Karl-erik Gustafsson
Design Manager, Embedded Systems at Creo Center Oy
Kaarina, Southwest Finland, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolKarl-erik Gustafsson is a Design Manager for Embedded Systems with 11 years of experience designing hardware, firmware and software for marine, telecom and mobile industries. He blends deep EMC and chipset expertise from Nokia and Microsoft with recent system-architecture and cloud-connected vessel projects, leading teams that deliver shipboard data collection, real-time proxying and remote operation solutions. At Brighthouse he architected connectivity and link-aggregation solutions for pioneering autonomous and remotely operated vessels, and his open-source contributions to the SignalK server show hands-on full-stack work that improved VHF call sign handling, uptime reporting and Docker/npm automation. Known for clear communication and mentoring, he enjoys teaching colleagues and translating complex engineering constraints into practical designs. Based in Southwest Finland, he continually expands into software development and cloud systems while retaining a strong analog-to-digital hardware perspective.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanBSc, Telecommunication, majoring radio technology, BSc, Telecommunication, majoring radio technology at Turku University of Applied Sciences
Finnish, English, Swedish
Github Skills (11)
nodejs10
javascript10
react10
dockers9
docker9
npm8
typescripts8
typescript8
ubuntu8
typescript-types8
devops8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
SignalK/signalk-server
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
An implementation of a Signal K central server for boats.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 12 commits, 52 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Karl-erik contributed to both the frontend and backend of the Signal K server project. They added a configurable VHF call sign feature to the user interface and implemented the necessary backend changes to handle this configuration. Furthermore, the user modified the dashboard by adding the uptime information, and changed its location. Additionally, the user made updates to the Docker build process and automated npm package publishing.
signalhikvisionmarineboatscentral-server
KEGustafsson/signalk-engine-hours
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 62 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 6 months
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