Erik Zachrisson
President at Zind AB
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolErik Zachrisson is a systems-minded engineering leader with 26 years of experience bridging hardware and software across aerospace, semiconductor, and industrial domains. As President of Zind AB and former system lead at Volvo Construction Equipment, he excels at turning ambiguous end-to-end problems into clear, testable workflows and pragmatic product decisions. His technical breadth spans embedded C/C++, Python and Java, FPGA/RTL design (VHDL/Verilog), SystemC modeling, verification flows and backend timing optimization, with hands-on projects like DDR3 controller/PHY design and USB camera drivers. Comfortable in messy environments, he combines systems engineering rigor with a passion for mentoring, documentation, and iterative team reviews to accelerate delivery without sacrificing clarity. An active tinkerer—he maintains embedded/IoT contributions on GitHub and even pursues playful creativity like synthesizer-based heavy metal—bringing both discipline and curiosity to engineering challenges. He also has a patent application pending, reflecting a sustained focus on practical innovation.
26 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Otto-von-Guericke University MagdeburgSyntell Summer SchoolMaster of Science, Technology, Master of Science, Technology at Uppsala universitetHigh school diploma, Science, High school diploma, Science at Katedralskolan
English, Swedish, German
Stackoverflow
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29kreached
2answers
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Github Skills (15)
c1710
embedded10
device-driver10
c1110
sys10
v4l210
usb9
i2c9
ios6
android6
autocompletetextview6
progress-bar6
google-maps6
android-layout6
sdk6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jonsmirl/mpc5200
Oct 2008 - Mar 2010
Digispeaker
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:230 commits in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Erik primarily worked on developing and maintaining the driver for a m5602-based USB camera, specifically focusing on the sensor control and image acquisition process. Their contributions involved implementing various sensor-specific functions, including initializing, starting, and stopping the camera, as well as adding support for different resolutions and features like auto-white balancing and flipping the image. The user also refactored the code for better error handling and code clarity.
ErikAndren/cue2pops-mac
Nov 2015 - Aug 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 4 years 10 months
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