Brad Riching

Background

About Brad Riching

Comprehensive Embedded Systems Skillset- C/C++ fluency, GNU toolchains, cross compilers, linux, ld and linker fluency - ARM Cortex M0+, M3, M4, Texas Instruments TM4C, NXP LPC43XX - Bootloaders/Flashloaders/ARM assembly - RTOS, ethernet / WIFI full-stack - FPGAs / VHDL / Verilog / SystemVerilog / QuestaSim / ModelSim - Altium PCB Schematic capture / layout - Multi-core Multi-Micro-controller systems (LPCXpresso, Segger, TI CCS, etc.)- Bus architectures - SDRAM, Multipoint LVDS- Op amps, feedback control systems & stability, instrumentation - Embedded peripherals - SPI, I2C, SPIFI (QuadSpi), USB (device/host), SDMMC, TFT-LCD - High voltage competence (2KV+) charge pumps, opto-isolation, regulation - Googletest/Googlemock (GTest/GMock)- Windows/Linux/RaspberryPi fluency Black-magic skills: EMC compliance or CE Mark - transmitted & susceptibility / both radiated & conducted emissions variants - electrostatic discharge (ESD)- Electrical fast transients (EFT) Repair & prototyping- eagle-eye near-field vision is one of my super-powers - SMT soldering, reflow/rework skills - Fine pitch BGA, QFN, QFP skills Other Programming- Python - Delphi (RAD Studio)- Java - Xtext - ANTLR - LaTeX - Eclipse - GitKraken - Jira / Bitbucket / Atlassian, Confluence, etc. Qualitative: I have a passion and deep understanding of embedded microcontrollers and FPGS's, and have successfully worked with teams to create and validate designs that meet or exceed design criteria. I am familiar with many elements of a design, from initial conception to the first product shipped, to supporting many units in the field. I intuitively understand and enjoy the entire product development process, and the collaboration that takes place in a team to design and build the product that someone has to buy. I enjoy creating and observing electronics that not only do what they are supposed to do, but they also look like modern art. I am also familiar with mechanical as well as thermal designs and concerns. I have experience in various design for optimization goals: i.e. cost, quality/reliability/etc. I enjoy working with team members and embrace the philosophy of life-long learning. I am fully capable of doing my own schematic capture and layout. My preferred tool of choice is Altium but have familiarity with many other tools on the market and can come up to speed quickly.