Summary
Charlie Brej is a Director of Solution Performance at Arm with nine years of focused industry experience and a PhD in Computer Engineering from The University of Manchester. He leads large, cross-functional teams to drive design-space exploration, performance modelling and RTL-level analysis for cutting-edge IP, having grown from hands-on modelling and dynamic recompilation work to managing 30+ engineers. A specialist in embedded software, SystemVerilog, SystemC TLM and fast CPU modelling, he pairs deep C/C++/Python engineering skills with product-aware architecture evaluation. Notably, he designed the AMBA TLM standard and established Arm’s system performance modelling group, enabling standardized model interfaces and reusable solution-level investigations. Based in the Greater Cambridge area, he bridges academic rigor and practical silicon-facing delivery to accelerate architectural decision-making for partners and customers.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D Computer Science, Ph.D Computer Science at The University of Manchester
A-Levels at Arnold Hill College