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ric rad

@ricrad

Systems software engineer integrating local LLM inference and computer vision into autonomous drone systems at Africa Drone Company.

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking an immediately available, exclusive opportunity with Africa Drone Company focused on system software and integrating intelligent algorithms into embedded targets, especially autonomous systems.

I configured and optimized local LLM inference using a hardened fork of llama.cpp and integrated DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B, avoiding cloud dependencies during flight. I also wrote memory-buffer management scripts to help prevent allocation failures on embedded hardware.

For computer vision, I implemented HSV-based landing-target tracking for GPS-denied procedures and integrated MobileNet-SSD through OpenCV DNN to detect and track obstacles in flight streams. My work also includes a C++/Lua tactical execution engine with memory zeroization and secure deletion of local mission files if a threat is detected.

I developed geolocated autonomous mission logic for an NVIDIA Jetson companion computer using MAVSDK-C++ and MAVLink v2.0, then validated it with ArduPilot SITL and Gazebo. At DEKA DESIGN, where I’m currently Technical Director / Manager, I structured and automated business operations so my collaborators can manage the company independently.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Directeur Technique / Gérant

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DEKA DESIGN

Aug 2016 - Present (10 years 2 months)

Supervised technical operations, industrial automation, and digitization of business processes. Structured and automated all activities, enabling autonomous management by collaborators.

Technical Supervision Industrial Automation Process Digitalization Business Management