Tom Tobback
Managing Director at Cassiopeia Ltd
Hong Kong, China
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Tobback is a Managing Director and hands-on embedded hardware engineer with over a decade of experience delivering end-to-end IoT and industrial automation solutions—from PCB prototypes to cloud-connected web platforms. He leads Cassiopeia Ltd, building custom systems on Arduino/ESP32, Industruino and Raspberry Pi, and bridges firmware (C++, OpenWRT, Modbus, MQTT) with backend stacks (Python, Django, ThingsBoard). Comfortable in both maker and enterprise contexts, he has deployed LoRaWAN, NDI, DMX and MIDI integrations and runs community workshops to demystify DIY electronics. His background in international trade, cleantech diplomacy and large-scale data management brings rare commercial and regulatory nuance to technical product design. Based in Hong Kong, he combines practical prototyping speed with systems-level thinking to turn complex industrial requirements into deployable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
MA, International Boundary Studies, MA, International Boundary Studies at School of Oriental and African Studies, U. of LondonEngineer, Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Engineer, Mining and Petroleum Engineering at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Github Skills (137)
dashboard10
python10
image-processing10
deep-learning10
esp3210
middleware10
platformio10
device-management10
coap10
kafka10
java10
snmp10
visualization10
widgets10
image10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Industruino/libraries
May 2016 - Jan 2019
Contributions:128 commits, 128 pushes in 2 years 8 months
arduino
Industruino/democode
Jun 2016 - Nov 2021
Arduino sketches with demo code that comes pre-installed on your Industruino product
Contributions:58 commits, 61 pushes, 5 comments in 5 years 6 months
sketchesarduino-sketchesinstalledarduino
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