Asgar Pasha
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven professional with almost 9 years of accomplished experience in embedded system design, development, and debugging across diverse projects. Proven expertise in integrating AI models into storage devices and IP cameras. Adept at driving project success through strategic problem-solving and effective communication skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Development Engineer - III
Cloud Collab
07.2023 - Current
- Developed an application on ESP32 using ESP-IDF to control high-tech pet door operations like opening, closing, and holding which allow a pet to enter and exit from a house
- Performed RCA and fixed multiple showstopper issues in the firmware by collaborating with cross-functional teams, resulting in the timely delivery of services to customers
- Designed, developed, and demonstrated provisioning flow for creating a BLE mesh network for light fixtures and transformers
- Contributed towards updating the firmware functional specification document.
Staff Firmware Engineer
Western Digital
07.2018 - 06.2023
- Spearheaded an AI team, achieving >90% inference accuracy for human and vehicle detection on resource-constrained IP camera hardware
- Engineered AI metadata recreation, facilitating seamless transmission to the cloud, and interfaced with cross-functional teams on multiple projects
- Orchestrated the integration of various components in the IP camera software stack, optimizing functionality across ISP, NPU, Arm Cortex CPU, and Encoder
- Demonstrated proficiency in Linux Kernel programming, performing code porting from Linux OS to RTOS, and conducting thorough debugging and root cause analysis
- Successfully integrated License Plate Recognition using LeNet model within a micro-SD card, achieving an accuracy of over 98%
- Ported and integrated NVDLA IP, an open-source DLA from Nvidia, into the Livet model
- Designed and implemented Ethernet over USB for remote file transfer using CDC-NCM protocol, configuring Raspberry Pi in device mode.
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Tata Elxsi Ltd.
03.2015 - 07.2018
- Drove enhancements in Linux device drivers and led system and application programming for multimedia products, including Set-top boxes
- Executed board bring-up activities, initializing SDRAM, QAM IC, and MAC unit in a Bare-Metal environment
- Developed an SPI Bit-Banging driver for seamless communication with the QAM modulator
- Customized Bootloader code, incorporating compression, signing, and encryption functionalities for launching the main application code
- Acquired profound knowledge of peripheral interface protocols, encompassing I2C, SPI, UART, PWM, MDIO, and USB.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Cambridge Institute of Technology
Bangalore, KA07.2014
Skills
- Embedded C
- Linux Programming
- Multimedia
- Design and Debug
- ARM Cortex
- Edge AI
- Git, SVN
- Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence
- GDB, JTAG, Metaware Debugger
- Wireshark
- IoT (Internet of Things)
- RTOS
Certification
Certification for Advance Embedded System Training - 2014
Languages
English
Hindi
Kannada
Accomplishments
- Sandisk-High5: Embedding AI compute capability on SanDisk storage products.
- Innovation Bazar Winner: Adding LPR capability on uSD
cards.
Timeline
Software Development Engineer - III
Cloud Collab
07.2023 - Current
Staff Firmware Engineer
Western Digital
07.2018 - 06.2023
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Tata Elxsi Ltd.
03.2015 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Cambridge Institute of Technology
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