Andrey Nekhamkin

Current

R&D consultant (embedded systems) at ICSA (India) Limited
R&D consultant at Nekhamkin Embedded Systems Design and Development (Self-employed)

Past

Systems Engineer at Larotec
Embedded Software Engineer at Razel Group
Software Engineer at DFGUP "LipetskOblTechInventarizatsia"

Laboratory Assistant at Lipetsk State Technical University

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Education

Lipetsk State Technical University
Lipetsk Physical-Mathematical Lyceum
Visakhapatnam Russian School

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Consumer Electronics

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Andrey Nekhamkin’s Summary

I am a proficient multi-disciplined embedded systems engineer with 10 years of practical experience in the design, development and deployment of embedded systems.
I am good at managing time and tasks and handle pressure with ease. I take pride in my work and enjoy the challenge of finding the best solution to a given problem.

Expertise in software development for automation and control solutions, Machine-to-Machine technologies (M2M), automatic meter reading systems (AMR/AMI/SmartGrid), remote devices/sensors monitoring, SCADA-like systems and intelligent communication modules (wireless/wired).
RAPDRP and MIOS requirements for Indian market.

Andrey Nekhamkin’s Specialties:

Making customers happy.

Firmware. Drivers. BSP. Real Time. Low Level.
8, 16 and 32-bit MCUs: ARM7 (TDMI and Crotex-M3), ARM9, Microchip, Zilog, NXP, Freescale, TI, Renesas, ST, Intel.
RS-232/422/485, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, MODBUS, M-bus, 1-Wire, Ethernet.
TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SNMP, Web-services.
GSM, GPRS, CDMA, SMS (by Wavecom, Enfora, Motorola, Telit, Simcom, iWOW).
PLC, PLCC
RF, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee.
Embedded programming: C, Assembler.
Programming: C#, C, VB.Net, ASP.Net, ADO.Net

Andrey Nekhamkin’s Experience

R&D consultant (embedded systems)

ICSA (India) Limited

(Public Company; ICSA; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Consulting R&D team of embedded engineers, designing intelligent AMR/AMI systems include requirements of RAPDRP and MIOS:
• System architecture, design and development of AMR/AMI solutions: metering, smart metering, substation data concentrator unit (DCU).
• Analyzing of tender/client requirements and customization of company’s solutions.
• Communication with SI (System Integrators).
• R&D embedded products - software, firmware, hardware.
• Cellular communication: GSM/GPRS.
• TCP/IP, HTTP.
• Low-power RF communication.
• Power Line Communication (PLC).
• Serial communication: RS-232/422/485, Modbus.
• Data Acquisition Unit: Digital Inputs (DI), Digital Outputs (DO), Analog Inputs 4..20mA (AI).
• Smart serial adapter: RS-232 to RS-485, USB, Ethernet.
• Auto-Testing and Auto-Configuration tools.
• Integration of Energy meters manufactured by Secure Meters, L&T, Elster, TTL and Genus.
R&D consultant
Nekhamkin Embedded Systems Design and Development (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Consumer Electronics industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

Do R&D consulting and practical development:
• Embedded Systems Design and Development for electronic products.
• Embedded software development for microprocessor-based devices.
• MCUs: Microchip, Zilog, Atmel, Freescale, TI, Renesas and ARM-based: ARM7 (TDMI and Cortex), ARM9.
• PC configuration tools for embedded devices (OS: Windows, Linux).
• Mobile communication: GSM/GPRS, CDMA (by Wavecom, Enfora, Motorola, Telit, iWOW, Simcom).
• Comunication protocols: RS-232/422/485, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, Modbus, 1-Wire, IrDA, TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, SNMP. Web-services.
• Wireless RF communication: 433/867/916MHz and 2.4Ghz radio (point-to-point and mesh), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee.
• Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems, AMI, Smart metering.
• Automation and control systems.
• Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication
• Firmware.
• Low Level Programming.
• Drivers, BSP.
Systems Engineer

Larotec

(Utilities industry)

December 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 1 month)

As a Systems Engineer, designed and developed of the M2M solutions for remote devices/sensors monitoring and Automatic Meter Reading systems (AMR/AMI):
• Overseen the system design of mobile devices and the communication between mobile devices and the server.
• Supervised the Real Time C-programming for mobile devices.
• Long range wireless communication (HTTP-based over GSM/GPRS and CDMA, alternative SMS data transfer) via Enfora and Wavecom cellular modules.
• Designed and developed the data acquisition modules (digital and analog I/O), memory management and data synchronization modules.
• Devices/sensors communications over RS-232, RS-485, TCP/IP, Modbus, Bluetooth.
• Interboard communications over I2C, SPI, UART and 1-Wire.
• Auto-Testing and Auto-Configuration tools.
• Integration of energy, water and gas meters manufactured by PRI, Itron, Actaris, Landis+Gyr, DMM, Circutor, ABB, Kumstrup, Eden, Holly, Estec, AMPY, Iskra, Power Electronics, Kohler, Schneider, SATEC, Rochester.

The systems that I developed are used in Israel (IEC, IAI, Cellcom, Orange, Pelephone, Dor Alon, Power Electronics Systems, kibbutz Ein Dor) and other countries (Argentina, France, Belgium, Chile, Dominican Republic, Russia, China, Philippines).
Embedded Software Engineer

Razel Group

(Privately Held; Construction industry)

October 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 3 months)

Developed the mobile devices for AMR/AMI systems based on GPRS/CDMA communication and Internet technologies (TCP/IP, HTTP protocols):
• Overseen the software design and Real Time C-programming.
• Communication protocols (RS-232, Modbus, I2C, SPI, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, HTTP).
• Data acquisition modules (digital and analog I/O).
• Memory management.
• Data synchronization applications.
Software Engineer

DFGUP "LipetskOblTechInventarizatsia"

(Utilities industry)

March 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 5 months)

One of a team developed the automation tools for Information System of Technical Inventory and GIS.
Laboratory Assistant

Lipetsk State Technical University

(Higher Education industry)

August 1999 — July 2000 (1 year )

Laboratory of Microprocessors and Microprocessor-Based devices:
• Developed the software for laboratory needs (programming in Assembler and C).
• Prepared and evaluated the practice lessons.
• Provided the assistance to the students.

Andrey Nekhamkin’s Education

Lipetsk State Technical University

MScEE , Automatics and Information Technologies , 1995 — 2000
Lipetsk Physical-Mathematical Lyceum

Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science 1993 — 1995
Visakhapatnam Russian School

1988 — 1991

Additional Information

Andrey Nekhamkin’s Websites:

My Company

Andrey Nekhamkin’s Interests:

Embedded systems, Microchip, PIC18, PIC24, Zilog, eZ80, Z8 Encore!, NXP, Atmel, x51, AVR, ARM, ARM7, Cortex, ARM9, TI, MSP430, Freescale, S08, LAN, Ethernet, Bluetooth, ZigBee, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, SMS, GPS, M2M, PLC, PLCC, AMR, VMI, remote control, automation, APDRP, RAPDRP, MIOS