Richard Porter

Richard Porter has a diverse work experience in the field of FPGA engineering. Richard started their career as an FAE (Field Applications Engineer) at Actel Corporation in 1997 and worked there until 2005. Richard then joined Avnet as an Applications Engineer for the Electronics Marketing group, covering the entire state of WA and serving major customers like Microsoft and Boeing from 2005 to 2009.

From 2009 to 2010, Richard worked as a consultant for High Rely Inc., providing DO-254 design consultancy services. Richard also worked as a consultant for Crane Aerospace from 2007 to 2009, designing and testing an Actel FPGA for the Boeing 787 program.

In 2010, Richard joined Avago Technologies as an FSE (Field Support Engineer) and worked there until 2011. Richard then joined Astronics AES as an FPGA Design Engineer from 2011 to 2017. During this period, they gained expertise in FPGA technology and tools.

Richard's work in FPGA engineering continued with positions at Tethers Unlimited Inc. as an FPGA Design Engineer and at ASTRONICS CUSTOM CONTROL CONCEPTS INC. as an FPGA Engineer from 2017 to 2020. In these roles, they developed FPGA designs for space applications and video over IP systems in aircraft, utilizing technologies like Xilinx and Microsemi FPGAs.

Most recently, Richard joined Magnix in 2020 as an FPGA Engineer. The details about their current role and responsibilities are not provided.

Richard Porter attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn from 1978 to 1983, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).