Chris Horton

Hardware Design Engineer at Amazon Lab126

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Experience

  • Hardware Design Engineer at Amazon Lab126
    Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

  • Hardware Design Engineer at RIM
    Oct 2010 - Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    ● Integration and digital design for Qualcomm processors, PMICs and modems ● Maintenance and early adopter of hardware design change tracking system in Ottawa ● Lead for sensors characterization and qualification for Ottawa product lines (mag, accel, gyro, IR) ● Design and verification of HDMI, uSIM, NFC and MIPI CSI/DSI electrical compliance ● Layout and placement for high speed interfaces including MIPI and HMDI ● Debugging of all interfaces including uSIM, HDMI, uSD, MIPI, sensors and NFC

  • Hardware Designer at General Dynamics Canada
    Jun 2007 - Sep 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    ● Design of SATA II compliant pre-emphasis interface circuitry and flex extension cable ● Software/Hardware optimization of LiFePO4 battery pack for portable displays ● Display uniformity testing and display optimization of brightness and gamma curves for human viewing response

  • Test Development Engineer at General Dynamics Canada
    Jan 2005 - Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    ● C programming automation of thermal test chambers, video cameras, digital multimeters, power supplies, light measurement devices, switches, relays and servo motors

  • Communications Research Assistant at University of Ottawa
    Jan 2005 - Aug 2005 · 8 mos

    ● Coded algorithm in C++ and assisted with determining various applications including a distributed solution used in multicasting for VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) ● Acknowledged in paper entitled “The Hop Count Effect on the Optimal spare Capacity for P-Cycles, Rings and All-Routes”