Summary
John Gibbons is an experienced analog and embedded systems engineer with over three decades of hands-on design and leadership, now directing the Sears Undergraduate Design Laboratory and serving as ThinkBox Design Engineer at Case Western Reserve University. He combines deep expertise in ultra-low current instrumentation, precision analog circuitry and PCB design with practical microcontroller firmware skills (MSP430, PIC, C/C++ and assembly), and has led development of commercially successful measurement products and test systems. As a former principal engineer at Keithley and owner of a design consultancy, he bridges research and productization—mentoring students, supporting cross-disciplinary university research, and delivering industry-grade prototypes. His career includes multiple patents for medical imaging and control systems and notable contributions to high-channel-count DAQ and femtoamp-level instruments, demonstrating a rare mix of academic leadership and field-proven engineering.
9 years of coding experience
32 years of employment as a software developer
MSEE, Electrical Engineering and Appled Physics, MSEE, Electrical Engineering and Appled Physics at Case Western Reserve University