Josh Blum

About Josh Blum

I am an embedded software engineer working in both FPGA design flows, and driver…

Experience

1. Senior Systems Architect

   Skylark Wireless

   Sep 2016 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Project planning - Manage team of software/embedded engineers to reach project goals and critical demonstrations.DSP/wireless - implement distributed PHY across FPGA network implementing massive MIMO communications channel.FPGA/RTL engineer - Custom network routing blocks, framing protocols, 10 and 1 gigabit Ethernet. Xilinx Ultrascale and 7-series FPGAs and high speed serial transceivers. Altera MaxV and Max10 family devices.Test/bringup - Bring up custom test platforms for RF verification using automated test equipment. Complete custom database and website with user access controls for graphical management of test results and allocation of hardware batches. Webserver and test acquisition written in python. Software development - Custom linux kernel modules for Xilinx Zynq platform. Low level C drivers for lime 7002M RFIC. C++ userspace interface and network framing for network-based radio peripherals.

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  2004 — 2008

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Master of Science (MS)

  2008 — 2008

Skills

• Swig
• Linux
• Llvm
• Throat Singing
• Signal Processing
• Telecommunications
• Embedded Systems
• Verilog
• Radio Frequency (Rf)
• C
• Optimization
• C++ Language
• Algorithms
• Vhdl
• Simulations
• Apache 2
• Urban Gardening
• Firmware
• Git
• Fpga
• Software Engineering
• Framework Design
• Digital Signal Processing
• Systems Design
• Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (Fpga)
• Opencl
• Wireless
• Software Development
• Python
• Cmake
• Web Development
• C++
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Open Source
• Opengl
• Architecture
• Matlab
• Xilinx
• Plumbing
• Wireless Technologies