Brent Jones
Electrical Engineer at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrent Jones is an experienced electrical engineer in California with 22 years designing and integrating complex systems for marine robotics and embedded platforms. Currently at MBARI, he applies deep hardware and system-level expertise cultivated over 14 years developing AUVs at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, bridging circuit design, sensors, and reliable underwater operation. His open-source contributions to the widely-used Armbian build system show hands-on skill in board bring-up, device trees, and boot configuration for Rockchip-based IoT devices—an uncommon crossover of oceanographic hardware and Linux system enablement. With an MS and BS in Chemical Engineering from UCSD and a stint teaching linear circuits, he combines rigorous engineering fundamentals with practical field experience and a knack for getting hardware to boot and behave in challenging environments.
22 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering at UCSD
Github Skills (11)
kernel10
arm10
embedded10
device-tree10
u-boot10
sys10
image9
operating-system9
firmware9
ubuntu8
uefi7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
armbian/build
Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
Armbian Linux build framework generates custom Debian or Ubuntu image for x86, aarch64, riscv64 & armhf
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 6 commits, 26 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Brent's contributions primarily focus on modifying the build framework and device tree configurations for the Armbian Linux build environment, specifically for Rockchip RK3308-based boards such as the Rock Pi-S and Rock S0. The commits involve changes to U-Boot configurations, device tree overlays, and boot scripts, indicating a focus on hardware enablement and system-level integration. Key modifications involve enabling and configuring hardware components like Ethernet, audio codecs, and WiFi, and ensuring the boot process is optimized for the specific hardware configuration.
kerneldocker-imagearchlinuxkernel-compilationlinux-kernel
brentr/linux
Jun 2020 - Mar 2025
Linux kernel source tree
Contributions:35 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 9 months
kernellinux-kernellinuxkernel-source
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