Alexandre is a hardware design engineer focused on electrical design and electromechanical integration. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from Boston University and began his career in 2017 as a field service engineer for a medical device company, where he developed strong electronics troubleshooting skills and became motivated to transition into design. In 2020 he joined Physical Sciences Inc., designing complex industrial sensor hardware for harsh environments in the Detection Division, and eventually leading production of the group’s electrical components, including PCBs and cable harnesses. After nearly five years, he joined the startup Krevera as Head of Hardware and Design. There, he has built the hardware manufacturing operation from the ground up, hired and led a technician team, improved system design, and scaled production to 10 systems per month in six months. He now leads the development of next-generation hardware at Krevera.

Muchiri is a mechatronics engineer and a self-taught software developer with a focus on designing industrial hardware and educational kits. Hardware can be difficult and intimidating, especially if you are coming from an environment with limited resources, expertise, and inaccessible learning kits. This is why he is creating the UNDA platform, a hardware ecosystem that empowers kids ages 7-16 to learn physical computing from any classroom or living room. To lower the barrier to entry even further, he is developing Atlas, a free custom programming language with two hardware simulators, a development kit with sensors and LEDs, and a robot. This provides a safe environment to learn and experiment, making the process feel intuitive rather than impossible for young learners. To him, hardware is not just about soldering and electronics; it's about giving people the tools they need to shape the world they want to live in.

Thea is an open source advocate and creative technologist. She serves on the board of the Open Source Hardware Association, and has been named a Python Software Foundation fellow for her extensive contributions to the Python community. She's created fully open source synthesizers as Winterbloom, and previously worked in Developer Relations at Google.

Dr. Natalia Galin is an engineer and the Founder of Galin Engine, dedicated to pioneering a digital-first approach to hardware. She is developing the Galin architecture, a revolutionary mechanical design that replaces complex, legacy hardware with intelligent software control. Unlike traditional systems that retrofit analog components with sensors, the Galin architecture is designed to be digital from the ground up, utilizing minimal physical hardware to achieve superior results. This approach enables more precise control, lower manufacturing costs, and significantly improved adaptability.

Dwight Jones is product manager on the Hardware Service Engineering team for Amazon Devices at their Silicon Valley R&D Headquarters, Lab126. Prior to joining Amazon Devices, Dwight was a hardware development engineer for Amazon Web Services (AWS) on the Just Walk Out team. While at AWS, he led the mechanical design and launch for Amazon One Enterprise in which he received a patent for his work on the product. Upon his move to Amazon Devices, Dwight quickly ramped up as a hardware leader by owning the Hardware Service, Design for Serviceability, and Repair/Refurbishment aspects of a variety of Amazon Devices' product portfolio. Dwight's consistent and exceptional innovation in the hardware community led him to be recognized as a 2025 Silicon Valley 40 Under 40 award recipient as well as a 2025 Modern-Day Technology Leader award recipient.

André Dekker is a PCB Integrity Architect at VDL Sintecs specializing in signal integrity, power integrity and high-speed PCB design. He supports leading technology companies in developing predictable electronic systems by translating electromagnetic field behavior into structured design decisions. His work spans signal behavior, stack-up architecture and PDN design in high-speed systems. By combining simulation with strong physical insight, he helps engineering teams identify root causes early, reduce design iterations and build robust electronic systems with confidence. In addition to industry projects, André develops and delivers advanced masterclasses and workshops on high-speed PCB design, SI and PI. His teaching focuses on building physical intuition for how electromagnetic energy moves through electronic systems. André was selected for the DesignCon 40 Under 40 Class of 2026.

Kunal Kishore Bajaj is a seasoned hardware engineering leader and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience building and scaling innovative products. Currently a Co-founder at Stealth Startup, Kunal has spent his career at the intersection of sensing and system-level hardware design. He was an early engineer at Nest (acquired by Google), where he led sensing architecture for several Nest and Google products. Later, as an early hardware engineering hire at Verkada, he was instrumental in shipping six major camera hardware programs. Kunal has since built hardware organizations from the ground up for companies. With 13 products shipped to date and 7 patents held, he is deeply committed to pushing technical boundaries and mentoring the next generation of engineers. Kunal is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

