Pat B
Principal Engineer at Roku
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPat B is a Principal Engineer with over a decade of experience architecting real-time embedded systems and driving technology change in consumer electronics. He has led pre- and post-silicon validation, invented Si/software debug technologies, and defined firmware and hardware/software interfaces for video, audio, and DRM-heavy products. At Intel and Roku he combined hands-on DSP and embedded programming with system-level software architecture to improve picture and audio quality across SoCs. Known for turning complex validation problems into practical debug and test technologies, he equally excels at technical leadership and cross-functional customer negotiations. Based in Tempe, AZ, Pat’s background spans broadcast-grade real-time processing to consumer device production, reflecting a rare blend of low-level engineering and product-focused innovation.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Github Skills (22)
makers10
webscraping10
saleae-logic10
3d-printer10
agent10
zebra10
python9
gcode9
ai9
automation9
cnc9
3d-printing9
openai9
decoder9
cnc-controller9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
pfrench42/saleae_spdif
Feb 2017 - May 2022
spdif decoder for saleae logic analyzers
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 15 commits in 5 years 4 months
decodersaleae-logicanalyzerslogicsaleae
pfrench42/hello-world
Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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