Gary made numerous contributions to the Cleanflight firmware, focusing on adding support for various hardware configurations, including mixers for different drone and aircraft types. They added new GPS hardware types, fixed serial communication issues, and implemented brushed motor support. The user also worked on airplane mode, incorporating flap controls and althold functionality, and made improvements to the I2C driver, demonstrating a deep understanding of hardware integration and low-level firmware development.
flightcontrollerfirmwarecleanflight-controller
trollcop/recskapa
Jul 2020 - Jan 2025
Contributions:3 releases, 14 pushes, 5 tags in 4 years 6 months
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