Eyal is a hardware architect with 17 years of experience pushing the boundaries of high-performance electronics. He is a graduate of the Technion Institute of Technology (2008) with a decade of leadership in the automotive sector. He played a role in the EV revolution as the lead electrical engineer for Tesla’s Model 3 infotainment and audio systems, contributing to the development of the second and third-generation Autopilot motherboards. After leading the design of two generations of high-performance Compute motherboards, he rose to lead Waymo’s Compute Systems Electrical Engineering team. He oversees the design and execution of compute electronics, including the central compute, in-vehicle infotainment, and wireless telematics that power the Waymo Driver. Born to first-generation Mexican-American immigrants and raised between Chicago and Israel, Eyal brings a relentless drive for technical excellence to the forefront of hardware innovation.

Florian Grigoleit is Co-founder and CEO of Modelwise, a company developing AI-driven software for the safety analysis of complex engineering systems. Originally from Munich, Germany, he moved to the United States to expand the company’s work with global safety-critical industries. Before founding Modelwise, Florian was a research fellow at the Technical University of Munich, where his work on model-based engineering, functional safety, and automated reasoning laid the foundation for the company’s mission to use AI to redefine functional safety practices to enable, rather than encumber, modern electronics innovation.

Jared is a third generation engineer; it's literally in his blood. He’s a DIYer, Ham radio operator - KB6JRD, and father of three so he’s always ever busy. He loves a good problem to solve and feels blessed by the path God has put him on starting from building robotic oil well survey equipment in Texas, to moving into the Bay Area to build robots, flying machines, and most recently self driving cars.

Faizan is engineering leader and entrepreneur focused on building complex hardware systems from early architecture through mass production. His work spans embedded systems, imaging platforms, high-performance compute integration, and large-scale device manufacturing. He's been closely involved in the architecture and delivery of the World Orb (formerly known as Worldcoin), a biometric device recognized by TIME and Fortune as one of the most iconic hardware devices. Alongside his industry work, he founded and built an embedded systems engineering company, gaining firsthand experience in turning technical ideas into real products and businesses. He focuses on solving challenging system-level problems and translating ambitious ideas into reliable products operating.

Alice is a 30 years old hardware and PCB designer. She started her career working in the aerospace field on Cubsat projects. She has cooperated in different missions as LiciaCube in collaboration with ASI. In the last 3 years, she has been working at iniVation, a world leader in neuromorphic vision systems, which are bio-inspired intelligent technology with applications across many fields - from robotics to high-speed detection. This amazing work field allowed her to push the electronic limits combining miniaturization, reliability, and precision in a continuously evolving environment. The neuromorphic vision systems offer ultra-low response latency, low data rates, high dynamic range, ultra-low power consumption, and have a bright future full of possibilities in many fields. This leads to a fine component selection and interconnections to always guarantee the best possible performances.

Pragun is a hardware design engineer at Cisco Systems working on the Cisco UCS X-Series platform. He has led the end-to-end design and development of UCS-X M7, M8, and M9 blade servers, from PCB design and high-speed layout to digital logic design, system architecture and post-silicon validation and bring up. His work spans schematic capture, signal integrity considerations, power architecture, board bring-up, validation, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver scalable, high-performance next-gen data center solutions.

Salem began his career as a hardware engineer, focusing on electronics design while working with several early-stage startups on research and development projects. Early in his studies, many people encouraged him to move toward software, but he chose to stay in electronics and that decision ultimately allowed him to work at the intersection of both hardware and software. After moving to Ireland, he worked on IoT-based pest control systems before joining Analog Devices as a Systems Application Engineer. His work now spans hardware design, embedded software, system analysis & system architecture, particularly in building management, industrial automation, and process control applications. He contributes to research and proof-of-concept systems that combine sensing, connectivity, and automation to solve real-world industrial challenges.

Vinod Narayan is an electrical and computer engineer with over 14 years of experience developing complex hardware systems across medical devices, communications infrastructure, EV automotive, consumer electronics/wearables, industrial/retail electronics, power electronics, and semiconductor technologies. His work spans the design and integration of multi-layer PCBAs, rigid and rigid-flex compute platforms, and advanced embedded architectures supporting high-performance electronics and validation test platforms. Vinod has contributed to system architecture, hardware bring-up, and large-scale electronics development across diverse industries. He continues to pursue ongoing learning and technical exploration in areas such as high-speed design, robotics systems, and AI-enabled edge computing.

