Summary
Tom Hawkins is a Formal Methods Engineer with 16 years of experience bridging rigorous computer science and hands-on electrical engineering across embedded control, ASIC design automation, and high-performance computing. He has held senior engineering roles at Groq and BAE Systems and now applies formal verification and functional programming techniques at Atalanta to make complex hardware-software systems auditable and reliable. His background includes managing design automation for medical ASICs, leading hydraulic hybrid vehicle control software, and developing avionics flight-control systems—skills that give him a deep appreciation for hard realtime constraints. Comfortable across languages, compilers, and chip design flows, he brings a systems-first perspective and a practical knack for turning formal methods into deployable solutions. Based in Bellingham, WA, Tom is also mechanically curious, often blending mechanical intuition with formal reasoning to solve interdisciplinary engineering challenges.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University