Ingar Kulbrandstad
Scrum Master at Autronica Fire and Security AS
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
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Top SchoolIngar Kulbrandstad is a Scrum Master and embedded systems engineer with over 20 years in safety-critical and IoT product development, currently based in Trondheim. He has five years' formal experience as a Scrum Master and a long track record at Nordic Semiconductor leading Bluetooth Mesh protocol and model development, including principal R&D responsibilities. His open-source contributions to flagship projects like nRF Connect SDK and Zephyr focus on Bluetooth Mesh implementations, sensor servers and production-facing fixes such as DFU and proxy advertisement handling. He blends hands-on C/C++ firmware engineering with team leadership and agile delivery, having worked across fire safety systems and embedded telecom products. Known for resolving tricky interoperability and PTS test issues, he brings a pragmatic focus on robustness and real-world deployability. He holds engineering degrees in cybernetics and microelectronics, underpinning a systems-oriented approach to embedded software design.
5 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniør Mikroelektronikk, Ingeniør Mikroelektronikk at Sør-Trøndelag University College (HiST)Sivilingeniør Kybernetikk, Sivilingeniør Kybernetikk at University of Stavanger
Norwegian, English
Github Skills (17)
mesh10
bluetooth-mesh10
embedded-language10
zephyr-rtos10
bluetooth-le10
c1110
zephyr10
c1710
rtos10
sys10
bluetooth10
embedded10
nrf-connect-sdk10
bluetooth-low-energy10
apidoc9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nrfconnect/sdk-nrf
Jan 2021 - Nov 2022
nRF Connect SDK main repository
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:512 reviews, 21 commits, 48 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Ingar primarily contributes to Bluetooth Mesh model implementations, focusing on the sensor server and related functionalities within the nRF Connect SDK. The contributions include implementing and refining features for the Light Lightness Control Server, Generic Power OnOff Server, Generic Power Level Server, Generic Default Transition Time Server and sensor server. The user also addresses issues and adds support for features such as adding a ambient light sensor, automatic decommissioning of EnOcean switch and providing support for point to point DFU.
connect-sdknrf-connect-sdkinfinibandlteppp
zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr
Feb 2021 - Mar 2025
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:224 reviews, 19 PRs, 156 comments in 4 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Ingar primarily contributes to the Bluetooth Mesh implementation within the Zephyr RTOS. Their work includes fixing bugs found during PTS testing and addressing dependency issues between client and server components. The user also adds support for Bridge Configuration client and server, including API documentation and function calls, and resolves issues with proxy advertisement handling. The contributions focus on enhancing Bluetooth Mesh functionality and ensuring proper operation in various scenarios.
bluetooth-lereal-timezephyrsecuregit-repository
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