Todd Stellanova
Berkeley, California, United States
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Top SchoolTodd Stellanova is a seasoned engineering leader in Berkeley with 13+ years building and managing large teams across robotics, computer vision, ML, IoT, embedded systems, and cloud microservices. He’s held senior roles from Director to Senior Director at companies like Particle and Xwing and co‑founded Droneflow, combining hands‑on firmware, DSP/SDR and robotics engineering with strategic systems leadership. A prolific contributor to open firmware and drone projects (e.g., Particle device OS and QGroundControl), he brings pragmatic expertise in embedded C/C++, Python and Rust, and has solved low‑level performance and hardware integration challenges such as modem support and power management. His background in physics and product design gives him a rare ability to bridge hardware, software and product teams to deliver complex, real-world autonomous systems.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Physics, BA, Physics at University of California at Santa CruzIndustrial and Product Design, Industrial and Product Design at California College of the ArtsHarvey Mudd College
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Github Skills (33)
c-language10
qt10
particle10
firmware10
telecommunication10
c1110
ui-design10
c1710
uid10
iot10
front-end-development10
sys10
cplus10
cell10
embedded10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
particle-iot/device-os
Dec 2020 - Oct 2022
Device OS (Firmware) for Particle Devices
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:30 reviews, 50 commits, 23 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Todd primarily contributed to the device OS firmware, focusing on optimizing performance and adding support for new hardware features. They made changes to improve the speed of pin operations, implemented LED control functions, and addressed issues related to serial number generation. Furthermore, the user added support for various Quectel cellular modems, including the BG95 and EG91 series, extending the device's compatibility with cellular networks. The user also worked on power management configurations and implemented WiFi country code settings.
xenonparticleargonelectronfirmware
mavlink/qgroundcontrol
Jul 2013 - Sep 2013
Cross-platform ground control station for drones (Android, iOS, Mac OS, Linux, Windows)
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:178 commits, 3 comments, 3 issues in 1 month
Contributions summary:Todd made several contributions focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the drone ground control station. They addressed Google Maps integration issues by implementing a map type selector using Bing maps, and also improved the user experience by zooming the map to a more human scale for the "Go Home" feature. Further contributions included fixing type conversion issues and implementing the display of full flight mode statuses.
linux-osios-androidiosdroneground
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