Larry Myerscough
Computer Hobbyist at Hippos Technical Systems
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolLarry Myerscough is a veteran embedded and firmware engineer with over four decades of hands-on experience in real-time systems, now enjoying retired life while pursuing hardware and low-level programming as a hobby. He has a strong track record porting and tuning embedded Linux and microcontroller firmware across industries—medical, consumer electronics, aerospace and security—using C, assembly, Python and extensive kernel/toolchain expertise. Practical hardware skills and debug instincts (oscilloscope, board bring-up) complement his software strengths, which include embedded Linux kernel configuration, PyQt GUIs and automated testing. Comfortable both as a solo implementer and as an adviser to distributed teams, he’s delivered robust prototypes under tight deadlines and helped customers adopt new SoMs and toolchains. Based in Eindhoven with an Oxford mathematics background, he now focuses on hobby projects like Orange Pi and Python toolchains, blending craftsmanship with enduring curiosity.
10 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
GCE A-level (x4) S-level (x2), Mathematics & Physics, all 1 or 2 (1=highest, 6=lowest pass), GCE A-level (x4) S-level (x2), Mathematics & Physics, all 1 or 2 (1=highest, 6=lowest pass) at Preston 6th form collegeMA, Mathematics, 2nd class Honours, MA, Mathematics, 2nd class Honours at Exeter College, University of Oxford
English, Dutch
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Github Skills (29)
virtual-camera9
redis7
webcam-capture7
python7
webcam7
queue7
distro7
kernel6
eyed36
media6
task-manager6
linux-kernel6
crc6
amqp6
mp36
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
papahippo/MusicRaft
Jun 2017 - Nov 2018
Contributions:48 commits, 147 pushes, 54 branches in 1 year 5 months
papahippo/oddments
Sep 2015 - Nov 2019
Contributions:105 pushes, 15 branches in 4 years 2 months
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