Summary
Kurt Clothier is an embedded systems engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience designing mixed-signal hardware and clean, maintainable firmware for 8-bit AVR and 32-bit ARM Cortex-M platforms. He blends circuit design, robotics and motor control with Linux system administration, custom kernel hardening, and bespoke communication protocol development to deliver integrated electromechanical solutions. As lead engineer at Figure Engineering he oversees software, electronics, PLC integration and project teams, and as a long-time consultant he has tackled everything from mobile/web tooling to PCB fabrication. He holds MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and brings academic rigor to practical prototyping and production testing. Based in Hong Kong but U.S.-trained, he has a knack for turning novel sensor concepts into robust, demonstrable systems and even writes circuitry for fun and education outside work.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Illinois Springfield
English, Spanish