Paul Fleming
Verified Expert in Engineering
Multi-technology Specialist (MTS) and FPGA Developer
Rochester, NY, United States
Toptal member since October 23, 2023
Paul is a seasoned VHDL FPGA firmware developer specializing in camera and display interfaces. He has over two decades of expertise in Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi FPGAs, as well as proficiency in high digital design, power design, and high-speed, controlled-impedance printed circuit board designs. Paul's wealth of experience makes him a valuable asset to any team.
Portfolio
Experience
- PCB Layout - 20 years
- Simulation Engines - 20 years
- Images - 20 years
- Programming - 20 years
- VHDL - 20 years
- PCB Design - 20 years
- FPGA - 20 years
- Power Supplies - 20 years
Preferred Environment
Windows 10
The most amazing...
...things I've developed are multiple scientific CMOS cameras for astronomy and life science markets.
Work Experience
Senior Staff Engineer
IDEX
- Developed multiple scientific CMOS cameras for astronomy and life science markets.
- Created a fiber optic datalink with a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE) card interface.
- Designed an enhanced precision GPS time-stamping system.
Senior Staff Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
- Developed electronics and FPGA firmware for night vision goggle enhancements. Specified a datapath and modules.
- Led a development team and acted as a lead engineer on board design and layout. Managed low-power aspects of design.
- Implemented FPGA firmware to identify and isolate data integrity faults on high-speed data links.
- Developed small, low-power complete imaging systems that interfaced an imager with a storage system and image compression.
Senior Staff Engineer
Kodak
- Headed electronics development of passive and active matrix OLED displays at a research lab.
- Oversaw modeling of the electrical response of OLED. Headed two mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designs, including advanced packaging.
- Developed FPGA code to implement JPEG compression for cameras.
- Acted as an FPGA lead and managed a small design team working on a consumer camera.
- Served as a systems engineer and electronics lead for high-uniformity LED print heads for digital copiers. Worked on high-power and high-speed switching design and ASIC design.
Experience
Scientific CMOS Camera Development
Skills
Tools
PCB Layout
Languages
VHDL
Other
FPGA, PCB Design, Images, Power Supplies, Statistics, Simulation Engines, Windows 10, Programming, Digital, Analog, ASIC, Mixed Signal, Display Booth Design, Semiconductors
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