Rick Walker
Agilent Technologies at R&R Engineering LLC
Palo Alto, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRick Walker is an experienced electronics and systems engineer with 28 years designing digital, analog, and RF circuits for test and measurement at Agilent Technologies and through his own consultancy. He combines deep SPICE simulation and phase-locked-loop expertise with hands-on prototyping skills—SMT soldering, rework, and automated test—to take complex designs from concept to small-scale manufacturing. His background spans gigabit-rate data transmission, embedded microcontroller control, coordinated multiaxis motion systems, and factory automation, reflecting a rare blend of high-frequency theory and practical electromechanical integration. A longtime Bay Area practitioner and owner of R&R Engineering, he also brings Linux administration and open-source software experience to embedded and test platforms. Rick’s career includes decades of principal engineering roles at Hewlett-Packard/Agilent, indicating sustained technical leadership on challenging instrumentation projects. He holds a BS from Caltech and an MS in Computer Science from CSU Chico, pairing rigorous engineering fundamentals with modern software skills.
28 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
California Institute of TechnologyMaster’s Degree Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer Science at California State University, Chico
Github Skills (17)
hierarchy10
graphic10
cad8
ascii8
plot8
ajax7
hosting7
oms6
ace6
x116
javascript6
editor6
sender5
cloud93
code-editor3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
omnister/pdplot
Nov 2008 - Nov 2022
PdPlot: An X11 plot tool for ASCII data
Contributions:55 commits, 23 pushes in 14 years 2 months
plotasciix11
omnister/nrm
Feb 2014 - Nov 2022
Contributions:17 commits, 3 pushes in 8 years 10 months
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