About me
Hi, my name is Nik aka WerWolv. I'm a year old embedded systems electronics engineer from Switzerland. I'm fascinated by embedded systems, low level coding, ARM microcontroller dev, operating systems as well as console homebrew and custom firmwares. Most of the things I develop are open source and available for free for everyone to use on my GitHub page.
Besides programming, I love mountain climbing, playing video games and listening to metal music (as you might have assumed already).
Current activities
- I'm working on a open source, cross platform Hex Editor which includes a full custom Programming Language for highlighting and decoding data formats.
- I've been part of the Nintendo Switch homebrew community since the very beginning in early 2018 and have worked on numerous different Homebrew projects in the scene.
- I've spent a lot of time reverse engineering Windows applications for writing mods, patches, cheats and utilities for many different games and tools.
Development Skills
Programming languages
I have experience in writing code in the following programming languages (most experienced to least experienced)
- C++
- C
- ARM Assembly
- Java
- C#
- VHDL
- Python
- Rust
- Matlab
- JavaScript
- x86 Assembly
- Lua
- PHP
- Golang
Experience
- PCB design using Altium Designer
- Web design (both front- and backend) in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and PHP
- API design
- Microcontroller development on mainly ARM (STM32) and 8051 (SiLabs C8051) as well as the Arduino framework
- FPGA design and development on Altera Cyclone chips using Intel Quartus, Sigasi and Modelsim
- Linux for embedded systems
- Reverse engineering applications, libraries and file formats using Ghidra and x64dbg
- Building and using 3D Printers as well as designing models in Blender and OpenSCAD
- Version Control with GitHub and co.
- 3D application development using raw OpenGL, ImGui, GLFW, SDL or Unity
Higher education
- Apprenticeship as Electronics Technician (Elektroniker EFZ)
- Vocational School (Matura)
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Specialized in Embedded Systems
Notable projects
- ImHex, A hex editor for reverse engineers, programmers and malware researchers
- EdiZon, A save file manager, script based save file editor and cheating framework for the Nintendo Switch
- Tesla, An overlay ecosystem allowing developers to write custom homebrew overlays on the Nintendo Switch
- Archway, A work in progress ARMv8 byte code emulator
- ILInterpreter, A work in progress Microsoft Common Intermediate Language interpreter
Contact
I'm available for any kind of programming / hacking talks, questions about my tools and other stuff. The easiest way to reach me is through any of the following ways:
- Through Discord @WerWolv#1337
- On Twitter @WerWolv
- Via E-Mail at [email protected]
