About

Hi there! This is the personal website of Brandon Castellano (sometimes known as Breakthrough). Here, you can find my blog, technical articles, and various projects (software & hardware) I’m working on.

I’m a software engineer with experience developing for real-time and embedded systems. The languages I have the most experience with are C/C++, Rust, and Python, but I’m also proficient in many others. This includes Go, Dart, and C#, and I’m always interested in learning new languages (Zig). I’m comfortable with Windows/Linux/OSX, as well as developing on specialized hardware and new platforms.

Background

Past Experience

Education

B.E.Sc in Electrical Engineering from Western University
Studies included real-time and embedded control systems, computer science, and parallel processing (including GPGPU optimization)
Contributed to research project involving creation of a machine to harvest mushrooms in collaboration with a local farm

Patents

US9403278B1: Systems and methods for detecting and picking up a waste receptacle (link)
- Patent covers the use of computer vision to allow automated control of hydraulic arm on waste collection vehicles
- Speeds up cycle time between pickups, reduces driver workload, reduces training requirements, and improves safety
- Co-authored patent as part of my work for Eagle Vision Systems, where a successful implementation of the system was developed
- The initial development implementation was successful, with real-world testing currently ongoing

Literature

Learning OpenCV 3 Computer Vision with Python - Second Edition (link), Packt Publishing
- Role: Reviewer, tasked with reviewing and updating code samples for the second edition after a large OpenCV version update
- Authors: Joe Minichino, Joseph Howse
- Publish Date: September 2015

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Contact Me

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