Working in Azure on new platforms.

Strategic Applications Engineer for Datacenter. Worked directly with customers to develop systems utilizing FPGAs in the datacenter. This included using Xilinx Vivado and SDAccel environments, onsite visits with customers, and co-development of products with the customer.

+ FPGA developer for signal intercept device+ Ported code from Virtex 5 to Xilinx 7 Series+ Used Xilinx Virtex 7 and Zynq 7000 devices+ Used Xilinx Vivado tools including High-level Synthesis

+ Lead FPGA developer for a QAM video transport engine+ Lead development of hardware and FPGA architectures+ Used Xilinx Kintex 7 FPGA Used Xilinx Vivado tools including High-level Synthesis+ Worked with JESD204B protocol to interface with ADC/DAC

+ Contributed to developing control logic for a traffic manager using 3 Xilinx Vertex 5 FPGAs in VHDL+ Also developed a similar design in 2 Xilinx Virtex 6 FPGAs+ Frequently worked across organization to solve issues and develop features+ Used ModelSim/QuestaSim, Xilinx ISE and EDK for development tools+ Worked closely with Xilinx support staff to resolve tool problems+ Developed automated build system for FPGAs+ Made many architectural decisions after boss was promoted+ Was assigned routinely the most difficult issues because of having the most system knowledge in the group+ Often wrote low level drivers in C for FPGA+ Was primarily responsible for reviewing resumes, doing phone and in person interviews for hiring a new entry level employee