Work

Avateq - Software & Systems Technician

George Babakhanov

Sep 1, 2025 · 2 min read

My journey at Avateq Corp. spans from marketing contractor to full-time Software & Systems Technician, working on broadcast technology and reliability systems.

Current Role: Software & Systems Technician

September 2025 – Present

Lead developer of Avateq's Reliability Node-a UDP redundancy and failover system entering test deployment with major broadcasters January 2026.

Key Projects

Reliability Node System Built the complete failover architecture including VIP switching, packet continuity monitoring, MQTT telemetry, and automated recovery using Python, systemd, Keepalived, and Netplan. Entering test deployment with major broadcasters Jan 2026.

Data Analysis Web Application Developed a web application for VHF and UHF broadcast signals, featuring GPS-based coverage mapping, FSPL propagation modeling, and real-time signal-quality visualization for RF engineers.

ERP System Built a full ERP system using PHP, JavaScript (Yii2 framework), and SQL, covering inventory, delivery, and vendor modules.

Local AI Chatbot Implemented a fully local AI chatbot powered by OSS GPT-20B on an RTX 4060 Ti, running at 5-10 tokens/s for secure, offline company support.

Automation Pipelines Developed automation systems that reduced manual data entry by 70%, including a custom barcode scanner and integrated real-time stock and pricing system across multiple warehouses. If you want to check out the barcode scanning testing tool, it's on GitHub.

Previous Role: Marketing Contractor

2022 – 2025

Wrote 50+ in-depth newsletters for 2,100+ broadcast professionals, focusing on signal processing, RF analysis, and system monitoring.

Timeline

Data Analysis Web App

Jan 1, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026

Built a web application for VHF/UHF broadcast signals with GPS-based coverage mapping, FSPL propagation modeling, and real-time signal-quality visualization

Hardkernel PMIC Fix

Nov 20, 2025 - Nov 28, 2025

Diagnosed hardware-level voltage issue preventing reset cycles

Local AI Chatbot

Oct 15, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025

Implemented OSS GPT-20B on RTX 4060 Ti for secure offline support

Reliability Node System

Oct 1, 2025 - Nov 15, 2025

Built UDP redundancy + failover system entering test deployment with major broadcasters Jan 2026

Multi-server Infrastructure

Sep 15, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025

Engineered scalable API authorization layer for secure inter-service communication

Automation Pipelines

Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025

Built barcode scanner and real-time stock system, reducing manual entry by 70%

Part-time Programmer

Jun 1, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025

Started building the ERP system and automation pipelines

Marketing Contractor

Jun 15, 2022 - May 31, 2025

Managed marketing initiatives and wrote 50+ newsletters for 2,100+ broadcast professionals

Written by

George Babakhanov

George Babakhanov is an engineer working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, systems, and real-world infrastructure. He builds reliable AI-driven systems, from model training and automation pipelines to fault-tolerant software and hardware integration. His work focuses on making complex systems understandable, deployable, and useful.