Jamie Boyd
SEEKING POSITION Mechatronic Device Firmware Developer
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJamie Boyd is a mechatronics-focused firmware developer and UBC neuroscience Ph.D. with nine years of hands-on experience building experimental control, data acquisition, and analysis systems for advanced imaging and electrophysiology. Combining BCIT mechatronics training with deep domain expertise in 2-photon microscopy and optogenetics, Jamie programs microcontrollers (MSP430/432), Raspberry Pi, and custom C/Python modules, and designs analog and digital circuitry for bespoke lab instrumentation. He has a track record of turning complex experimental needs into reliable, user-facing tools, training researchers to operate and extend his systems. Comfortable across C/C++, Python, MATLAB, Igor Pro, and NI-DAQ integration, Jamie brings a rare blend of neuroscience insight and practical firmware/hardware skills suited to R&D device development. An attention to low-level debugging with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers complements his ability to automate cross-discipline workflows from bench to code.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biology at Dalhousie UniversityBritish Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroscience at The University of British Columbia
Github Skills (21)
touches10
iot-application9
imaging9
sensor9
callback9
dotnet8
csharp8
raspberry7
threaded6
home-automation6
iot6
home-assistant6
python5
raspberry-pi4
gpio3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jamieboyd/GPIO_Thread
Feb 2018 - Dec 2021
Contributions:265 commits, 169 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 11 months
jamieboyd/TouchDetector
Mar 2019 - Dec 2021
Raspberry Pi Python code to use the MPR121 capacitive touch sensor from a threaded callback to count/log touches, while ignoring 'un-touch' events.
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years 9 months
python-coderaspberry-pipythoneventstouch-events
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