Sultana Begum is a semiconductor product management expert and AI technology enthusiast with 12+ years of experience at Intel and Accenture. She is a quantum computing enthusiast with deep understanding of quantum mechanics and physics principles of Qubits. She is the lead author of the book "Competitive Semiconductor Product Management" and multiple IEEE technical papers. Sultana held critical roles in technical product marketing, hardware and software product management to gain a deep-rooted expertise in the semiconductor technology industry. With deep technical expertise and strategic thinking, her expertise spreads widely across semiconductor design development to define and execute a competitive product strategy, with hands-on experience in launching multiple software and hardware products. Sultana holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electronics, an MBA in product management, and Stanford LEAD Executive Management Education from Stanford University.

Syed Rafi Sifath Palal is a hardware product architect, entrepreneur, and the Managing Director of E-Lab Bangladesh Limited. Rooted in a deep love for engineering, his career evolved from hands-on R&D—designing PCBs and writing firmware—to leading teams that architect complete hardware, firmware, and mechanical ecosystems. Since 2015, his work has focused on creating tangible social impact. He co-designed SOLbox and SOLcontrol, award-winning PAYG and peer-to-peer energy trading meters that brought life-changing electricity to thousands in rural communities. Today, building alongside his co-founders at E-Lab, his mission remains using engineering to solve real-world problems. He drives a purpose-built IoT portfolio, including the internationally awarded Porokh (rapid soil testing device), Albatross (portable weather stations), and PAYG Water Meter. Currently, his team is developing SeaTap, a system utilizing agricultural waste to desalinate coastal water.

Kelly is a hardware engineer with a strong foundation in electronic engineering, embedded systems, and cloud technologies. Having studied Electronic Engineering in university, she went on to build a career spanning hardware design, enterprise cloud infrastructure, and digital solutions, including a role at VMware supporting global clients with data centre and cloud deployments. She has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering 2025 by WES and received a STEM Educator Award for her contributions to technology, education, and diversity advocacy. Passionate about closing the representation gap in engineering, Kelly uses both her technical expertise and her platform to inspire the next generation of hardware innovators.

Arsh is a hardware engineer specializing in the design and development of high-precision electronic systems. His work focuses on opto-electronics hardware and high-density FPGA systems, with a specific emphasis on high-speed hardware and low-noise precision analog systems. In his current role, he manages complete hardware development, from the initial system concept to the final product for multiple quantum technology use cases. He is dedicated to bridging the gap between advanced research and market-ready hardware, ensuring that every design meets the rigorous technical and regulatory demands of modern industry.

Pavan’s passion for electronics began in 10th grade, building simple systems to automate routine tasks at home. That curiosity evolved into a freelance engineering practice where he worked with people across the world to design and ship hardware products - ranging from ROVs and movie props to escape room systems. Freelancing taught him how to turn early ideas into real, manufacturable products. He later worked on India’s first high-voltage electric bike, contributing primarily to the battery management system hardware and HV/LV systems. Today, he’s the Founder & CTO of ADHVX Industries, where they design industrial-grade System-on-Modules (SoMs) that make it easier to build, deploy and scale embedded systems in manufacturing environments. He’s always been a hands-on maker - comfortable moving between PCB design, firmware and fabrication tools from FDM printing to CNC and DLP.

Nate Padgett is a hardware entrepreneur and community organizer who has been building hardware teams, products, and companies for 15 years. He cofounded informal, a global hardware talent network with hundreds of members around the world, Studio 45, a co-working space for hardware professionals in San Francisco, and Hardware Meetup, a community of 40k hardware professionals that meet monthly in 40 cities around the world. He is also Co-host of a podcast called Tradeoffs. He lives and breathes hardware and is dedicated to connecting every founder with the people, places, and things they need to build generational hardware companies.

