Andrew Meyer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Summary

Skilled and dedicated software engineer seeking mid-level employment in real-time and embedded firmware.

Technical Skills

C (embedded)
C (application)
FreeRTOS
Python
Linux
Git
VHDL
ARM toolchains
GNU toolchains
Renesas toolchains
Meson
CAN/LIN
ISOTP/UDS
UART
SPI
I2C
Assembly Languages
SPICE
Oscilloscopes
Logic Analyzers
Schematic Design
Electronics analysis

Professional Experience

Tesla, Inc. (Firmware Platforms/Bootloaders)
August 2021-Now
Currently leading improvements in critical manufacturing tools, while also supporting OTA update across all Tesla platforms and serving as the platform expert on Renesas, NXP, Infineon, and Melexis MCUs. Working with external suppliers worldwide for OTA integration.
Apple, Inc. (Mac Platform Bringup)
Jun-Dec 2018, May-Aug 2019
Supported Intel Machine Check Exception debug via writing a decoding framework. Enhanced remote, offline debug and logging in EFI firmware. Spearheaded Python 3 conversion and eased adoption via adaptation of legacy tools. Enhanced build system speed for EFI and Xcode.
Assured Information Security (Machine Learning)
May-Sept 2017

Worked as a machine learning engineer and researcher for a security contract. Developed a verification and identification architecture for soft biometrics.

Patents: US 107682259 B2, US 10768260 B2

Notable Personal Works

alibc.containers
Fast, light data structures in C
An educational project in developing data structures commonly used in introductory Computer Science classes without the aid of modern convenience languages. Source Code
Autonomous Search and Rescue Drones

Senior Design project foucsed on the development of a fixed-wing autonomous aircraft to ease search and rescue missions by removing the need for helicopter search teams. Contributed a small, but functional RTOS developed as part of the project in ~2 weeks.

Links to source code and designs are available at: https://cv.andymeyer.xyz

Education

Master of Science, Computer Engineering
August 2022

Rochester Institute of Technology, Thesis in Adversarial Robustness

Additional coursework in digital design for FPGAs and ASICs in VHDL, as well as real-time and embedded development in C. View Publication
https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/11248/
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
May 2021

Rochester Institute of Technology

Minor in Mathematics.