Available for Technical Advisory | Debrecen, Hungary

Norbert Csaba Koppányi

Senior Software Engineer & DevOps Architect NI (Emerson) Calibration Team
🏆 2026 IC Innovator of the Year (Emerson/NI R&D Global Awards 2026) 📜 Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) — NI Verified 🛠️ 7+ Years Daily LabVIEW Engineering 🇪🇺 EU Regulatory & Driver DevOps Architect

Senior Software Engineer & DevOps Architect in the NI Calibration Team. Honored as 2026 IC Innovator of the Year. Specialist in automated metrology frameworks, daily LabVIEW architecture (CLD), full NI modular driver ecosystems (DAQmx, DMM, Scope, FGEN, DCPower, Switch), EU regulatory software compliance, multi-OS CI/CD matrices, and enterprise AI engineering (MetrologyBot).

LinkedIn Verify CLD Credly
7+ Years
Daily LabVIEW Engineering & Automation
🏆 Global Award
2026 IC Innovator of the Year (Emerson/NI)
CLD Certified
NI Certified LabVIEW Developer (Credly Verified)
100% Full NI Driver Suite
DAQmx, DMM, Scope, FGEN, DCPower, Switch
// 01 • Featured Engineering Showcase

Real-Time Hand Sign & Gesture Recognition System (2019)

Deep learning computer vision pipeline engineered for ultra-low-latency contactless human-machine interfaces.

LIVE STREAM • YOLOv4 CUDA INFERENCE (<30ms)
Deep Learning & HMI ⚡ Sub-30ms Inference

Real-Time Hand Sign & Gesture Recognition System (2019)

Custom YOLOv4 deep learning neural network trained on CUDA for sub-30ms gesture inference. Applied in contactless human-machine interfaces and automation. Engineered with custom-annotated gesture datasets, real-time OpenCV video stream ingestion, and high-confidence bounding-box classification for deterministic industrial & desktop control.

Architecture YOLOv4 / Darknet
Acceleration NVIDIA CUDA / cuDNN
Inference Time < 30 ms Real-Time
Application Contactless HMI
Technology Stack
Computer Vision YOLOv4 Python OpenCV CUDA Darknet
// 02 • Career Trajectory

Work Experience

7+ years of mission-critical LabVIEW architecture, automated calibration metrology, multi-OS DevOps, and enterprise AI tooling.

NI - EMERSON Promoted July 2026

Senior Software Engineer & DevOps Architect

Calibration Team • Metrology Software & Infrastructure

July 2026 — Present Debrecen, Hungary
  • 🏆 Honored with the "IC Innovator of the Year" distinction at the Emerson/NI R&D Global Awards 2026 for pioneering architectural innovation, engineering automation tooling, and technical leadership.
  • Lead the DevOps and automated validation strategy for the NI Calibration Team to ensure compliance with European Union software regulations, supply chain security, and driver longevity mandates.
  • Architect and maintain Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to continuously build, integrate, and test calibration software across all NI modular instrument drivers (NI-DAQmx, NI-DMM, NI-Scope, NI-FGEN, NI-DCPower, NI-Switch), validating cross-generation driver compatibility and OS stability.
  • Lead daily LabVIEW software architecture for mission-critical metrology frameworks as a Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD), upholding strict state-machine, producer-consumer, and modular code standards.
  • Architected a structured, AI-accessible database indexing enterprise LabVIEW Visual Instruments (VIs), enabling automated semantic code search, dependency mapping, and LLM-assisted VI refactoring across complex measurement frameworks.
  • Architected and deployed MetrologyBot, a custom enterprise Microsoft Teams AI Assistant powered by the Hermes Agent platform. Integrated with Azure DevOps (AzDO) APIs, repository tools, and per-user persistent memory profiles that enable personalized context and continuous learning for each engineer based on their MS Teams ID.
🏆 Innovator of the Year '26 📜 Certified LabVIEW Dev (CLD) NI Calibration Team EU Regulatory & Driver DevOps Driver Compatibility CI/CD All NI Drivers (DAQmx, DMM, Scope, FGEN, DCPower, Switch) LabVIEW (Daily Core) Calibration Executive MetrologyBot (MS Teams AI) Azure DevOps (AzDO) CI/CD LabVIEW VI Database Python
NI - EMERSON

