Devin Atkin
Summary
I’m in the final year of my PhD working on finalizing my research in CMOS Image Sensors. I am currently looking for employment, either full-time or part-time. I have experience in Embedded System Design, Silicon design, FPGA programming, and Web Full-Stack Development. Please check out my research and development on my github and published papers.
Technical Skills
- Chip Design: Cadence Virtuoso, Magic & XScheme (AMS 350nm, TSMC 130nm, Skywater 180nm)
- PCB Design: Diptrace, Altium, KiCad (Various Analog and Digital Boards)
- FPGA Programming: Xilinx and Altera Chips, Programmed in VHDL, System Verilog, and Verilog
- Embedded Systems: AVR and ARM chips, Programmed in C, C++, and Python (Micro Python & Circuit Python)
- Linux Distributions: RedHat, Ubuntu
- System Administration: Ansible, Ceph Storage Clustering, Hyper V, Proxmox
- Cloud Providers: Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Digital Ocean
- Other: Buildbot, Soldering, Oscilloscope, Vector Network Analyser, Computer Maintenance
EDUCATION
University of Calgary, Alberta
- PhD in Electrical Engineering (2019 – Expected December 2024)
- Transferred directly from MSc. to PhD in May 2020
- BSc. in Electrical Engineering with Honors (2019)
EXPERIENCE
Programming Intern
Eideticom (500 Hours)
- Worked at [Eideticom] (https://www.eideticom.com/) on testing and validation
- Worked with buildbot writing hardware tests, updating an existing python codebase
PhD Researcher
University of Calgary, I2Sense Laboratory (May 2019 – Expected Graduation 2024)
- Conducted research focussing on High-Speed Wide Dynamic Range CMOS sensors
- Managed Lab safety, licensing, equipment, and marketing efforts
Distribution Powerline Designer
ATCO Electric (Jan 2017 – Dec 2017)
- Performed price estimation and design for power distribution projects in Alberta
Training and Certification
- EDx Contract Law Course (Apr 2020)
- EDx Introduction to Cloud Computing (Aug 2021)
- Cadence Training Modules (2020)
- Adobe Creative Cloud Training (2020)
Memberships
- Apega Membership (EIT)
- IEEE Membership