Rob Crouthamel
Senior Principal Systems Engineer at MSA - The Safety Company
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolRob Crouthamel is a Senior Principal Systems Engineer with 20+ years building life-critical, market-proven hardware and embedded systems across medical, industrial safety, and wearable IoT domains. He combines hands-on electronics, mechanical, and firmware design with systems engineering and regulatory expertise (medical, intrinsic safety, EMC, CE, wireless approvals) to turn complex requirements into commercially successful products. As a founder and early-stage operator he’s taken products from concept to contract manufacturing, managing procurement, quality systems, and field support while securing investment and navigating tough market realities. Notable outcomes include leading rapid, under-budget launches of portable gas detectors and connected devices, plus shipping a complete wearable/mesh network solution to customers. He brings a pragmatic, cross-disciplinary toolkit—Linux gateways, computer vision/AI, Bluetooth/Wi‑Fi/cellular, and sensing—paired with a bias for speed and lean teams. Based in Pittsburgh, he pairs veteran defense and medical systems rigor with startup grit that consistently bridges regulatory constraints and real-world field use.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (with Honors), Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering (with Honors) at Penn State University
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Github Skills (27)
wireless10
avahi10
border10
google10
thread10
ipv610
openthread9
networking9
iot9
nest9
network9
embedded9
spotify-api7
raspbian7
router7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
farmjenny/Farm_Jenny_Installer
May 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:104 pushes, 2 comments, 1 issue in 2 years 7 months
farmjenny/FarmJenny_LTE_Border_Router_HAT
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:22 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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