Paul Fleming, Developer in Rochester, NY, United States
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Paul Fleming

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Multi-technology Specialist (MTS) and FPGA Developer

Rochester, NY, United States

Toptal member since October 23, 2023

Expertise
FPGAVHDL
Bio

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

IDEX
VHDL
L3Harris Technologies
VHDL, Digital, PCB Design, PCB Layout, Analog
Kodak
FPGA, PCB Layout, PCB Design, ASIC, Mixed Signal, Display Booth Design...

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

Availability

Part-time

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

2016 - 2023
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.
Technologies: VHDL

Senior Staff Engineer

2004 - 2014
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.
Technologies: VHDL, Digital, PCB Design, PCB Layout, Analog

Senior Staff Engineer

1981 - 2004
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.
Technologies: FPGA, PCB Layout, PCB Design, ASIC, Mixed Signal, Display Booth Design, Semiconductors

Experience

Scientific CMOS Camera Development

I developed the complete FPGA interface for four scientific CMOS cameras. This included camera control and timing, high-speed data capture of 600 megabytes per channel, a camera memory controller, USB, and fiber optic links to the PC. I carried out the development using FPGA families from both Xilinx and Altera.

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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