Patrick Prell
Embedded System Engineer at DroneShield
Newcastle-Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Prell is an embedded systems and mechatronics engineer with nine years' experience designing hardware and firmware for robotics, industrial IoT and surveying platforms. Currently at DroneShield, he’s helping build a drone-mounted LiDAR surveying system that fuses embedded C firmware, PCB and payload design with 3D CAD to produce actionable 3D point clouds. His background spans control systems, STM32 development, PCB layout and mechatronic system integration from roles at Cordel and ResusRight, and he’s actively exploring FPGA logic, machine vision and ML to add perception and real-time processing to flight systems. Known for hands-on prototyping and teaching, he’s supported electronics labs and maker communities, translating complex designs into robust, manufacturable solutions. Based in Newcastle-Maitland, Australia, he brings a practical blend of classroom mentorship and field-tested engineering to cross-disciplinary teams.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Certificate, High School Certificate at The Kings SchoolEngineer's Degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, Engineer's Degree Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at University of Newcastle
English
Github Skills (13)
energy8
bluetooth-low-energy7
bluetooth7
flutter-plugin6
flutter5
android5
dart4
ios4
shared-config3
copying2
python1
vscode1
vscode-extension1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Prelly95/dwm
Jan 2021 - Apr 2022
my build of dynamic window manager
Contributions:18 PRs, 78 pushes, 31 branches in 1 year 2 months
floatingdynamic-window-managerlinuxwindowdotfiles
Prelly95/deadbeef
Nov 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:15 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 4 months
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