Staff Software Engineer

Calibration Team • Measurement Software & DevOps

Jan 2024 — June 2026 Debrecen, Hungary
  • Core engineer in the NI Calibration Team, developing automated calibration procedures, driver interfaces, and metrology algorithms across the complete NI modular hardware portfolio (DMMs, Scopes, FGENs, SMUs/Power Supplies, and DAQs).
  • Spearheaded daily LabVIEW software development for dedicated calibration procedures supporting next-generation NI Multifunction I/O (MIO) DAQ devices (NI 6421, 6423, 6451, 6453, and OEM variants), guaranteeing hardware calibration precision.
  • Engineered and expanded Calibration Executive measurement routines in LabVIEW, resolving instrument bus timing issues, multi-driver communication quirks, and verification workflows.
  • Architected and maintained Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Calibration Executive, dramatically reducing setup times via automated Windows VHDX base images and dependency provisioning scripts (Python, Perforce, Java, Oracle clients).
  • Managed multi-OS virtualized testing environments leveraging Hyper-V and Proxmox VE, deploying Windows/Linux instances for continuous integration, driver regression testing, and automated test execution.
  • Collaborated seamlessly with cross-site engineering teams in Austin, IT infrastructure, and manufacturing to deliver critical release milestones.
NI Calibration Team LabVIEW (Daily Core) Calibration Executive All NI Drivers NI MIO DAQ Hardware Driver Compatibility Testing Azure DevOps CI/CD VHDX Automation Proxmox VE Hyper-V Python Perforce
Continental Automotive Romania

System Test Engineer (Test Tools Developer)

Automotive HIL Validation & Automated Test Tooling

July 2018 — Dec 2023 Timișoara, Romania
  • Architected, developed, and maintained specialized automated test tools and validation benches daily using LabVIEW from career day one, adhering to strict automotive quality and safety standards.
  • Engineered LabVIEW software integration for automotive communication protocols including CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, Bluetooth, and MQTT to enhance hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation workflows.
  • Built reusable LabVIEW driver libraries and custom instrumentation modules for automated test bench sequencing and diagnostics.
  • Partnered with cross-functional system architects and validation teams to deliver reliable, high-throughput automotive testing solutions.
LabVIEW (Daily Core) CAN / LIN Automotive Ethernet HIL Test Automation MQTT Bluetooth Vector Hardware
// 03 • Official Credentials

Licenses & Certifications

Independently verified architectural proficiency in National Instruments LabVIEW systems engineering.

Certified LabVIEW Developer Badge ● NI & Credly Verified

Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD)

Issued by National Instruments (NI)

Issued Feb 2025 • Expires Feb 2028
Verification ID: 4562671f-b70b-4a53-8151-1a6345aac515
Verified Architectural Competencies
LabVIEW Software Architecture State Machines Producer-Consumer Queued Message Handlers (QMH) NI-DAQmx & Hardware Control Multi-Threaded Execution Performance Optimization Modular Code Quality
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// 04 • Core Competencies

Technical Expertise

Full-stack measurement architecture, regulatory CI/CD infrastructure, and autonomous enterprise AI systems.

LabVIEW & Calibration Metrology

Mission-critical measurement architecture and high-precision automated hardware verification across the full NI modular instrument ecosystem.

LabVIEW (Daily Core) CLD Certified Calibration Executive NI-DAQmx NI-DMM NI-Scope NI-FGEN NI-DCPower NI-Switch Producer-Consumer / QMH VISA / GPIB / PXI

DevOps, CI/CD & EU Compliance

Enterprise build matrices, cross-generation driver compatibility validation, EU software compliance, and automated virtual testbeds.

Driver Compatibility Testing EU Regulatory Compliance Pipelines Azure DevOps (AzDO) Multi-OS Build Matrices VHDX Image Automation Proxmox VE Hyper-V Linux / Debian

Enterprise AI & Tooling

Custom autonomous engineering assistants, persistent per-engineer memory graphs, and semantic LabVIEW VI codebase indexing.

MetrologyBot (MS Teams AI) Hermes Agent Per-User Memory Profiling Semantic VI Database Indexing LLM Tool Orchestration Python Automation

Hardware & Protocols

Deep hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) bench integration, modular PXI chassis synchronization, and automotive/industrial bus protocols.

CAN LIN Automotive Ethernet Vector Hardware HIL Benches MQTT Bluetooth PXI Modular Instruments

Languages & Scripting

Graphical dataflow programming paired with modern systems scripting, infrastructure automation, and relational data querying.

LabVIEW (Daily) Python PowerShell Bash SQL C/C++ Basics
// 05 • Academic Foundation & Background

Education & Personal Background

Academic training in electronics engineering, multilingual fluency, and continuous infrastructure exploration.

Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering

🗓️ Sept 2015 — Sept 2019 • 📍 Timișoara, Romania
Engineering Passions & Home Lab
🖥️ Proxmox VE home lab clustering
🐳 Docker containerization
🧠 Autonomous AI agents & tool integration
📐 Metrology precision
Spoken Languages
Hungarian Native
Romanian Full Professional Proficiency
English Full Professional Proficiency
Location & Collaboration

Based in Debrecen, Hungary • Collaborating globally across European Union and US (Austin, TX) R&D engineering hubs.

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