Sean Nichols Email & Phone Number

Detail-oriented leader design architect with a passion for complex programmable logic device technologies (FPGA/SoC/ACAP). Proven leadership experience adopting Shift-Left DevSecOps methodologies with particular interest in optimization of FPGA build flows/procedures to facilitate efficient team execution for development, unit test, incremental integration, and automated build system quality.Primary development experience includes FPGA applications for network traffic processing, deep packet inspection, video processing, and PCIe expansion products in the embedded compute application space.Well-rounded developer with a drive for continuous learning in both professional and personal life.; highly adaptable in nature.Frequently applies use of additional languages (Python, C/C++, etc.), and tools (VUnit, Vitis HLS, Sphinx, etc.) to supplement RTL development and testing efforts.Member of the Xilinx Advanced Customer Engineer (XACE) program and subject matter expert on Xilinx device families and toolchain.

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  Iowa State University

  Electrical And Electronics Engineering