Matthew Ploetz
Sr. Software Engineer at L3Harris Technologies
City of Rochester, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Ploetz is a senior software engineer with 12 years of experience building firmware and embedded systems, currently delivering mission-critical solutions at L3Harris Technologies from Rochester, NY. He combines deep C/C++ and scripting knowledge with hands-on experience in hardware-software integration from roles at IBM and Control Chief, where he led hostboot firmware efforts and PCB/firmware design for industrial remote controls. At IBM he served as a scrum master for P8 systems and contributed to the open-power op-build ecosystem, adapting build rules and hostboot patches for serverwiz2 platforms. Matthew’s background in electrical data analysis and automated reporting at GLOBALFOUNDRIES gives him an uncommon fluency across yield/measurement tooling and production firmware. Known for meeting tight deadlines with pragmatic, intuitive solutions, he blends field-facing troubleshooting and customer integration experience with disciplined software craftsmanship.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Clarkson University
Github Skills (2)
firmware10
makefile10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
open-power/op-build
Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
Buildroot overlay for Open Power
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:59 commits, 54 PRs, 83 comments in 2 years
Contributions summary:Matthew's commits primarily involve modifications to Makefile and patch files related to hostboot, specifically targeting the serverwiz2 processing. The contributions include changes to build rules, and the integration of patches for hostboot. These changes appear to be focused on adapting the build process and incorporating specific updates for the serverwiz2 platform.
firmwareoverlaymakefilebuildrootpower
ploetzma/op-build
Jan 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 92 pushes, 55 branches in 2 years 5 months
buildrootpoweroverlay
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