Summary
John Martinez is an experienced software and hardware validation engineer with 11 years building secure, high-performance systems across ASIC, PowerPC, and GPU network stacks. Currently an MTS DC GPU Network Validation Engineer at AMD, he previously led applied research and security work at The University of Texas and IBM, blending silicon bring-up, DFT, performance analysis, and Linux security. He holds a Master's in Computer Software Engineering from UT Austin and a magna cum laude Computer Engineering BS, and actively experiments with ML, IoT platforms (Nvidia Jetson, Raspberry Pi, Arduino) in his spare time. A hands-on engineer and open-source contributor, John bridges deep hardware knowledge with software-driven validation and an interest in data science and cybersecurity that informs pragmatic, production-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at Florida International University
Spanish, English