Ovidiu Patru

Blueline (BL) is a packet-based communication protocol (usually wired) used in some embedded systems.

In order to improve the work efficiency of the project's development and testing teams, I implemented a simulation of this networking protocol in Python 3. With this framework/tool, many parts of the firmware development (and testing) could continue with much more control over edge cases and error conditions and a greatly reduced need to arrange and rewire custom boards.

The simulation was developed to be a precise replica of the BL communication protocol with additional access to certain default configurations (such as timeout periods, retries). It was able to run flawlessly on our Windows environments.

I designed and implemented a small log filterer application to help my colleagues from other departments work better with large amounts of data.

This tool was written in C++ using the Qt framework.

The application's main purpose was to filter, color-code, and search through the data of hundreds of thousands of lines of logs, all input from a single file of a few specific custom formats.

The user interface was simple and intuitive, and the users were able to seamlessly use the application while additional data was processed in the background.

I've developed quite a few projects (small games and 3d environments) using the OpenGL library (with C++ as the programming language and Visual Studio as the IDE) to sharpen my skills and critical thinking.

The projects are implemented both in 2D and 3D and include classic side-scrollers, racing games, and shooters.

I like to reinvent the wheel more or less so that I have full control and command over what is happening behind the scenes in the applications I'm building. To this end, I manually implemented the models, interfaces, cameras, controls, text, physics, and everything a game needs to be functional, all the way up to slightly more complex subjects, such as shaders, reflections, and particles.