Paul Dietrich
Chief Technology Officer at Wrada LLC
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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SeniorPaul Dietrich is a seasoned technology executive and inventor with 20+ years building wireless and IoT products, currently serving as CTO at Woody Creek and Principal of Wrada LLC. He has led 20–40 person engineering teams and acted as technical architect across a dozen product families that generated over $1B in revenue, while authoring 20+ patents and influencing standards like Wi‑SUN FAN and EPCglobal LLRP. Paul pairs deep academic credentials (Ph.D., UC San Diego) with hands‑on embedded development—contributing BLE security and microcontroller BSPs to prominent open-source projects like Apache Mynewt. Known for translating standards work into shipping products, he combines systems engineering, digital identity, and algorithm design to solve hard connectivity and device‑security problems. An understated strength is his ability to operate as both a high‑level architect and a commit‑level contributor, bridging research, standards, and production code.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (14)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
apache/mynewt-core
Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
An OS to build, deploy and securely manage billions of devices
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:102 commits, 33 PRs, 7 comments in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Paul contributed to the Atmel SAMD21 microcontroller's support within the Apache Mynewt-core operating system, specifically by adding an Arduino BSP (Board Support Package) to include basic functionality, as well as necessary MCU (Microcontroller Unit) files including compiler headers and GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) drivers. The user also fixed UART transmit issues, implemented an I2C interface, and worked on incorporating the OCF (Open Connectivity Foundation) stack. These changes and additions demonstrate a focus on integrating hardware components and peripheral drivers within a larger embedded system context.
mynewtsecurely
apache/mynewt-nimble
Apr 2016 - Oct 2016
Apache mynewt
Role in this project:Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:17 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily focused on implementing and modifying security features within the `mynewt-nimble` repository, specifically related to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) pairing and encryption. Their contributions included adding support for passkey requests, MITM protection, and incorporating legacy pairing modes. The code changes directly involve modifications to the `ble_l2cap_sm.c`, `ble_gap.c`, `ble_hs_priv.c`, `ble_store.c`, and related files to incorporate the security features. This involved changes to address types and RPA to ensure pairing.
javamynewtapache
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