Petr Smital
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Dublin, Ireland
Toptal member since June 1, 2021
Petr is a freelance developer and startup co-founder with 13 years of experience in software automation, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and management consulting. He has worked with large companies and startups, and he knows how to save time and costs by building things right the first time, reliably and securely. Petr prefers innovative projects with a high level of personal responsibility, especially in web services, automation, and new tech.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), GitLab, AWS Lambda, Python, PostgreSQL, React, TypeScript, JavaScript
The most amazing...
...things I've built are self-flying drones and an automated financial audit platform for 4,000 auditors in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Work Experience
Senior Python Developer
Mycroft Technologies Inc.
- Created a customized video conferencing platform for customer research featuring five different user types, image and video content, polls, simultaneous translation, automatic voice transcriptions, and more features customized for each client.
- Built automated video processing tools using AWS services and FFmpeg to process recorded video conference footage and additional video and image content.
- Managed a complex stack of AWS resources and a highly sensitive customer data security. Built automated deployment and monitoring tools and a custom administration interface.
Co-founder
Minity
- Assisted small businesses with their software automation and eCommerce needs.
- Developed a customized eCommerce platform for a print shop.
- Delivered small-scale automation projects for small-business clients.
New Tech Specialist
KPMG Finland
- Improved the efficiency and quality of financial audits with a data-driven audit platform for around 4,000 auditors in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
- Led the technical development of a large, data-driven audit platform while serving as an automation specialist.
- Advised clients on automation opportunities, built prototypes and audited existing automations.
Co-founder, R&D Engineer
Arctic Robotics
- Built a fully self-flying indoor drone platform for remote and/or autonomous use in building security.
- Supported sales in developing a drone-powered building security use case.
- Collaborated with sales on building mapping, physical data collection, and other use cases.
Game Software Engineer
Gamecluster
- Repurposed around 50 computer games for the G-cluster cloud gaming platform for players to enjoy on a subscription basis.
- Participated in the development of the G-cluster cloud gaming platform core and SDK.
- Improved collaboration between international teams by creating an automated coworking platform.
Software Automation Engineer
Delong Instruments
- Automated the setup of electron microscopes based on discussions with scientists and the development of custom mathematical models.
- Sped up the electron microscope set-up procedure by around 20 times, enabling the product to be used by non-scientist personnel.
- Created several internal R&D tools for image processing and simulation.
Experience
Mycroft Online Video Conferencing Platform
https://mycroft.co/KPMG Clara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAyjbAJEwfMArctic Robotics: Self-flying Indoor Drones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz10_4huqzoG-cluster: Cloud Gaming Platform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS2-Lvo0vcQEducation
Master's Degree in Automation, Biomedical, and Ecological Engineering
Brno University of Technology - Brno, Czechia
Progress Toward Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering and Physics
Aalto University - Espoo, Finland
Certifications
UiPath Robotic Enterprise Framework
UiPath
Data Analyst Nanodegree
Udacity
Bronze Medal at International Physics Olympics
International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React
Tools
PyCharm, C#.NET WinForms, Git, Sonar, GitLab, Visual Studio
Languages
Python, C#, C#.NET, C++, Embedded C++, Lua, TypeScript, JavaScript
Frameworks
Django, .NET, Unity, Flight, Selenium
Paradigms
Automation, ETL, Azure DevOps, REST
Platforms
Raspberry Pi, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda, Embedded Linux, Arduino, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Azure, Windows
Storage
PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
Industry Expertise
Accounting
Other
Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Signal Processing, Physics, Mathematical Modeling, Research, Robotics, Back-end, Data Analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopes, Games, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), UiPath, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Serverless, SaaS, Data Cleaning, LiDAR, Web Scraping, General Medicine, Medical Imaging, Internationalization, Drones, Pixhawk, Motor Control, Robot Operating System (ROS), Celonis, Audits, eCommerce, E-shops, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Financials, IP Networks, 3D Printing, Multiplayer, IT Networking, Image Recognition, APIs, Cloud, Video Processing, Video & Audio Processing, Audio Processing
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