Summary
Imara Speek is an Embedded Software Consultant with 12 years of hands-on experience designing and delivering embedded systems for electronic manufacturing, from prototype to production. She combines deep C and Python firmware expertise across MCUs like STM32, NXP i.MX RT, NRF52/91 and ESP32 with practical architecture and CI-driven quality improvements. Her background in interaction design and experience teaching electronics gives her a rare ability to bridge product design, usability and low-level engineering. Imara has driven features like BLE-based FindMy for connected e-bikes and audio amp integration, and has led teams toward better versioning and documentation practices. She balances consultancy work with a creative life as a touring punk musician and festival organizer advocating gender diversity on stage, reflecting a commitment to inclusive, real-world impact. Based in Maarssen, Netherlands, she brings a pragmatic, user-centered approach to embedded product development and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of science Product Design, Bachelor of science Product Design at Brunel University of London
Master of Science (MSc) Embedded Systems, Master of Science (MSc) Embedded Systems at Delft University of Technology
English, Dutch, German