Vikas Asthana is a Lead Electrical Engineer at Leviton, contributing to the design, validation, and productization of electrical and electronic systems for commercial and industrial use. He works across full hardware lifecycles, from concept and architecture to PCB reviews, DFM/DFT, compliance, and system verification. His focus is on high-reliability products where manufacturability, standards, and field performance are critical. He collaborates across firmware, mechanical, and test teams to ensure integrated, scalable solutions, developing test plans, validating models, and supporting certification. Previously at Jigabot, he worked on robotics motion-tracking platforms, building skills in embedded systems, sensing, and hardware-software integration. He earned Google’s AI Essentials credential (2026) and served as a CES Innovation Awards Judge (2025–2026). He holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from BYU and a B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

Trigg is the Founder and CEO of Valormill, as well as a visionary, culture-setter, focus-marshal, office supply goblin, and designated not-worship leader. Glorifying his maker by making cool things is one of the things he was made to do. He couldn’t not do it, so Valormill was conceived. Now he’s at Valormill to accomplish this mission. Outside of this mission, he’s husband to a beautiful wife, father to some awesome kids, and lover of airplane flying — all to the glory of God. He also dabbles in pickup basketball. He recently scored 6 points over the course of a single morning across 4 games. He’s showing some marked improvement.

Ignacio de Mendizabal is an electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) specialist dedicated to bringing reliable hardware products to market. With experience across aerospace, IoT, industrial, and medical electronics, he specializes in addressing certification challenges during product development. Ignacio is known for translating complex technical problems into practical strategies that prevent costly redesigns and certification delays. Having lived and worked in Spain, Germany, and Belgium, he brings an international perspective to the global hardware ecosystem. Drawing on experience across multiple hardware teams and organizations, he is now developing independent initiatives focused on practical tools and knowledge for hardware innovators. Through his consulting, training, and technical writing, he pursues a clear mission: making EMC accessible, affordable, and understandable while enabling the next generation of hardware innovators to bring reliable products to market faster.

André Micallef is an electronics engineer specializing in high-speed digital design, FPGA architectures, and micro-scale thermoelectric cooling. Based in Malta, his work bridges high performance hardware as well as academic research. He serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of ICECAP Systems, an award-winning university spin-off. He is currently reading for a PhD in high-speed transceiver communications.

Richard Triolo is the Principal Hardware Engineer at Wasatch Photonics. He brings more than 25 years of experience across research, medical, and commercial engineering environments. As a hands-on engineer with a broad technical background, he excels in analyzing, designing, prototyping, and testing electronic circuits and systems. His work includes contributions to Towed Array Telemetry Systems, low-noise amplifiers for medical devices, analog front ends for ADSL modems, power supply design, inductive and capacitive couplers for power-line communication, EMC compliance, and compact electronics for spectrometers. He currently focuses on electronics development for hand-held spectrometers, including schematic design, PCB layout review, and board bring-up. He is particularly interested in leveraging AI to enhance design reviews and improve pre-production validation.

Dr. Connor Dempsey received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University. Immediately after graduating, he worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developing electronics for testing spacecraft. He went on to earn a Ph.D. from UC Santa Barbara in 2024. His doctoral research focused on semiconductor quantum wells and superconductor–semiconductor systems for topological quantum computation applications, culminating in the development of the world's highest-mobility InAs quantum well grown on InP. He now works at Chiplytics in Washington, advancing the field of Power Spectrum Analysis to help customers verify chip authenticity and detect counterfeit devices.

Sam Frishman is the Founder and CEO of MDC, a robotics company developing an MRI-compatible platform for image-guided biopsy and tumor ablation. The system uses custom actuators to achieve sub-millimeter precision while operating in MRI scanners. This architecture enables physicians to perform interventions with real-time MRI and lays the foundation for AI-assisted procedures. Research on MDC’s technology has been published in IEEE journals and conferences. Sam completed his PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford and holds a BS from Johns Hopkins. During his doctoral research, he developed robotic hardware for challenging environments, including a patented robotic gripper and tactile sensing system designed for manipulation in space. He also led the design of an annuloplasty ring for minimally invasive heart valve repair, published in the ASME Journal of Medical Devices, and his work received multiple awards. He later served as an adjunct lecturer in MechE at Stanford.

Jake is a hardware engineer who has spent his career developing embedded systems and full hardware products across industries including smart agriculture, automotive, industrial navigation, and energy infrastructure. Specializing in sensor design, RF and wireless communication systems, and edge AI, he has developed field-deployed sensing platforms and connected devices that operate in demanding real-world environments. His work focuses on translating complex physical measurements into reliable hardware systems that deliver actionable data at scale. He has a track record of shipping hardware that performs when it counts—and a vision for what becomes possible when the physical world gets smarter.

