Can do: digital logic, DSP, and/or FW design. Can also throw in as a bonus: IP and SoC HW/SW co-verification, all sorts of skills related to real, physical-world electronics -- lab, test bench, and beyond. Specialties: - Digital logic design: Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, SystemC, Altera and Xilinx IDEs, QuestaSim, Cadence Incisive, Synopsys DC and VCS - DSP: MATLAB, Simulink; core FIR and IIR algorithms; adaptive filtering; multirate processing -- decimation, interpolation, and associated filter topologies (CIC, multiphase IIR filters, etc.); sigma-delta modulation; communications – OFDM, CDMA and other multiple access techniques, DSSS, etc. - Programming: C, C++, Python, various IDEs, JTAG emulation and debug - ISAs: ARMv6/v7 (Cortex), TMS320 DSP, MSP430, MIPS32, some x86 - Buses and computer networks: I2C, SPI, UART (RS-232), AMBA, AXI; some PCIe, USB, TCP/IP and LAN - Analog realm: OrCAD, LTspice, good solid-state device physics fundamentals, great lab and test bench proficiency

FPGA Design Engineer @ -- Development of signal-processing modules for FPGA-based wireless communication systems in VHDL -- Numerical verification of RTL code using Mathworks HDL Verifier/QuestaSim workflow -- In-system validation of signal processing implemented on FPGAs and ChipScope-aided debugging From November 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Staff DSP Engineer @ -- Designed signal processing blocks (e.g. digital filters) and other custom-tailored modules at RTL -- Extended and modified DSP algorithms in MATLAB and Simulink for optimal performance, ported them to Verilog -- Debugged and validated algorithms on FPGA platforms -- Took part in SystemC/RTL co-verification of DSP IP From August 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 1 month) Sr. Verification Engineer @ -- Developed FW and drivers in C/C++ for APB/AHB peripherals within ARM Cortex-M-based microcontroller SoCs -- Took part in SystemVerilog/VHDL testbench and FW development for HW-SW co-verification within the Linux framework -- Integrated IP cores into SoC platforms -- Emulated IP cores on FPGAs -- Performed validation of new silicon at the lab bench From July 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 2 months) Validation / Embedded Systems Engineer @ - Developed and run validation tasks on the the advanced, hetero-core, MIPS32-based HDTV-3D SOCs with the state-of-the-art, specialized equipment - Developed test cases in C within the mutually communicative embedded environments of ThreadX and embedded Linux for functional coverage of the new silicon - Analyzed Verilog RTL models for the purposes of test development - Modified and improved existing data acquisition suites in MATLAB - Brought up and troubleshot complex validation and reference boards on a test bench; modified them for various test configurations From October 2010 to August 2011 (11 months) Electrical Engineer @ • Embedded system design -- HW: MSP430-based topologies, including proof-of-concept prototypes, with significant amounts of analog design for the peripheral circuitry; adaptation, verification, and synthesis of Verilog RTL within Xilinx, QuickLogic, and Mentor Graphics environments -- FW: C/C++ under the IAR Embedded Workbench IDE • Bring-up, troubleshooting, characterization, and integration of new system prototypes (a successful solution to a somewhat fancy signal integrity case as a battle star mark) • Ownership of a particular line of R&D-oriented devices in the FDA-regulated environment with unhealthy levels of technical writing involved From November 2008 to October 2010 (2 years) Technical Consultant, Associate Engineer @ Wide-range activities in embedded system design (both hardware and firmware in C/C++ for MSP430-based topologies), troubleshooting, system integration, and bring-up for the advanced medical device R&D company, which pioneers in-body computing. From November 2007 to November 2008 (1 year 1 month)

MS, Electrical Engineering, 3.91 @ San Jose State University From 2009 to 2012 BS, Electrical Engineering @ San Jose State University From 2004 to 2007 Yuriy Mestman is skilled in: digital logic design, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, FPGA, DSP, Matlab, Simulink, C, C++, Python, HDL Verifier, Embedded Systems, Firmware, ARM