Jan Van Winkel
ASIC FPGA Design And Validation Engineer
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolJan Van Winkel is an ASIC/FPGA Design and Validation Engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience building and validating embedded systems and silicon at Nokia and major telecom firms. He combines deep hardware design and FPGA validation expertise with embedded software skills honed across Alcatel‑Lucent, Cisco, and other engineering roles, enabling him to bridge RTL, firmware and system-level testing. Based in the Antwerp area, he has a master’s in electronics from KU Leuven and a track record of improving robustness and portability in embedded libraries—evidenced by contributions to the popular LVGL graphics project where he fixed warnings, initialized variables, and tightened color handling. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic problem-solving across the full stack of SOC development, and he often uncovers subtle integration issues early through careful validation.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Electronics, Master, Electronics at KU Leuven Faculty of Engineering Technology - De Nayer CampusBachelor, Micro Elektronica Systeem Ontwerp, Bachelor, Micro Elektronica Systeem Ontwerp at Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk
Github Skills (7)
c1710
embedded10
mcu10
c1110
microcontroller10
graphic10
lvgl10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
lvgl/lvgl
Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
LVGL is a free, full-featured embedded UI library for devices from small MCUs to 3D-capable MPUs, enhanced by LVGL Pro, a professional editor and tooling.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 6 commits, 6 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Jan focused on improving the LVGL embedded graphics library by addressing code issues and making functional improvements. Their contributions included correcting warnings, initializing variables to prevent compiler warnings, and setting the alpha channel in color conversions. They also added missing include files, indicating a focus on ensuring the library's stability and functionality. The user demonstrated a strong understanding of the library's internal structure and its interactions with display drivers and color management.
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vanwinkeljan/zephyr
Sep 2017 - Feb 2022
Primary GIT Repository for the Zephyr Project
Contributions:457 pushes, 195 branches in 4 years 5 months
git-repositoryversion-controlzephyr
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