James Perkins
Staff Engineer at Datalogic
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Perkins is a Staff Engineer specializing in embedded systems and low-level Linux optimization, bringing decades-long expertise where computer architecture, electronics, and OS internals meet. He architects and delivers solutions that fuse multi-camera stereo depth, 2D/1D barcode decoding, and ML-based visual identification on ARM and PC platforms, often optimizing drivers and board support through full-stack integration. With roots in systems programming since the 1980s and a BS in Computer Science from Oregon State, he combines deep kernel-level knowledge across MIPS/ARM/PowerPC/68000 with practical experience in real-time, SIMD, and cross-toolchain build systems. His work at Datalogic and prior roles at Wind River and Tektronix reflect a steady focus on embedded vision, codecs, and performance engineering, while active industry and university ties—especially among Linux kernel developers—keep his open-source expertise current. An amateur radio and RF enthusiast, he leverages a broad electronics background to bridge hardware and software in customer-facing products and partner integrations.
13 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Oregon State University
English, German, French, Spanish
Github Skills (20)
opencv10
python10
image-processing10
deep-learning10
computer-vision10
camera7
ros7
pcl6
intel6
zone4
minecraft4
database3
golang2
realsense2
firmware1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
opalmirror/glibc
Nov 2014 - Sep 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 9 pushes, 5 branches in 9 months
opalmirror/opencv
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Open Source Computer Vision Library
Contributions:20 pushes, 12 branches, 1 comment in 1 month
image-processingpythoncomputer-visionvision
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