Jonathan Whitten
Principal Electrical Engineer at Current Backyard
Columbus, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Whitten is a Principal Electrical Engineer with 14 years of experience leading hardware and systems development from rapid prototyping to global production. He combines hands-on mixed-signal electronics, firmware, and mechanical design expertise with engineering management skills that drive process improvement, Agile adoption, and cross-functional collaboration. Jonathan has led IoT platform development with a strong focus on cybersecurity, OTA systems, and supplier integration for consumer products, and he regularly authors QFD, DFMEA, and DVP&R to ensure launch quality. His background spans defense avionics, medical-device–adjacent prosthetics work, and large-product portfolios, giving him a pragmatic systems perspective on reliability and compliance. Based in Columbus, GA, he pairs technical depth (python/C, DSP, power electronics) with a knack for translating customer feedback into rapid, manufacturable solutions.
14 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science Biomedical Engineering, Master of Science Biomedical Engineering at Mercer University School of Engineering
English, Spanish, Chinese
Github Skills (39)
git10
javascript10
github10
nodejs10
react10
patch9
math9
css9
subversion8
codebase8
certification7
cordova-plugin7
bluetooth-low-energy7
expo-router6
tamagui6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
whittenjaw85/USB-UART-JTAG
Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
Contributions:10 commits in 1 month
whittenjaw85/tolleduinibot
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:3 PRs, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
teachingroboticsrobot
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