Giovanni Dandrea

Giovanni Dandrea has a comprehensive work experience in embedded software development and engineering roles. Giovanni started their career as a Practicum Student at Celio ENGINEERING SA and ICIMSI. Giovanni then worked as an Electronic Engineer at SUPSI before joining Neuronics AG as an Embedded System Engineer, where they developed a lightweight robotic arm. After that, they worked at Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG for their master dissertation work in Mechatronik-Regelungstechnik. Giovanni later joined Altran AG as an Electrical Engineer and Embedded System Developer Consultant.

In 2015, Giovanni joined TomTom as an Embedded Software Engineer, where they worked on GPS navigation systems and integrated Bluetooth technology. Giovanni also worked on programming ARM Cortex Controllers in C/C++. After a brief period at TomTom, they moved to Hilti Group in 2016 as the Lead of Embedded Software Development and automated testing on a high precision laser measuring system. In this role, they were responsible for software development, architecture, and coordination of software tasks. Giovanni worked on various tools and technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy, Matlab, C/C++, real-time debugging, continuous integration systems, and automated integration tests using Python and LUA.

Most recently, Giovanni joined Hamilton Medical in 2019 as a C++ Embedded Software Developer for medical devices.

Giovanni Dandrea has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, with a specialization in Automation, which they obtained from SUPSI - Manno(TI), Switzerland in the years 1999 to 2002. Following that, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, from 2004 to 2006. Additionally, Giovanni has also completed a Master of Software Engineering (MAS Software Engineering) from FHS Rapperswil, Switzerland, though the specific dates are not provided.