Scott Witcher is a signal and power integrity (SI/PI) engineer specializing in high-speed hardware design and power delivery network (PDN) optimization. He began his career at Northrop Grumman, where he developed mixed-signal PCBs for space applications and later established and led a dedicated SI/PI analysis team supporting major programs across the country. He later joined AEi Systems, where he co-authored a DesignCon 2023 paper proposing a new impedance flatness requirement to supplement conventional target impedance criteria. He was also honored with DesignCon’s 40 Under 40 award, which recognizes emerging leaders in hardware innovation. In his current role at Chipletz, Scott applies his power integrity expertise to enhance PDN performance for next-generation advanced packaging technologies.

Ahmet Can Musabeyoglu is a hardware engineer, inventor, and founder of Nomadic Technologies LLC. He is developing Nomad 1K, an open-source rechargeable induction stove and portable power platform that combines integrated battery storage, high-power cooking, and universal AC outlets in a compact single-burner stove form factor. Previously, he worked on autonomous driving systems at Waymo, connected devices at Amazon, and automotive hardware at Rivian. Ahmet studied Electrical Engineering and Physics at MIT and has been an inventor on multiple patented hardware systems.

Jamie Niu Serota is the Co-Founder and CEO of Podium Automation, a Brooklyn-based company reinventing how critical electrical equipment is delivered. Podium designs and fabricates industrial control panels using a software-driven manufacturing approach that cuts lead times from months to days while reducing errors through automation across the entire production process.

Bo-Christopher Redfearn is a hardware validation engineer specializing in sensor systems, robotics infrastructure, and automated test platforms. His work focuses on building scalable hardware validation systems that combine precision electronics, mechanical design, and software automation. He has experience developing test infrastructure for advanced sensing technologies including cameras, lidar, and embedded systems used in autonomous platforms. Beyond his professional work, he actively builds robotics and hardware prototypes, participates in engineering hackathons, and explores new ways to integrate AI with physical systems to accelerate hardware development and reliability.

Abdul Salam Abdul Karim is an automotive electronics and embedded systems engineer with more than 20 years of experience developing safety-critical hardware and system architectures for advanced mobility platforms. He currently serves as a Lead ADAS Platform Hardware Systems Engineer at Ford Motor Company, contributing to advanced vehicle architecture platforms supporting automated driving and next-generation intelligent sensing systems. His expertise spans automotive ECU design, system integration of ADAS ECUs with multi-sensor platforms, functional safety (ISO 26262), electrification systems, sensor integration, and high-reliability embedded hardware development. Over the course of his career, Abdul has contributed to multiple global automotive programs across ADAS, intelligent lighting, battery management systems, and power electronics.

Rishabh is a hardware developer and maker passionate about building practical electronic systems that solve real-world problems. His work focuses on embedded systems, robotics, and IoT using platforms such as STM32, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi. He has designed and developed motor driver systems used in robots operating in warehouse environments, helping enable reliable movement and automation. He is also the author of the book Advanced Home Automation Using Raspberry Pi, where he shares practical approaches to building smart home systems. He enjoys building innovative hardware projects and actively sharing them with the maker community through tutorials and open knowledge to help others learn, experiment, and create.

Dapo Sosanya is a Certified Automation Professional (ISA) and industrial automation engineer with over 20 years of experience designing and deploying intelligent hardware systems that connect physical industrial assets to digital infrastructure. His work focuses on edge data acquisition hardware, embedded systems, industrial communication gateways, and low-power monitoring platforms for energy and manufacturing environments. Dapo has engineered automation, IIoT, and remote monitoring solutions across Africa for industries including oil & gas, power generation, manufacturing, and mining. Earlier in his career, he held engineering and leadership roles at Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, and vMonitor, delivering advanced industrial control and digital transformation solutions. He currently serves as Chief Technology Officer at Cors Systems, where he leads the design of industrial hardware platforms.

