Graham Wacey
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Nordic Semiconductor ASA
Greater Newport Area United States
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Top SchoolGraham Wacey is a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Nordic Semiconductor with a Ph.D. in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering and three years of industry experience leading embedded systems teams. He combines deep academic training with practical expertise in Bluetooth Low Energy audio, contributing to the widely used nRF Connect SDK—implementing features for the nRF5340 audio platform, refining broadcast isochronous stream handling, and improving audio APIs and test frameworks. Based in the Greater Newport Area, he blends technical leadership with hands-on firmware development, bridging system architecture, device-level protocols, and product delivery. Known for solving subtle timing and bonding issues in BLE audio stacks, he brings a pragmatic researcher's attention to detail to shipping reliable IoT audio solutions.
4 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical & Electronic Engineering at University College CardiffDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at University of Bristol
Github Skills (14)
c1710
nrf5310
embedded10
bluetooth-le10
btle10
c1110
bluetooth-low-energy10
sys10
zephyr-rtos9
bootloader8
build-automation8
dfu7
testing7
firmware7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nrfconnect/sdk-nrf
Jul 2022 - Apr 2026
nRF Connect SDK main repository
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:415 reviews, 64 PRs, 329 comments in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Graham primarily contributed to the nRF Connect SDK, focusing on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Audio applications. Their commits involved implementing and refining features for the nRF5340 audio platform, including switching between broadcast isochronous streams (BISes), correcting broadcast source functionality, and adjusting presentation delays for headsets and gateways. The user also updated the controller to version 3349, addressing bonding tests, and making improvements to the audio module's API and testing framework.
nrf-connect-sdk
gWacey/sdk-nrf
Jul 2022 - Jul 2026
nRF Connect SDK main repository
Contributions:172 reviews, 26 PRs, 1074 pushes in 4 years
nrf-connect-sdk
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