PERSONNEL_ID: 2601-SP

Szymon
Podlak

Systems Architect

M.Sc. Control Systems and Robotics

Spec: Computerized Control Systems

Full-stack engineering for physical systems. Bridging the gap between Custom Hardware, Edge AI, and Secure cloud infrastructure.

EDUCATION_LOG

M.Sc. Engineering Control Systems and Robotics
University of Zielona Góra
2023 — Present
B.Sc. Engineering Control Systems and Robotics
University of Zielona Góra
2019 — 2023
Mechatronics Tech EE.02 & EE.21 Quals
CKZiU "Elektronik"
2021

CERTIFICATIONS

  • SEP 1kV Qualification VALID
  • PLC Programming (Siemens) VERIFIED
  • Driving License Cat. B active
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End-to-End Architecture

PHASE_01 ANALYSIS

Concept & Design

> Requirements Gathering
> Component Selection
> System Logic Design
PHASE_02 EMBEDDED

Hardware & Firmware

> MCU: C/C++ Firmware
> PCB: Custom Circuit Design
> Sensors: Data Acquisition
PHASE_03 PHYSICAL

Mechanical Design

> CAD: Fusion 360 Modeling
> Enclosure: Custom Housing
> Prototyping: 3D Printing
PHASE_04 BACKEND

Infrastructure

> API: Python (FastAPI)
> Database: SQL Architecture
> Ops: Docker Containerization
PHASE_05 AI / ML

Intelligence

> Forecasting: Predictive Analytics
> Processing: Data Classification
> Deployment: Edge AI Optimization
PHASE_06 INTERFACE

Client Interface

> Web: Dashboard Dev
> Mobile: Android Apps
> UX: Data Visualization

Project Modules

ML PIPELINE

Hypersearch Engine

Distributed Neural Architecture Search (NAS) system. Orchestrates GPU training nodes and visualizes 3D network topologies via WebSockets.

Optuna TensorFlow Socket.IO Three.js
> Features: Latency-aware objective
> Optimization: Real-time edge perf
> Benchmarking: Raw-TCP protocol
INFRASTRUCTURE

Zero-Trust Cloud

Split-Stack Cloud. Public VPS as secure ingress gateway, tunneling heavy traffic to a private home lab via monitored OpenVPN.

Keycloak Nginx OpenVPN Docker
> Auth: Identity Propagation (JIT)
> Architecture: Split-Stack
> Security: Centralized IDP
IOT SYSTEM

Coal Silo Monitor

Resilient industrial telemetry.Battery powered ESP32 C++ with pull OTA updates and HTTPS + Oauth2

ESP32 (C++) FastAPI Oauth2 OTA
> Backend: Real-time linear regression
> Feature: Resource depletion prediction
> Stability: High
EDGE VISION

Component Vision System

Real-time object detection on RPi 5 + Hailo-8L. Custom YOLOv8 model trained on 60+ electronic components.

YOLOv8 Hailo DFC RPi 5 Computer Vision
> Pipeline: Quantization -> ONNX -> HEF
> Compute: 13 TOPS
> Target: Asembly assistant
ROBOTICS

RW2 Robotic Arm

Planar robotic arm for hazardous liquid distribution. Powered by STM32F303 running FreeRTOS with custom Inverse Kinematics.

C++ STM32 FreeRTOS Kinematics
> Mech: 3D-printed differential drive
> Design: Fusion 360
> Task: Hazardous material handling
EMBEDDED GUI

Universal RC Controller

High-performance remote built on STM32H7. Runs a 60fps TouchGFX interface on FreeRTOS.

TouchGFX FreeRTOS UART C++
> IO: 5 Analog channels
> Comms: Bidirectional UART/XBee
> Logic: Context switching profiles
REST API

Fleet Management API

Multi-user REST API. Uses HTTP Headers for JIT user provisioning via Nginx/Keycloak auth.

Flask MariaDB Split-Stack
NETWORKING

OpenWrt 4G Multi-WAN

Custom router on RPi 5 with PCIe 4G modem. Implements `mwan3` for load balancing Landline/LTE.

OpenWrt Bash Hardware
> Daemon: Custom SMS control
> Recovery: Automated PCIe scripts
AUTOMATION

Netrunner Env Manager

Python orchestrator for creating and managing isolated Docker environments. Generates Dockerfiles from JSON config.

Python Docker SDK CLI
GRAPHICS

3D Terminal Renderer

Lightweight graphics engine rendering 3D .obj models in terminal via ncurses. Custom rasterization & Z-buffering.

C Ncurses Math
DEVOPS

Self-Hosted Knowledge Base

Centralized documentation system. Bash pipeline builds static sites from Markdown via MkDocs. Served via Nginx.

MkDocs Nginx Bash Ubuntu

Technical Arsenal

Languages & Core

Python C / C++ SQL (MariaDB) Bash

AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlow / Keras Optuna TensorFlow Lite ONNX OpenCV Hailo / Edge AI

DevOps & Cloud

Docker Nginx Reverse Proxy Keycloak (OAuth2) Linux Admin Git

Embedded & Hardware

STM32 FreeRTOS Siemens PLC PCB Design Fusion 360

Operational History

Technical Training Instructor

ACTIVE

Ekoenergetyka // 01.2026 — Present

Educating service partners on the full lifecycle of high-power EV infrastructure: Installation, Commissioning, and Maintenance.

  • ▹ Leading workshops on complex hardware diagnosis and configuration.
  • ▹ Developed extensive diagnostic curriculum.
  • ▹ Certifying partners in field repair and operational safety.

Remote Support Technician

Ekoenergetyka Service // 03.2025 — 12.2025

  • ▹ Performed deep-dive analysis of system logs and telemetry data.
  • ▹ Diagnosed complex hardware/firmware faults remotely.
  • ▹ Coordinated on-site repair teams for critical infrastructure.

Electronics Assembler & Tester

Calmet Sp. z o.o. // 11.2023 — 06.2024

  • ▹ Precision assembly/QC of energy meter calibrators.
  • ▹ Hardware verification against metrological standards.

Automation Intern

MPLAB Robotics // 2021

  • ▹ Programmed Siemens S7-1200 PLCs (TIA Portal).
  • ▹ Integrated Machine Vision for QC.
  • ▹ Control cabinet prefabrication.