James Snyder
Staff AI Engineer at eLua Project
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolJames Snyder is a Staff AI Engineer with 17 years of cross-disciplinary experience merging embedded systems, computational modeling, and machine learning. He brings deep low-level expertise in C, Lua, and microcontroller firmware—demonstrated by core contributions and board leadership on the well-known eLua project where he modernized ADC drivers and ported platforms—alongside scientific programming in Python and MATLAB from his PhD work in biomedical engineering. James has moved between research and product roles, delivering everything from satellite tracking systems and Bluetooth LE apps to production ML and algorithm development at companies like AeroVironment, Murata Vios, and 3M. He combines analog circuit design and embedded toolchain fluency with large-scale model and algorithm deployment, making him comfortable across hardware-software boundaries. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex physical sensing problems into robust, ship-ready systems and for shepherding open-source transitions such as moving projects to Git.
17 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
St. Anselm's Abbey SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Northwestern University
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Github Skills (21)
timers10
c1110
c1710
i2c10
interrupt10
adc10
device-driver10
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vim9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
elua/elua
Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
eLua Project on GitHub
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:467 commits, 5 PRs, 9 pushes in 9 years 6 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the eLua project by implementing and refining drivers for various peripherals on the LM3S microcontroller. They made substantial changes to the ADC module, including a new interrupt-driven approach, smoothing filters, and burst mode functionality. Their work also encompassed porting and testing I2C communication, enhancing the overall functionality of the project.
jsnyder/elua
Oct 2011 - Jun 2015
Contributions:444 commits, 13 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 8 months
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