Kevin Alejandro Cruz Medrano is a mechatronics engineer specializing in electronic hardware and PCB design. His interest in engineering began at a young age when he wondered how his remote-control toy car worked. Over time, that curiosity evolved like a signal decomposed through its Fourier transform, revealing many components of knowledge and creativity that led him to a passion for designing electronic systems that can impact the lives of thousands of people. His career began with the co-design of an electronic glove that translates Mexican Sign Language into text, created to support its learning. Later, he participated in the maintenance of the SACEM automatic train control system of the Mexico City Metro, indirectly supporting the daily service used by more than 300,000 passengers. Currently, he works as a PCB Design Engineer at Astemo, developing electronic hardware for automotive applications.

Leo Kayali is a distinguished hardware engineer and serial innovator, holding multiple patents that reflect his deep expertise in complex electronics design and systems integration. His technical repertoire spans the architecture of sophisticated control systems built on advanced MCUs and custom CPUs, ensuring precision in the most demanding embedded environments. During his tenure at NVIDIA, Leo was instrumental in developing the high-performance hardware powering the next generation of autonomous vehicles and flight systems. His experience includes a significant chapter at Tesla, where he engineered critical hardware for industrial robotics and high-efficiency power inverters. Leo is driven by a singular mission: to leverage hardware innovation as a force for global good. He is dedicated to scaling clean technology applications that drastically reduce emissions at a planetary scale, proving that the right hardware doesn't just power machines, it protects the future.

Himanshu Agrawal is a hardware engineering professional with over 8+ years of experience in embedded systems, IoT products, and hardware design. He specializes in end-to-end hardware development, including architecture design, schematic development, PCB design, EMI/EMC testing, and product validation. Throughout his career, he has worked on innovative hardware products such as telematics systems, IoT-based devices, dashcams, and hunting cameras. Currently serving as Lead COC Engineer – Hardware at Varroc Engineering, he leads the development of telematics and connected automotive hardware platforms. His expertise includes high-speed interfaces, processor integration, and hardware optimization, along with strong collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable hardware solutions.

Ekambar Kumar Singirikonda is the Director of DevOps Engineering at Toyota North America, where he leads global initiatives focused on platform reliability, automation, and DevOps transformation. With over two decades of experience in enterprise technology, Kumar has been instrumental in driving large-scale automation, improving system resilience, and enabling secure, scalable infrastructure across complex data platforms. He is the author of the award-winning book DevOps Automation Cookbook and a recognized thought leader in DevOps and AI-driven operations. Kumar is also the recipient of the DevOps Enterprise Leader of the Year award and actively contributes to the technology community through speaking engagements, publications, and mentorship.

Kevin is a hardware engineer at Cisco, specializing in system-level design of Ethernet switches within the enterprise edge switching portfolio. His work involves schematic capture and close collaboration with layout, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, supply chain, and test/quality teams to support high-volume products. He enjoy bringups, failure analysis, and working with large teams to solve customer problems while sustaining products designed before his time in the industry. He has been in this role for nearly four years. Prior to this, he studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. During his studies, he became passionate about Formula SAE, a student engineering competition where teams design, build, and race small formula-style cars. This experience honed his hands-on hardware development skills, including schematic capture, layout, manufacturing, and failure analysis.

John Armin, PhD, PE is the Founder & CEO of Utilyst (Utilyst.com), where he's building WorldGraph — an AI-native, on-premises geospatial intelligence platform for utilities. With 16+ years in infrastructure analytics and an MSc in Computer Science focused on edge computing and IoT, John's work sits at the intersection of physical infrastructure and intelligent hardware systems. Previously, he co-founded Quantifly, a drone analytics company. He holds a US patent (US11790773B2), has 880+ citations in environmental sensing research, and serves on AWWA's national AI, IMTR, and Cybersecurity subcommittees. John is a 2024 AWWA Water Champion and AWWA Water Science & Research Awards recipient. He is also an adjunct professor at UNC Chapel Hill.

Matt was born and raised in the Los Angeles Area and earned and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. He relocated to Northern California in 1997 and now lives in Berkeley with his family. In his spare time, he enjoys human-powered touring of the golden state (by foot/bicycle), playing jazz piano (passably) and accordion (albeit poorly). In the past thirty-plus years, Matt has worked on electronics design and firmware in medical device and commercial device development, and in the last nine years, the PA Consulting team in San Francisco. He has contributed to wireless devices, wearables, IoT devices, custom analog sensor interfaces, manufacturing test fixtures, data-acquisition systems, FPGA based data processors, and motion controllers.