David Wayne

Developed custom Linux distributions using Yocto and led the design and manufacturing of access control hardware. Engineered embedded solutions for elevator control and OTA update infrastructure.

Developed a Flask Application for control and monitoring of Warehouse PLCs. Integrated the PLCs with cloud through AWS MQTT and deployed hosting resources on AWS.

Supported the ISG Group South Africa Team to automate smart electricity metering solution. Developed and implemented Azure Cloud migration strategy for smart meter data from on premise server.

Contributed to the design and development of an Arm based automated sushi dispensing machine. Developed Python-based firmware and C/C++ embedded firmware for ESP32, and integrated with Shopify.

Designed IoT system hardware and software architecture for a hydroponics control system. Developed Python and C++ software and integrated cloud connectivity with secure tunneling.

Designed IoT products for asset management with sensors and Wi-Fi. Developed firmware using Python, C++ and FreeRTOS, and built AWS cloud infrastructure for IoT devices.

Collaborated on the design, planning, and execution of PLC industrial projects. Developed and conducted industrial simulations using Factory IO and contributed to SCADA system design.

Certification in Managing Virtual Teams, issued July 2025.

Certification in Agile Foundations, issued July 2025.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 1 training, completed from 29th October to 2nd November 2018.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Level 2 course, completed from 17th to 21st December 2018.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Level 1 training, completed from 26th to 30th November 2018.

Grade: Second Class Honours

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, graduated with Second Class Honours.

Grade: 77/84 points (2 in class)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), studied on a scholarship award and achieved 77/84 points (2 in class).