Summary
Cameron Macfarlane is an embedded systems and hardware security engineer with 11 years of experience building prototypes and production firmware for automotive and robotics platforms. He has driven systems integration, sensor bring-up, and novel prototype vehicles at Tesla, led firmware work at Ford, and now explores robotics and new ventures as Engineer in Residence at Sutter Hill Ventures. Comfortable across electrical, mechanical, and firmware domains, he founded a smart-home dimmer project early in his career that demonstrates his end-to-end product instincts. His academic work included research into cryptographic vulnerabilities, reflecting a strong security mindset alongside pragmatic engineering. Based in Long Beach, CA, Cameron pairs a hands-on prototyping approach with a taste for bold, demonstrative projects that push vehicle systems to their limits.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of Victoria
English, French