Profile
About Firman Kurniawan
Firmansyah Helmi Kurniawan, known professionally as Firman Kurniawan (@fireman.dev), is an Indonesian IoT engineer, product development engineer, and applied researcher. He is a graduate of the D4 Teknik Multimedia dan Jaringan (Multimedia and Networking Engineering) program at Politeknik Negeri Jakarta (PNJ / Jakarta State Polytechnic), with a cumulative GPA (IPK) of 3.81/4.0, graduating in September 2024. His coursework and competition record centered on network systems, communications infrastructure, and embedded technology.
At PT Mitra Akses Globalindo (MAGNET), Firman has worked across IoT engineering, research and development, and product development, building communication platforms that connect industrial sites and rural areas where standard connectivity is limited, using a mix of IP and non-IP protocols, IoT gateways, and DMR radio communication. Current work includes Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) integration with Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and AIS-based vessel monitoring for the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (DJPL).
His applied research, conducted with PNJ faculty and published at international conferences (ICICoS 2025 GPS tracking via DMR radio for plantations, IC2IE 2024 Indonesian heart sound signal dataset modeling), and as a co-authored book on IoT-based hydroponic water tank monitoring published by PNJ Press (2022).
In May 2024, Firman represented MAGNET at Asia Tech x Singapore 2024 — CommunicAsia, part of the Indonesia Pavilion alongside the Indonesian Ministry of Industry (Kementerian Perindustrian RI), at Singapore Expo.
Outside of formal engineering work, Firman is known in the Indonesian tech community as the creator of the blog mr-roz3r.net, winner of "Site of the Month" (May 2018) in the Indonesia Website Awards held by Exabytes Indonesia, and as the founder of BebasTopup.ID.
International Exhibition
Asia Tech x Singapore 2024 — CommunicAsia
Represented PT Mitra Akses Globalindo (MAGNET) at the Indonesia Pavilion alongside the Indonesian Ministry of Industry (Kementerian Perindustrian RI) at Singapore Expo. Showcased IoT and DMR radio communication solutions for industrial and rural deployments.
29–31 May 2024 · Singapore Expo · Pavilion Indonesia
Toolkit
Skills & focus areas
A practical toolkit shaped by both formal engineering work and applied research. Grouped by area — see the /experience page for projects where each tool has been put to work.
IoT & Embedded
- MQTT (Eclipse Mosquitto)
- Raspberry Pi / ESP32 / ESP8266 / Arduino
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- GPS Systems & AIS Receiver
- Sensor Integration
- IoT Gateways
- Embedded Systems
- Node-RED
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (S3, EC2)
- Microsoft Azure
- Alibaba Cloud
- Kubernetes (Orchestration)
- Jenkins CI/CD
- Linux Server Administration
- Zabbix / Grafana Monitoring
- Docker
Web Development
- PHP / JavaScript / Python / Java
- HTML / CSS
- MySQL
- Node-RED
- Payment Integration (PPOB)
- SMS Gateway (Gammu)
- SaaS Platforms
Networking & Infrastructure
- MikroTik (Winbox, MIKHMON Hotspot)
- Network System Administration
- Server Architecture
- IT Asset Management
- Cloud Platforms
- VirtualBox / VMware / Cisco Packet Tracer
- PRTG Network Monitoring
Data & Research
- Signal Processing
- Dataset Modeling
- OBD2 Vehicle Data
- Heart Sound Signal Analysis
- Applied IoT Research
- Technical Writing
Tools
- VS Code
- PRTG
- Snort
- MikroTik Winbox
- Cisco Packet Tracer
- Arduino IDE
- VirtualBox / VMware
Credentials
Certifications
Professional certifications earned alongside the engineering work. Cloud, networking, and security credentials.
Alibaba Cloud Professional (Cloud Computing)
Alibaba Cloud· 2024
Professional tier — cloud architecture, deployment, and operations on Alibaba Cloud.
Alibaba Cloud Associate (Cloud Computing)
Alibaba Cloud· 2024
Associate tier — fundamentals of Alibaba Cloud platform services.
Alibaba Cloud Certified Developers
Alibaba Cloud· 2024
Developer track — building applications on Alibaba Cloud.
Network Defense Essentials (NDE)
EC-Council· 2024
Foundational network defense and threat landscape awareness.
Junior Network Administrator (JNA)
Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (BNSP)· 2024
Indonesian national competency certification for junior network administration.
Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)
Microsoft· 2023
Security operations: threat detection, response, and mitigation on Microsoft Sentinel / Defender.
HCIA-Datacom (Huawei Certified ICT Associate — Datacom)
Huawei· 2021
Associate-level Huawei datacom: routing, switching, and basic network architecture.
Junior Web Developer — KKNI Level II Software Engineering
Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (BNSP)· 2020
Indonesian national competency certification for junior web development.
Dicoding Online Courses (Cloud, DevOps, Backend, JavaScript, Python, ML, Data Viz, Web)
Dicoding Indonesia· Various
Multi-topic online course series covering cloud, DevOps, backend, JavaScript, Python, ML, data viz, and web development.
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