Peter Burkimsher
Senior Product Development Engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Burkimsher is a Senior Product Development Engineer with 15 years’ hands-on experience building embedded firmware, backend services, and electronic hardware R&D across medical, manufacturing, and IoT domains. Currently developing embedded systems for respiratory medical devices at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, he combines rigorous firmware engineering with a practical understanding of system testing and technical support. His background spans full-stack development (Node.js, Python, PHP, JS), big-data analysis, and device driver work for manufacturing equipment, reflecting an ability to move between low-level hardware and cloud-hosted services. A first-class MEng graduate who has lived and worked across Europe, Asia, and Oceania, Peter brings strong cross-cultural adaptability—having spent four years in Taiwan to secure skilled-migrant experience before settling in Auckland. He thrives on projects that apply technical skills to help people and maintains a habit of allocating time for side projects, from Arduino data logging to corporate network upgrades. Notably, his career blends product-focused engineering with hands-on prototyping and documentation, making him effective at taking features from concept through to validated production.
15 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, Computer Engineering, 3.53 GPA, MEng, Computer Engineering, 3.53 GPA at University of California, Santa BarbaraMaster's Degree, Electronic Systems Engineering, First-class Honours, Master's Degree, Electronic Systems Engineering, First-class Honours at Lancaster University
English, French
Github Skills (57)
shieldsio10
decoding9
digital-signal-processing9
arduino-library9
js8
music8
dongle8
audio8
midi-controller8
encoding8
sd-card8
mp37
recorder7
webusb7
usb7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
peterburk/pagefish
Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
peterburk/worldVisas
Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:7 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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