About
My name is Andrey, although online I'm often referred to as Spirit/Spirit532.
I'm a multidisciplinary systems engineer specializing in "art to part" turnkey solutions across technical domains.
I'm fluent in English, Russian, with minor knowledge of several other languages.
This website serves as a small portfolio and list of projects that I have worked on over the years, including ongoing ones.
Have a project in mind, but not sure what to do next? Contact me. Available for for full-time hire or freelance.
Expertise
- Electronics engineering - from thermal imaging to physics process control, and everything inbetween
- Firmware development - C, C++, realtime systems and UI integration
- Mechanical design - enclosures, complex device structures, lab equipment
- Rapid prototyping - Manual and CNC milling, turning, 3D printing, laser cutting, engraving, finishing
- Robotics - integration of robots into systems, programming, and software solution development
- Software development - C, C++, C#, Python, supporting electrical and mechanical systems at a higher level
- High vacuum systems - design of complex physics experiments and prototyping apparatus
- Imaging - scientific and cinema, high speed, thermal, UV
- System and product design - from idea to finished product, from feasibility analysis to prototyping, testing to manufacture
Skills & Experience
- Embedded design - developing handheld devices with a focus on minimum size and maximum BOM efficiency
- Systems design - designing complex scientific and commercial systems, such as physical vapor deposition systems or robotic manipulators
- Project management - prioritizing tasks, determining required specifications and methods for accomplishing the required tasks
- Parts sourcing - determining which components are optimal to use and finding stable suppliers
- Photography, videography & video production - from ultraviolet to thermal, high speed to cinema, with a selection of tools and post production experience
- Writing technical documentation - datasheets, product descriptions, user manuals
Main tools
Physical design
- KiCAD & Altium Designer
- Siemens NX & Solid Edge
- Ansys Workbench
- COMSOL Multiphysics
Firmware and software
- Microsoft Visual Studio & VSCode
- Confluence/Jira formanagement
- Eclipse IDE
- STM32Cube/CubeIDE
Imaging and graphic design
- Serif Affinity Suite
- DaVinci Resolve
- FLIR Tools
- Adobe Suite