Jonathan Dreyer
Assistant Lecturer UAS at Festi'neuch - Neuchâtel openair festival
Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Dreyer is an embedded systems and software engineer with 11 years of experience bridging academia and industry, currently serving as Assistant Lecturer at HE-Arc and contributing to applied projects in Neuchâtel. He brings deep hands-on expertise in IoT modem integration—evidenced by contributions to the widely used esp-idf framework where he improves modem drivers and robustness for ESP32 platforms. His background spans hardware-focused roles (automation, electronic design, energy systems) and research, including PhD work and managing servers for ML/DL research workflows. Jonathan also directs energy operations for a large open-air festival and supports a local FabLab, reflecting a practical, community-oriented approach to engineering. Comfortable moving between low-level firmware, system integration and pedagogy, he excels at turning complex embedded problems into reliable, maintainable solutions. A less obvious strength is his long-standing pattern of blending field maintenance and formal research—giving him uncommon fluency in both production reliability and experimental systems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD in Computer Science, PhD in Computer Science at University of NeuchâtelMaster of Science HES-SO in Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, Master of Science HES-SO in Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western SwitzerlandFederal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training in Automation, Automation, Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training in Automation, Automation at Professional Center of the Neuchâtel LittoralAdvanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Automation, Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Automation at Higher Education of the Canton of NeuchâtelBachelor of Science HES-SO in Computer Science, Industrial and Embedded Computer Science, Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Computer Science, Industrial and Embedded Computer Science at Haute Ecole Arc - Ingénierie
Github Skills (10)
c1710
esp-idf10
iot10
embedded10
c1110
sys10
integrations9
hardware-interface9
system-integration9
error-handling9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
espressif/esp-idf
Jan 2021 - Jan 2021
Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 34 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributes to the modem-related components within the esp-idf repository. Their commits involve modifying code related to various modem modules (SIM7600, BG96, SIM800), specifically concerning the handling of responses, error checking, and module initialization. These changes include moving and modifying the DCE_CHECK macro, and refactoring code to manage private resources within modem drivers. The contributions suggest a focus on ensuring proper modem behavior and integration within the ESP32 framework, including modifying modem service related files.
espressifdevelopment-frameworkesp-idfiotesp32
jonathandreyer/PublisherSound
Aug 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:4 PRs, 13 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 8 months
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