About

Cartoon style headshot of Andrew Pickworth

I’m an embedded systems developer and practical problem-solver focused on low-power IoT. I work extensively with ESP32-class hardware, BLE advertising and connection flows, and LoRa/LoRaWAN telemetry for metering and environmental sensing. On the device side I’m comfortable with ESP-IDF/Arduino, sleep-mode optimization, SDI-12 sensor integration, and building usable on-device UIs with LVGL/TFT. On the product side I value clean interfaces and reliable data paths—designing simple provisioning flows, building basic backends and dashboards when needed, and collaborating closely with partners to turn prototypes into field-ready tools. I care about accuracy, battery life, and clarity: systems should be measurable, dependable, and easy to use.

Find me on GitHub or email contact@notaproxy.lol.

Skills

Embedded & IoT

  • ESP32 (ESP-IDF & Arduino), peripheral bring-up, board/pin configuration
  • Low-power design: external 32 kHz crystals, sleep scheduling, current profiling
  • BLE advertising/scan response tuning; simple GATT flows
  • LoRa/LoRaWAN telemetry, frame parsing for metering
  • LVGL + TFT displays; basic on-device UX

Data & Integration

  • Sensor interfacing (SDI-12 and common digital/analog sensors)
  • Lightweight REST/JSON pipelines and basic dashboards
  • Prototyping, field testing, and documentation

Product & Collaboration

  • Hardware–software integration and partner coordination
  • Usability-first provisioning and setup flows
  • Clear issue triage, iteration, and hand-off docs

Portfolio

Low-Power BLE Beacon (ESP32-C6)

Built and tuned a BLE advertising demo targeting sub-milliamp averages using sleep modes and a 32 kHz external crystal. Focus on measurable current draw, stable intervals, and repeatable test methodology.

LoRa Water-Meter Telemetry & Frame Decoding

Implemented custom frame parsing for volume/flow units and integrated a lightweight telemetry pipeline to visualize usage patterns. Emphasis on robust decoding, retries, and field resilience.

Contact

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Or reach me directly:
GitHub: github.com/AndrewPickworth
Email: contact@notaproxy.lol