Timothy Maes
Sr. Manager Silicon Firmware Engineering at Qorvo, Inc.
Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolTimothy Maes is a senior silicon firmware engineering leader based in Belgium with over 5 years in senior roles and nearly two decades of embedded software experience. At Qorvo he progressed from Senior Software Engineer to Sr. Manager Silicon Firmware Engineering, blending hands-on C and embedded Linux development with team leadership and product delivery. He specializes in low-level networking and wireless stacks, embedded Python tooling, and firmware for constrained devices, and has contributed to the widely adopted Matter (Project CHIP) by implementing BLE manager functionality for the QPG6100 platform. Known for shipping robust rendezvous and BLE connection flows, he bridges silicon-level constraints with developer-friendly SDK integrations. Timothy holds a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University and brings a methodical, systems-oriented mindset informed by long-term firmware and IoT work.
5 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Latin - Mathematics (8u), Latin - Mathematics (8u) at Sint-Jozef-Klein-SeminarieMaster’s Degree, Electronical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Electronical Engineering at Ghent University
Dutch, English, French, German
Github Skills (17)
c-language10
connected10
connect10
ip10
bluetooth-le10
homeconnect10
microchip10
iot10
btle10
chips10
sys10
matter-js10
embedded10
cprogramming-language10
system-on-chip10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
project-chip/connectedhomeip
Oct 2020 - Dec 2022
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:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:91 reviews, 64 commits, 82 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Timothy primarily focused on the implementation of the BLEManager for the QPG6100 platform, adding the core functionalities for BLE advertising, connection handling, and data transfer. They implemented and integrated the qvCHIP SDK, added necessary initialization and event handling for various BLE events. The user's work also included enabling advertising start/stop commands within the shell application, and adapting the BLEManager to support the full Rendezvous flow.
connectivity-standards-alliancebuild-with-matterguidedzephyrconnectivity
Qorvo/qpg-connectedhomeip
Sep 2020 - Jul 2022
Required SW and documentation to enable Connected Home over IP on Qorvo platforms.
Contributions:18 PRs, 50 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
platformsconnectedchipmatterconnected-home
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