Thomas Lea
Senior Embedded Software Engineer at EM Microelectronic
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolThomas Lea is a senior embedded software engineer based in Austin with eight years of experience building firmware and communication stacks for ARM SoCs and embedded Linux systems. He has led RTOS platform architecture and HAL development for solar system controllers at Enphase and now focuses on BLE and 802.15.4 host stacks for EM Microelectronic. Thomas combines hands-on driver and board bring-up expertise with system-level work on grid-interoperability and PLC/MQTT/Zigbee integrations, consistently delivering production-ready embedded solutions. An active contributor to the Matter (Project CHIP) codebase, he has extended access control and ARL functionality—demonstrating an ability to influence widely adopted open-source IoT standards. His background tutoring advanced math and physics informs a clear, methodical approach to explaining complex designs and mentoring peers.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at The University of Texas at DallasComputer Science, Computer Science at Austin Community College
Github Skills (14)
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python9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Mar 2021 - Jan 2025
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) creates more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance.
Role in this project:
Back-end & Embedded Systems Engineer
Back-end & Embedded Systems EngineerContributions:160 reviews, 13 PRs, 164 comments in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Thomas's primary focus involves extending the Matter (Project CHIP) codebase to incorporate Access Control List (ACL) features, specifically related to Access Restriction Lists (ARL). Their work includes modifying code to handle ARL-related attributes, implementing command invocations, and adapting the API to support ARL use cases. They have also contributed to the system by modifying the application and controller logic, as well as addressing ARL-related checks to the Access Control system. The user has been involved in implementing and updating test scripts to verify ACL functionality and global attributes.
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
tleacmcsa/connectedhomeip
Sep 2022 - Mar 2025
Matter (formerly Project CHIP) is creating more connections between more objects, simplifying development for manufacturers and increasing compatibility for consumers, guided by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly Zigbee Alliance).
Contributions:116 pushes, 23 branches in 2 years 6 months
allianceconnectivityconnectivity-standards-alliancesimplifyingstandards
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