Head of R&D · Technical Lead · AI & Embedded Systems
Sean Farner
Custom solutions for unique problems.
20+ years of software and engineering experience · Based in Cocoa, FL · Remote · Worldwide
- Python
- C/C++
- C#
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Java
- SQL
- LLM Orchestration
- Multi-Agent Pipelines (LangGraph, CrewAI)
- Ollama
- RAG
- Prompt Engineering
- Claude Code
- Codex
- AntiGravity
- OpenRouter
- Agentic Design & Implementation Systems
- AI Security
- Yocto/OpenEmbedded
- RTOS (VxWorks)
- x86/ARM/PPC BSPs
- LUKS
- FPGA/RPU Integration
- 4G LTE
- 5G NR
- SDR (Epiq Sidekiq)
- CDMA/GSM/UMTS
- Open5GS
- srsRAN
- Docker
- Proxmox
- LXC/LXD
- VMware
- CI/CD (Jenkins/Hudson)
- Git
- Jira
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- React
- MaterialUI
- SignalR
- Protobuf
- Node.js
- Wireshark
- tcpdump
- Spectrum/Logic Analyzers
- Clonezilla
- pfSense/OPNsense
Consulting Services
What I Do
Consulting for startups building an MVP, small businesses establishing an internet presence, and established companies that need engineering depth.
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AI Systems
Agentic design and implementation systems, AI security, and applied AI tooling: Claude Code, Codex, AntiGravity, OpenRouter, Ollama, LLM orchestration, multi-agent pipelines (LangGraph, CrewAI), RAG, and prompt engineering.
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R&D
Research and development leadership — driving full product life-cycles from prototype through production, and leading multi-disciplinary teams across robotics, 4G/5G, and calibration domains.
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Software
Full-lifecycle software development in Python, C/C++, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, and SQL — from kernel drivers to React frontends.
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Hardware
Custom hardware prototyping and design, including carrier cards, rugged network-in-a-box systems, and board bring-up.
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Embedded Software
Embedded Linux (Yocto/OpenEmbedded), RTOS (VxWorks), BSPs across x86/ARM/PPC, device drivers, and kernel work.
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Design
System architecture and high-level design across hardware and software, for multi-disciplinary teams and full product life-cycles.
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Simulation
API simulators for embedded systems and high-fidelity network stress simulation.
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Automated Testing
Automated test harnesses, suites, and pipelines — from tactical radios to X-ray sensors.
Differentiators
Career Highlights
Engineering leader with 20+ years building hardened systems at the intersection of embedded software, RF communications, and defense-adjacent R&D.
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Reduced rapid-prototyping effort by 80% by leading SIG's LLM/AI pilot program.
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Delivered $3M annual savings by designing a custom hardware/software replacement for a legacy calibration system.
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Reduced VM provisioning time by 20 hours per unit through automated deployment pipelines at Harris Corporation.
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Reverse-engineered a proprietary Protobuf API to extend the life of an EOL product, avoiding a costly platform migration.
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Rewrote and validated an SDR control interface in under a month after identifying critical usability gaps — directly securing a contract valued at over $7M on an embedded platform with swappable waveforms in a 1U modular payload form factor.
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Built a distributed 640-modem synchronized array for private 5G network resilience testing, purpose-built to simulate high-fidelity real-world stress scenarios at scale.
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Stood up cellular mitigation systems (CMS) across multiple state prisons using COTS small cells and DAS infrastructure.
Track Record
Experience
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System Innovation Group
Head of R&D & AI Strategy
Defense-adjacent tactical communications, SDR, and private 4G/5G networks: led AI adoption, SDR platform work, rugged network-in-a-box systems, and multi-disciplinary teams through full hardware and software life-cycles.
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Harris Corporation
Senior Software Engineer
Electronic warfare and communications systems: portable rugged LTE for extreme environments, Android for private LTE, cellular mitigation systems, automated VM provisioning.
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Xerox Corporation
Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Embedded Linux for custom controller boards: PowerPC → ARM transition, kernel modules and drivers, boot-time optimization.
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Carestream Health
Embedded Software Engineer
Automated C++/Linux test harness for digital X-ray sensors.
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Harris Corporation
Test Automation Engineer
Automated test suites for tactical radio families in a CMMI Level 3 environment.
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Dawning Technologies
Linux Platform & DevOps Engineer
Complete embedded Linux OS from source, custom build pipeline, protocol translation for hospital clinical analyzers.
Capabilities
Technical Skills
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Languages
- Python
- C/C++
- C#
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Java
- SQL
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AI / ML
- LLM orchestration
- multi-agent pipelines (LangGraph, CrewAI)
- Ollama
- RAG
- prompt engineering
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Embedded
- Yocto/OpenEmbedded
- RTOS (VxWorks)
- x86/ARM/PPC BSPs
- LUKS
- FPGA/RPU integration
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RF / Comms
- 4G LTE
- 5G NR
- SDR (Epiq Sidekiq)
- CDMA/GSM/UMTS
- Open5GS
- srsRAN
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Cloud / Infra
- Docker
- Proxmox
- LXC/LXD
- VMware
- CI/CD (Jenkins/Hudson)
- Git
- Jira
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Frameworks
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- React
- MaterialUI
- SignalR
- Protobuf
- Node.js
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Tools
- Wireshark
- tcpdump
- spectrum/logic analyzers
- Clonezilla
- pfSense/OPNsense
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AI Tooling
- Claude Code
- Codex
- AntiGravity
- OpenRouter
- Ollama
- agentic design & implementation systems
- AI security
Credentials
Education & Certifications
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Rochester Institute of Technology
- B.S. Software Engineering, Minor in Computer Engineering
- A.A.S. Electrical Engineering Technology
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Certifications
- IBM Agentic AI Certification (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, BeeAI)
- Intel Atom x86 Architecture (Mindshare)
- Python
- C/C++
- C#
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Java
- SQL
- LLM Orchestration
- Multi-Agent Pipelines (LangGraph, CrewAI)
- Ollama
- RAG
- Prompt Engineering
- Claude Code
- Codex
- AntiGravity
- OpenRouter
- Agentic Design & Implementation Systems
- AI Security
- Yocto/OpenEmbedded
- RTOS (VxWorks)
- x86/ARM/PPC BSPs
- LUKS
- FPGA/RPU Integration
- 4G LTE
- 5G NR
- SDR (Epiq Sidekiq)
- CDMA/GSM/UMTS
- Open5GS
- srsRAN
- Docker
- Proxmox
- LXC/LXD
- VMware
- CI/CD (Jenkins/Hudson)
- Git
- Jira
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- React
- MaterialUI
- SignalR
- Protobuf
- Node.js
- Wireshark
- tcpdump
- Spectrum/Logic Analyzers
- Clonezilla
- pfSense/OPNsense
Have a unique problem? Let's talk.
Based in Cocoa, FL · Remote · Worldwide